WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * $6.3 Million for the UMaine System Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bills * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $6,300,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for the University of Maine (UMaine) System in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill. The bill  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump's EPA Administrator Peddles False Solutions for New England Energy Prices, Markey Leads Region's Senators to Call Out Trump Admin Policies as the Real Cause of Rising Energy Costs Boston (August 7, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, along with Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), J  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Administrator Zeldin Completes Region One Swing, Visiting All Six New England States * WASHINGTON - On Monday, August 4, 2025, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin completed his travel to EPA's Region One where he visited Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine on the heels of his first stops in Massachusetts, to meet with regional staff a  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 7 [Category: Environment] -- The Trust for Public Land posted the following news release: * * * Popular Maryland Section of Appalachian Trail Protected Thanks to Trust for Public Land, Appalachian Trail Conservancy * Weverton, Md. - Today, Trust for Public Land (TPL), the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC), and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced the protection of a 3-acre piece of property in Western Maryland that safeguards the Appalachia  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, Daines, Cortez-Masto Send Letter to DOL Urging Support for Rural Veterans * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Steve Daines (R-MT), and Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-NV) sent a letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer expressing their opposition to a recent change to the Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP) application. HVRP is a grant   more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, Aug. 7 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * UNE realigns research and innovation enterprise to strengthen academic and entrepreneurial impact The change will streamline access to UNE's innovation ecosystem for students, faculty, and external partners * As rapid advances in technology, emerging planetary health concerns, and shifting economic needs reshape Maine, New England, and the world, the University of New England is responding to these ch  more