AUGUSTA, Maine, May 1 -- The Natural Resources Council of Maine issued the following news release: * * * Proposal to Open Up Maine's Ocean Waters to Oil and Gas Drilling Defies Explanation April 30, 2025 (Augusta, ME) - The Trump Administration has announced a program that could allow offshore oil and gas drilling off the coast of Maine, prompting opposition from one of the state's leading environmental groups. In an April 29 announcement, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said it will   more

FARMINGTON, Maine, May 1 -- The University of Maine Farmington campus issued the following news: * * * UMF proudly announces Dr. Nirav Dinesh Shah, former principal deputy director of the U.S. CDC, as the 2025 UMF Commencement Speaker FARMINGTON, ME (April 30, 2025)--The University of Maine at Farmington is pleased to announce that Dr. Nirav Dinesh Shah, former principal deputy director of the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and voice and face of the pandemic response in Maine  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, April 30 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * UNE researchers now tracking real-time seismic activity off Maine's coast The project aims to measure earthquake and large-wave activity to better track climate change along the Maine coast By Deirdre Fleming Stires RAM ISLAND -- RB3CB: remember that name. That's the handle for the University of New England's newest piece of research equipment that was installed on April 24 on Ram Island to allow a  more