HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, July 27 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: By Mark Wyatt, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs The 319th Recruiting Squadron here has launched an initiative to inspire, engage, and recruit the next generation of Airmen and Guardians into the Department of the Air Force. The Committed Augmentee Recruiting Effort, or CARE, offers Airmen in other career fields the opportunity to partner with 319 RCS members in the local community.   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, July 28 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: Legislation authorizes procurement of up to 3,000 MW of offshore wind energy, ensures industry opportunity for all Maine workers and employers, and protects critical lobstering area to reduce impact on commercial fishing Governor Janet Mills today signed into law LD 1895, legislation to advance offshore wind in Maine by procuring up to 3,000 MW of offshore wind energy, allowing for critica  more

LUHE, Germany, July 28 -- 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. 715, No. 12 edition: RESEARCH ARTICLES: * Detection of foray behaviour in zooplankton of the Antarctic Polar Front region * Effects of thermal history on reproductive success and cross-generational effects in the kelp Laminaria pallida (Phaeophycea  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, July 27 -- The Natural Resources Council of Maine issued the following news release: Earlier this morning at about 3:00 a.m., the Maine Legislature passed a historic bill to encourage 3GW of offshore wind in the Gulf of Maine while creating good-paying jobs, protecting wildlife, avoiding key fishing grounds, and supporting new port construction. Below is a statement from the Natural Resources Council of Maine CEO Rebeccah Sanders on this groundbreaking clean energy milestone:   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $7,785,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending to replace a failing fishway at Woodland Dam on the St. Croix River in the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. The bill, which was officially approved by the Senate Appropriations C  more