WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: Scientists participating in our 2024 Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Survey aboard the F/V ESS Pursuit made an amazing once-in-a-lifetime discovery! It happened during their second dredge haul. As usual, scientists brought the dredge sample aboard the vessel, deposited it onto a series of whirling conveyor belts, and delivered it to the processing area for data collection. While the sample had barely  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON The U.S. Attorney's Office has reached a $1,125,000 settlement with Covetrus North America, LLC (Covetrus NA) to resolve allegations that it violated the Controlled Substances Act and related regulations. Covetrus NA, headquartered in Portland, Maine, is a company that distributes veterinary medicine to customers worldwide. Under the   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Following calls from U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) co-chairs of the Senate Travel and Tourism Caucus and 19 of their colleagues, the U.S. Department of Commerce, in partnership with Department of State, announced today that the Tourism Policy Council will establish a Subcommittee on Large Scale Sporting Events. This subcommittee would help ensure the safety and preparedness fo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following remarks on Oct. 29, 2024, by Deputy Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks at the 2024 Microelectronics Commons annual meeting: * * * Good morning, everybody. Thank you, Dr. [Dev] Shenoy, first, for the introduction, and thanks to all of you in the defense research and engineering enterprise, for what you do every day to lead us. It's a privilege to be with all of you for this second annual meeting of the Microelectronics Commons  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today sent a letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) questioning the methodology regulators used as the basis for a nearly 90 percent reduction to the Atlantic herring fishery quota for the next three years. The fishery supplies the primary bait used in the lobster fishery. "Once again, Maine fisher  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news on Oct. 30, 2024: For over 75 years, GSA has been committed to delivering effective government that is of the people, by the people, and for all people. Our collaboration with Tribal Nations and Tribal industry are a crucial part of this ethos. In 2023, President Biden signed an executive order to strengthen relations with Indian Country. This order is one of many ways the Biden-Harris Administration has made   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 31 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 2023-00296) on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, Request for Proposals for the Sale of Energy from Qualifying Combined Heat and Power Projects Pursuant to P.L. 2023, c. 353 ORDER AWARDING CONTRACT I. SUMMARY Through this ORDER and pursuant to 35-A M.R.S. Sec. 3624, the Commission awards to Ashland CHP LLC (Ashland) a contract for the sale of energy from a combined heat and power   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: East Hartford Members of the Connecticut Congressional delegation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that the University of Connecticut's (UConn) Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (TCTAC) is open and accepting requests from communities and organizations across New England for technical assistance to help address local environmental justice challenges. EPA   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * Public encouraged to attend meetings in Baring and Trescott Meetings held to discuss the proposed Bay of Fundy Watershed Plan and Environmental Assessment project in Washington County. * * * BANGOR (Oct. 30, 2024) - The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the State of Maine Department of Inland Fisheries, and the Passamaquoddy Tribe are sponso  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced the addition of three new NSF Innovation Corps (NSF I-Corps(tm)) Hubs that will scale the NSF-led National Innovation Network (NIN), accelerating the translation of discoveries into new solutions that benefit society and the economy. Each NSF I-Corps Hub may receive up to $3 million per year for five years and comprises a regional alliance of at  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: Omni Shoreham Hotel, Good morning, everybody. Thank you, Dr. [Dev] Shenoy, first, for the introduction, and thanks to all of you in the defense research and engineering enterprise, for what you do every day to lead us. It's a privilege to be with all of you for this second annual meeting of the Microelectronics Commons. And it's remarkable to see how much this comm  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Orono, ME Today, US Senator Susan Collins participated in a groundbreaking for the Green Engineering & Materials Factory of the Future at the University of Maine (UMaine). The Factory of the Future will be a 50,000 square foot facility that will usher in a new era of large-scale advanced manufacturing at the nexus of engineering and computing. The Factory will serve as a new national model to integrate res  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: WILMINGTON, Del. U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Angus King (I-Maine), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and 36 of their colleagues sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Acting Secretary Julie Su of the U.S. Department of Labor, urging the departments to address the seasonal labor shortage by releasing the maximum all  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Angus King (I-Maine), alongside a bipartisan group of their colleagues, have written to the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to release the maximum allowable number of additional H-2B visas for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. H-2B visas fill needs for American small businesses when there are not enough able and willing American workers  more