WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 [Category: Energy] -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following news release: Lease sale generated $21.9 million for the U.S. Treasury ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, October 29, 2024 The American Clean Power Association (ACP) released the following statement from Anne Reynolds, ACP Vice President for Offshore Wind after the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) concluded a successful lease sale for the development of floating offshore wind farms in the Gulf of Maine  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 29 -- The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators issued the following news on Oct. 28, 2024: Maine will begin using AAMVA's State-to-State Verification Service (S2S) and S2S Driver History Record (DHR) on Monday, December 16, 2024. Tasks related to on-boarding Maine will be conducted during the weekend of December 14, 2024. During this process (Saturday evening to Monday morning), there may be periods during which the CDLIS/S2S Central Site is in inquiry-  more

ORONO, Maine, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: The University of Maine broke ground today on the Green Engineering and Materials (GEM) building, a 50,000-square-foot facility designed to house the cutting-edge Factory of the Future (FoF) incorporating digital manufacturing technologies and fully adaptive, immersive learning spaces for students at UMaine and across the University of Maine System. Scheduled for completion in 2026, G  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: MAINE. Today, the Department of Interior (DOI) announced the results of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's first-ever Gulf of Maine wind energy auction for eight lease areas off the shore of Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. In total, two bids on four of the lease areas were accepted adding up to $21.9 million. With the potential to power 2.3 million homes, the winning bids further bols  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The National Ocean Industries Association issued the following statement on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * National Ocean Industries Association President Erik Milito issued the following statement after the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held a wind lease sale in the Gulf of Maine. The auction resulted in two provisional winners on four lease areas and over $21.9 million in winning bids. Milito said: "Today's lease sale further opens the door for American floating win  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- New England for Offshore Wind, an organization that says it commits to combatting climate change by increasing the supply of clean energy to regional grid, issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2024: Today, the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) completed its first offshore wind lease sale on the Outer Continental Shelf in the U.S. Gulf of Maine, resulting in provisional awards to 2 bidders for 4 lease areas and over $21.9 million in winning bids.  more

ORONO, Maine, Oct. 29 -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: Harmful algal blooms have been on the rise across Maine in recent years. This is a troubling development for nearby communities, as the algae release toxins that may impact drinking water sources and recreation. Rachel Fowler, a biology laboratory coordinator at the University of Maine, led a study with support from the Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park that peered into three lakes on Mount Desert Isla  more