AUGUSTA, Maine, June 2 (TNSper) -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: Rep. Allison Hepler, D-Woolwich, has been appointed to serve on the Department of Marine Resources Zone E Lobster Management Policy Council by Speaker of the House Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, and Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash. "I am proud to be a part of preserving this sustainable and economically viable fishery that is the heart of our coastal communities," said Hepler. "I apprecia  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 1, 2023: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), announced today with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) a nearly $300,000 federal award through NOAA to the University of New Hampshire to support the development and application of ge  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 1, 2023: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), announced today with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) a nearly $300,000 federal award through NOAA to the University of New Hampshire to support the development and application of gen  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 (TNStalk)(TNScapv) -- The Natural Products Association issued the following letter on June 2, 2023: * * * To: The Honorable Mike Gallagher, Chairman, House Select Committee on the CCP, Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member, House Select Committee on the CCP, Washington, DC 20515 RE: Impact of Tariffs on American Companies Dear Chairman Gallagher and Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi: The Americans for Free Trade coalition is a broad alliance   more

STANFORD, California, June 2 (TNSjou) -- The Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment issued the following news release: A new approach quantifies the value of mangrove forests in Belize for carbon sequestration, tourism, fisheries, and coastal protection, then uses the values to target conservation and restoration. The findings hold lessons for coastal countries looking for ways to balance climate goals with economic development. A tiny Central American country is charting a path to slowi  more