WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Republicans Celebrate Small Businesses Driving America into the Golden Age WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and a group of Senate Republicans introduced legislation declaring this week "National Small Business Week" to recognize the important role small businesses play in creating jobs and fueling the economy. "We need an economy which works for smal  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following letter on May 7, 2025: * * * Mr. Charles Ezell, Acting Director, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20415-0001 Re: Review of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Agency Actions April 21, 2025, through May 2, 2025 Dear Acting Director Ezell: The Office of Personnel Management sent a continuing request to the employees of the Federal Energy Regulatory Co  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 7 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has granted Nexamp, Inc.'s request to revoke the renewable resource certifications for its 4.95 MW MSD Guimond Facility solar project. The order, issued on May 6, 2025, reverses a prior certification granted on August 9, 2023. The earlier certification had designated the solar facility, located in Fairfield, Maine, as a Class I and Class IA renewable resource, making it eligible under Maine's Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS)  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has published an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed upgrades to the generating units and construction of a new transformer at the Eel Weir Project, as well as the proposed modifications to the transmission lines at both the Dundee and Eel Weir projects, owned by Presumpscot Hydro LLC and Relevate Power Maine LLC. The EA provides an analysis of the potential environmental effects of these proposed modificat  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden votes against cutting funds that support Maine's marine resources, Acadia National Park WASHINGTON -- In an early morning vote today, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) opposed the House Natural Resources Committee's (HNRC) portion of the GOP's reconciliation budget. The final package proposes $1 billion in federal spending cuts, including cuts targeting several programs that support Maine's marin  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 7 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills Welcomes Plan to Rebuild and Protect Maine's Communities and Infrastructure from Severe Storm Damage Maine's Infrastructure Rebuilding and Resilience Commission, established by Governor Mills in 2024, delivers the state's first Infrastructure Resilience Plan today Damariscotta, MAINE \--Governor Janet Mills today joined the Infrastructure Rebuilding and Resilience Commission to release its Pl  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 7 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has granted Nexamp, Inc.'s request to revoke the renewable resource certifications for its 4.95 MW Jay Solar Facility. The order, issued on May 6, 2025, reverses a prior certification granted on August 9, 2023. The earlier certification had designated the solar facility, located in Jay, Maine, as a Class I and Class IA renewable resource, making it eligible under Maine's Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS). In a petition submi  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Hyde-Smith Introduce Bill to Crack Down on Violence Against Health Care Workers WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) introduced bipartisan legislation to curb violence against health care workers. The Save Healthcare Workers Act would help deter and prevent violence against health care workers by making it easier to prosecute individuals who commit vi  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 7 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has issued an order, dated May 6, 2025, revoking the renewable resource certifications for Nexamp, Inc.'s 4.95 MW TPE ME NB11, LLC solar facility located in North Berwick. This decision comes in response to a petition filed by Nexamp on March 12, 2025, seeking the rescission of the original certification order issued on November 14, 2022. The 2022 order had certified the North Berwick solar facility as a Class I and Class IA r  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 7 -- Following a similar decision regarding its Samoset facility, the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has issued an order revoking the new renewable resource certifications for Nexamp, Inc.'s Madison CSG Facility. The order, dated May 6, 2025, comes after Nexamp requested the rescission of the original certification granted on October 17, 2023. The Madison CSG Facility, a 4.0 MW solar installation located in Madison, Maine, had been designated as a Class I and Class   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 7 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has issued an order revoking the new renewable resource certifications previously granted to Nexamp, Inc.'s 4.5 MW Milo Solar Facility. The decision, dated May 6, 2025, follows a petition filed by Nexamp on March 12, 2025, requesting the rescission of the original certification order issued on May 5, 2022. The 2022 order had classified the Milo facility, located in Milo, Maine, as a Class I and Class IA renewable resource, mak  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 7 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has issued an order revoking the new renewable resource certifications previously granted to Nexamp, Inc.'s Samoset Solar Facility in Rockport. The decision, dated May 6, 2025, follows a request from Nexamp to rescind the original certification order issued on October 17, 2023. The 2.125 MW solar facility had been classified as a Class I and Class IA renewable resource, making it eligible to satisfy Maine's renewable portfolio  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 7 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has revoked the Class I and Class IA renewable resource certifications previously granted to Nexamp, Inc.'s 4.95 MW solar facility located in Hollis, Maine. The decision, outlined in an order dated May 6, 2025, comes at the request of Nexamp itself. The PUC had initially granted the certifications for the MEVS Hanson Facility on November 8, 2023, making it eligible to satisfy Maine's Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS). However  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 7 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has issued an order revoking the renewable energy certifications previously granted to Nexamp, Inc.'s Surry Solar 1 Facility, a 4.99 MW solar project located in Surry, Maine. The decision, dated May 6, 2025, follows a petition filed by Nexamp on March 12, 2025, requesting the rescission of the original certification order issued on November 8, 2023. The 2023 order had classified the Surry Solar 1 Facility as a Class I and Clas  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48424) on May 6, 2025, entitled "Methane Emissions: U.S. and International Mitigation Efforts" by environmental policy analyst Kathryn G. Kynett. