AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 17 -- The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry issued the following news on Oct. 16, 2024: The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's Maine Geological Survey (MGS) has updated its Maine Beach Mapping (MBMAP) viewer with the latest data collected during the summer of 2024. The MBMAP program, initiated by MGS in 2005, monitors changes in Maine's dunes and beaches over time, with a focus on the seaward edge of dominant dune vegetation. Sin  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 16 -- The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry issued the following news on Oct. 15, 2024: The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) announced today that the PFAS Fund Advisory Committee is actively seeking public feedback on the next phase of the PFAS Fund's implementation. A public meeting will be held on October 24, 2024, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM at Deering 101, 90 Blossom Lane, Augusta, and virtually via Zoom. The Advisory   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 17 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 2024-00159) on Oct. 16, 2024: * * * COLBY COLLEGE, Request for Approval of Certification For RPS Eligibility (Boiler #4 Facility) ORDER DENYING CERTIFICATION BARTLETT, Chairman, SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY On July 2, 2024, Colby College requested certification of a biomass boiler in the College's central heating plant (Boiler #4) as a thermal renewable resource eligible to sati  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2024: * * * North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) Predicts 207 Area Code to be Exhausted no Earlier than the Second Quarter of 2036 * * * A semi-annual review of area code exhaust dates by the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) shows Maine's single area code has gained another two and a half years before its predicted exhaust date. The previou  more

ORONO, Maine, Oct. 17 -- The University of Maine System issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2024: The White House today announced that President Biden intends to appoint University of Maine (UMaine) President and University of Maine System (UMS) Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation Joan Ferrini-Mundy to serve on the prestigious National Science Board (NSB), the governing body of the National Science Foundation (NSF). As one of 24 board members, Ferrini-Mundy will serve as an   more