WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) has announced her office's nominees to the United States Service Academies--the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis; U.S. Military Academy at West Point; U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs; and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York. "These outstanding young Mainers represent the best and brightest in our state. Through their leadership, academic e  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from the National Center for Youth Law and 26 collaborators: * * * To: Stephanie Valentine PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division Office of Chief Data Officer Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave. SW LBJ, Room 4C210 Washington, DC 20202-1200 Re: Agency In  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Dec. 9, 2024, from Environmental Defense Fund: * * * Comments on Addition of Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)); Proposed Rule Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2023-0538; 89 Fed. Reg. 81776 (October 8, 2024) * * * Introduction Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments to the Environmental Pr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced the co-winners of the 2024 Congressional App Challenge for Maine's First District: Yarmouth High School's Grace Keaney and Chris Irankunda. Their app, "Order in the Court", is designed to help volleyball coaches be more efficient by tracking lineups, scores, timeouts, and other important stats during games. "Since 2013, the Congressional App Challenge has pr  more