WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (TNSgov) -- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2022: The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and PBS today announced collaborations with 24 public media stations across the country to develop Learning Neighborhoods, an innovative model of community engagement designed to extend the reach and impact of Ready To Learn-funded PBS KIDS early learning resources to local communities. Each station will each receive approximatel  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (TNSgov) -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news on Nov. 1, 2022: Defenders of Wildlife and partner conservation groups filed an emergency rulemaking petition with NOAA Fisheries today to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from being struck and killed by vessels in their calving grounds off the coast of the southeast United States. "Right whales have journeyed to the Southeast since time immemorial to birth and nurse their calves in the   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (TNSgov) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2022: Conservation groups filed an emergency rulemaking petition with the National Marine Fisheries Service today to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from being struck and killed by vessels in their calving grounds off the coast of the southeast United States. The requested rule mirrors a Fisheries Service proposal to set speed limits for vessels 35 feet long  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 2 (TNSsro) -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order approving term sheets (No. 2021-00369) on Nov. 1, 2022, involving Proposals for Renewable Energy Generation and Transmission Projects: * * * PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Request for Proposals for Renewable Energy Generation and Transmission Projects Pursuant to the Northern Maine Renewable Energy Development Program ORDER APPROVING TERM SHEETS BARTLETT, Chairman; DAVIS and SCULLY, Commissioners  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 2 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following gas order (No. 26,715) on Oct. 31, 2022, involving Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. dba Liberty: * * * Winter 2022/2023 Cost of Gas and Summer 2023 Cost of Gas Order Establishing Cost of Gas and Local Distribution Adjustment Charge Rates In this order, the Commission approves Cost of Gas (COG) rates for the 20222023 winter period and for the 2023 summer period, as we  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 2 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following gas order (No. 26,716) on Oct. 31, 2022, involving Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. dba Liberty-Keene Division: * * * Winter 2022/2023 Cost of Gas Order Establishing Cost of Gas Rates In this order, the Commission approves Cost of Gas (COG) rates for the 20222023 winter period. The costs for the winter periods are reflective of commodity prices, hedging, and Liberty-  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (TNSgov)(TNScapv) -- The National Chicken Council issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2022, and letter: NCC joined over 320 local, state, and federal trade associations in urging the Biden administration to continue working with a collection of railroad unions and the railroad operators on an agreement to prevent a possible strike. "With your help, from establishing the Presidential Emergency Board to involvement in the direct negotiations among the parties, the ten  more

JAMESTOWN, Rhode Island, Nov. 2 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2022: U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today joined state and union officials to celebrate a $82.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's INFRA Grant Program to upgrade the iconic Pell Bridge that connects Newport and Jamestown. Planned improvements to the deck, cable suspension system, and tower  more

FARMINGTON, Maine, Nov. 2 (TNSconf) -- The University of Maine Farmington campus issued the following news: The University of Maine at Farmington's celebrated Visiting Writers Series is excited to present award-winning fiction writer Morgan Talty as the popular program's third reader of the season. Talty will read from his work at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center. The reading is free and open to the public and will be followed by a book signing   more