AUGUSTA, Maine, May 14 -- The Natural Resources Council of Maine issued the following news release: * * * Mainers Would Face Higher Costs, Job Creation Would Slow Under US House Energy Plan May 13, 2025 (Augusta, ME) - Homeowners and businesses in Maine would miss out on valuable cost-savings and jobs in one of the state's fastest growing sectors would slow under the U.S. House of Representative's energy budget proposals released over the past few days. The plans are part of a reconciliatio  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The State Educational Technology Directors Association issued the following agency statement on May 14, 2025: * * * SETDA Statement on the Termination of Federal Digital Equity Grants On Friday evening, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) terminated Digital Equity Act planning and capacity grant agreements for at least 20 states, including Connecticut, Illinois, Nevada, Alaska, Maine, Vermont, New Jersey, North Carolina, and North Dakota  more

SYRACUSE, New York, May 14 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Studying and Reversing the Damaging Effects of Pollution and Acid Rain With Charles Driscoll (Podcast) Before Charles Driscoll came to Syracuse University as a civil and environmental engineering professor, he had always been interested in ways to protect our environment and natural resources. Growing up an avid camper and outdoors enthusiast, Driscoll set about studying the large-scale effects of pollutants o  more