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Methane is a greenhouse gas (GHG) emitted in part as a result of human activities. According to climate scientists, approximately 0.5 C of the net 1.1 C increase in global surface temperatures that has occurred since 1850 may b  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sens. Schiff, Klobuchar, Colleagues Raise Concerns About New USDA Farm Loan Process Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, to press the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for more information about reporting that certain farm loans and loan guarantees must b  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 7 -- Following a petition from Nexamp, Inc., the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has revoked the renewable resource certifications for the company's 3.25 MW Livermore Falls CSG, LLC solar facility. The order, issued on May 6, 2025, reverses a previous certification granted on July 26, 2022. The earlier order had designated the solar facility, located in Livermore Falls, Maine, as a Class I and Class IA renewable resource, qualifying it under Maine's Renewable Portfol  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 7 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has granted Nexamp, Inc.'s request to revoke the renewable resource certifications for its 4.29 MW Oxford Solar 1, LLC facility. The order, issued on May 6, 2025, reverses a previous certification granted on January 27, 2023. The earlier certification had designated the solar facility, located in Oxford, Maine, as a Class I and Class IA renewable resource, making it eligible under the state's Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS)  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 8 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dodge applauds Community Action Grant funding for Belfast and Northport AUGUSTA - On May 1, the Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future announced that Belfast and Northport have each been selected to receive a Community Action Grant award from the Community Resilience Partnership. Belfast will receive an award of $48,600 to be used for the Belfast Harbor Master Building Modernizati  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 7 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has granted Nexamp, Inc.'s request to revoke the renewable resource certifications for its 4.99 MW Searsport Solar 1 Facility. The order, issued on May 6, 2025, reverses a prior certification granted on August 9, 2023. The earlier certification had designated the solar facility, located in Searsport, Maine, as a Class I and Class IA renewable resource, making it eligible under Maine's Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS). In a   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 8 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Stacy Brenner, D-Scarborough: * * * Sen. Brenner introduces landmark legislation to establish climate superfund AUGUSTA -- Yesterday, Sen. Stacy Brenner, D-Scarborough, introduced a landmark climate bill that would establish a climate superfund to help pay for environmental damages resulting from climate change in the state of Maine. LD 1870, "An Act to Establish a Climate Superfund Cos  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 8 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol: * * * Sen. Cameron Reny, Rep. Holly Stover present legislative sentiment to Boothbay Region High School Drama Club AUGUSTA -- On Tuesday, April 29, Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol, and Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, presented a legislative sentiment to the Boothbay Region High School Drama Club in recognition of their victory at the Maine Drama Festival's Class B R  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 8 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Mike Tipping, D-Orono: * * * Sen. Tipping celebrates Community Action Grants awarded to Howland, Enfield, Lincoln, Orono and Eastern Maine Development Corporation AUGUSTA -- Sen. Mike Tipping, D-Orono, is pleased to announce that municipalities and non-profit organizations in Senate District 8 are recipients of a Community Action Grant award from the Community Resilience Partnership. Th  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Majority Leader John Thune Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand and Strengthen Local Meat Processing Capabilities WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) reintroduced the Strengthening Local Processing Act, legislation that would provide support to America's small meat and poultry processors to help strengthe  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Colleagues Introduce Bicameral Resolution Demanding Public Input on Radical Upheaval at Federal Health Agencies Senate Resolution Calls on Trump Administration to Reverse Course on Richardson Waiver, Mirroring 1980s Effort to Boost Transparency WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, last week joined Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ed Markey   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 7 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has granted Nexamp, Inc.'s petition to revoke the renewable resource certifications for its 2.50 MW West Paris CSG, LLC solar facility. The decision, formalized in an order dated May 6, 2025, reverses a previous certification issued on March 30, 2023. The earlier order had designated the solar facility, situated in West Paris, Maine, as a Class I and Class IA renewable resource, thereby qualifying it under Maine's Renewable Po  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Senate Colleagues Slam Social Security for Improperly Declaring Thousands Dead, Call for Watchdog Investigation Trump administration abused Death Master File to purge at least 6,300 Social Security numbers-including children and seniors Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and 11 Senate colleagues slammed the S  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Hassan Introduce Bill to Support American Innovation, Outcompete China WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) introduced the American Innovation and Jobs Act, legislation that will expand and strengthen research and development (R&D) by small businesses and startups in the United States. The bill will help America outcompete and out-innovate global rivals,  more