WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the first-ever national, legally enforceable drinking water standard to protect communities from exposure to harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as "forever chemicals." Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, which over  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Following the United States Postal Service's (USPS) decision to convert the Eastern Maine plant in Hampden to a Local Processing Center, moving outgoing mail processing to Scarborough, U.S. Senator Susan Collins released the following statement: "This misguided decision, which I repeatedly urged the USPS to reject, jeopardizes the reliable delivery of mail, including critical medication, for Mainers," Se  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Senators Susan Collins, Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Katie Britt (R-AL), and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced the introduction of bipartisan legislation to provide support for rural health care facilities to provide urgent obstetric care. Their bill, the Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act, would help prepare rural hospitals and practitioners to handle the obstetric emergencies that come through their doors as more delive  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced that Erskine Academy senior Giacomo Donato Smith of Whitefield has accepted an offer to attend the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y. Pingree nominated Giacomo to the Academy in December. "Acceptance to a U.S. service academy is extremely competitive and reflects highly on a student's scholarship, community service, and charact  more