WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB10980) on the recent appellate decisions of interest to lawmakers, June 12 - June 18, 2023, on June 20, 2023. The white paper was written by legislative attorneys Jimmy Balser, Michael D. Contino and Matthew D. Trout and deputy assistant director Michael John Garcia: * * * Congressional Court Watcher: Recent Appellate Decisions of Interest to Lawmakers (June 12-June 18, 2023) The   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 24 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following radio address on June 23, 2023: As someone with deep roots in Stonington, Maine, where my ancestors fished, went out to sea and risked their lives, I know that the Maine fishing community are at the heart of our state, and those fishermen have my deepest gratitude and my fervent support. I will always fight to protect them and their families. So, in close partnership with the Maine Lobstermen's Association and the Maine  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today announced the introduction of the Northeast Fisheries Heritage Protection Act. This bill would prohibit commercial offshore wind energy development in Lobster Management Area 1 (LMA 1) in the Gulf of Maine and initiate a federal study on the environmental review processes of any relevant Federal agencies for offshore wind projects in the Gulf of Maine. "  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Discussions of valuable but threatened ocean ecosystems often focus on coral reefs or coastal mangrove forests. Seagrass meadows get a lot less attention, even though they provide wide-ranging services to society and store lots of climate-warming carbon. But the findings of a new University of Michigan-led study show that seagrass ecosystems deserve to be at the forefront of the global conser  more