WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (TNSdok) -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission, Augusta, has approved a request (Docket No. 2024-00365) from FirstLight Power Services LLC, Burlington, Massachusetts, to certify its Robertsville station facility as a Class I renewable resource. The order, issued on August 20, 2025, grants eligibility for the Connecticut-based hydroelectric facility to satisfy Maine's renewable portfolio requirement. The decision was not unanimous, with one commissioner voting against the a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Initiates Investigation into Burlington Public Schools for Allegedly Violating Parental Rights * Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO) initiated an investigation into Burlington Public Schools in Burlington, Massachusetts for allegedly failing to comply with parents' written requests to opt their children out of a survey that a  more