WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $440,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for the University of Maine (UMaine) to develop a North Atlantic Right Whale Habitat Characterization Plan in the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) appropriations bill. The bill, which was officially approved   more

WASHINGTON, July 14 (TNSgov) -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following news release: The American Clean Power Association (ACP) and RENEW Northeast (RENEW) praised the efforts of Governor Mills, Senator Lawrence, and legislative leaders to craft an agreement on legislation that will foster development of innovative offshore wind facilities. The amended bill, which has been approved and funded by the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee, now heads to the Maine Senate  more

LUHE, Germany, July 14 -- Marine Ecology Progress Series, a journal that says it covers all aspects of marine ecology, fundamental and applied from the Inter-Research Science Center, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 714, No. 11 edition: RESEARCH ARTICLES: * The diversity of demersal assemblages of the western English Channel and the Celtic Sea * Use, misuse, and ambiguity of indices of residence in acoustic telemetry studies * Collapse of the New York Bay scal  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced more than $35 million and key language to support Maine's lobster industry in the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) appropriations bill. The bill, which was officially approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee today, now awaits con  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, July 14 (TNSgov) -- The Natural Resources Council of Maine issued the following news release: Legislators, the Mills Administration, organized labor, a key fisheries group, and environmental organizations have agreed on consensus language that will advance a major omnibus offshore wind bill in the Maine Legislature. The bill will responsibly develop offshore wind in the Gulf of Maine and encourage new deepwater port construction while maintaining strong standards to ensure goo  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $1,477,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for the Island Institute in the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill. The bill, which was officially approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee today, now awaits considerati  more