WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Delivers Additional 100 Top Environmental Accomplishments, 300 Environmental Wins Now Highlighted Since President Trump Took Office in January * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin shared 100 additional environmental accomplishments EPA has achieved in the last 100 days, recognizing 300 days of fulfilling the agency's statutory obligation  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden's bill to restore federal workers' union rights clears threshold to force House action * WASHINGTON A bipartisan bill by Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) to repeal an executive order that stripped federal workers' union rights is on track for a vote in the House after months of delay by Speaker Mike Johnson. The Protect America's Workforce Act of 2025 (link is external), which has enough cosp  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 18 -- The Maine Secretary of State issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2025: * * * Mainers can now renew REAL IDs online Secretary Bellows launched online renewal of REAL ID by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) today. More than 70,000 REAL ID driver's licenses are due for renewal in the next year. With this new online REAL ID service, most Maine residents with an expiring REAL ID will no longer need to visit their local BMV branch to renew their identification.  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The National Organic Coalition (NOC), Arlington, Massachusetts, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service National Organic Program expressing concerns regarding the handling standards in the organic sector. The coalition represents a diverse group of organizations dedicated to securing strong, enforceable organic standards that maximize health, environmental, and economic benefits for organic agriculture. In it  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The National Organic Coalition (NOC), Arlington, Massachusetts, representing a broad alliance of stakeholders in organic agriculture, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) urging the agency to bolster protections and funding for the National Organic Program (NOP). The coalition's letter, directed to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), emphasizes the need for not only maintaining but enhancing organic standards and promo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Pingree: Trump Administration Turning NEH Into a Slush Fund * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, says the Trump Administration's unprecedented and legally dubious grantmaking practices have called the integrity of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) into question.   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Push Trump Administration to Release Funds for Heating Assistance for Low-Income Americans * Millions of households await help with their heating bills heading into winter amid skyrocketing energy costs Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that they are joining a bipartisan group of senators to push the Trump administration to immediately release fun  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Push Trump Administration to Release Funds for Heating Assistance for Low-Income Americans * Millions of households await help with their heating bills heading into winter amid skyrocketing energy costs Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that they are joining a bipartisan group of senators to push the Trump administration to immediately release funds   more