WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) lauded committee passage of the Bring Our Heroes Home Act (BOHHA), which was reported out of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously. BOHHA would eliminate obstacles preventing families and caseworkers from accessing the records needed for recovering America's prisoners of war (POWs) and missing in action (MIA)  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency posted a notice in the Federal Register on Nov. 13 signed by David Cash, Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1. Notice of Availability of Draft NPDES New Hampshire Medium Wastewater Treatment Facility General Permit AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of Availability of Draft NPDES General Permit NHG590000. SUMMARY: The Director of the Water Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region 1 (EPA), i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Nov. 12, 2024, from the Lewiston Auburn Clean Water Authority, Maine: * * * To: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency Mail Code 28221T 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20460 RE: Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OW-2023-0580, POTW Influent PFAS Study * * * The Lewiston Auburn Clean Water Authority (LACWA) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments in respe  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), is cosponsoring legislation to ensure military families have access to critical health care during pregnancy, rather than waiting until after childbirth to increase their coverage. The Improving Access to Prenatal Care for Military Families Act would create a Department of Defense (DOD) pilot program to designate pregnan  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, are announcing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Sea Grant Office's decision to award seven Maine projects with $1,941,692 in funding for the American Lobster Research Program. The grant program supports projects that address critical knowledge gaps about American lobster an  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, are announcing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Sea Grant Office's decision to award seven Maine projects with $1,941,692 in funding for the American Lobster Research Program. The grant program supports projects that address critical knowledge gaps about American lobster   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee, co-chaired a full Committee hearing on the President's disaster relief supplemental funding request for communities affected by recent natural disasters, including Hurricanes Milton and Helene. Today's hearing featured two panels of witnesses: U.S. Senators Thom Tilli  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CONCORD, N.H. An indictment has been unsealed charging thirteen defendants in connection with a cross-border drug trafficking conspiracy that used social media messaging apps to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, and traded firearms for drugs, U.S Attorney Jane Young announces. According to court documents, over the course of  more