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Maine House Democrats: Mathieson Applauds Federal Funding for Mainspring (10)
AUGUSTA, Maine, March 12 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on March 11, 2024:
Mainspring, a southern Maine resource hub under development by Fair Tide, Footprints Food Pantry and York County Community Action, is set to receive $1 million in federal funding as part of the recent funding bill for fiscal year 2024 approved by Congress last week.
Mainspring will be a centralized location offering support services in York County. This one-stop resource center will bring more PR
MAINE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO HOLD PUBLIC WITNESS HEARINGS IN VERSANT POWER DISTRIBUTION RATE CASE (10)
HALLOWELL, Maine, March 12 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release on March 11, 2024:
The Maine Public Utilities Commission will hold two public witness hearings in Versant Power's Distribution Rate Case.
Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. Hilton Garden Inn 250 Haskell Rd. Bangor, Maine. In-person and remote participation available (via Microsoft Teams)
Thursday, March 21, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. Northern Maine Community College Edmonds Conference Center 33 more PR
MAINE SENATE DEMOCRATIC SEN. INGWERSEN, REP. GRAMLICH ISSUES STATEMENTS ON BILL TO CONTINUE PHASE-OUT OF PFAS-CONTAMINATED PRODUCTS (10)
AUGUSTA, Maine, March 12 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news:
On Thursday, March 7, the Legislature's Environment and Natural Resources Committee heard from advocates, industry groups and state officials on LD 1537, a bill from Sen. Henry Ingwersen, D-Arundel, that would continue to phase out the sale of products contaminated with PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," in Maine.
The bill is a continuation of the work started by Rep. Lori Gramlich, D-Old Orchard Beach, to more PR
Tenn. A.G. Skrmetti Issues Statement Raising Concerns Over Maine's Proposed Legislative Assault on Federalism (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 12 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following statement on March 11, 2024:
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On Monday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led 16 state Attorneys General in raising concerns over proposed legislation in Maine that would interfere with other states enforcing their state laws restricting childhood gender transition if those laws differed from Maine law.
"We have enough disagreement in America these days without state government more PR
UMaine Researchers Aim to Recycle Wind Turbine Blades as 3D Printing Material (10)
ORONO, Maine, March 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release:
A team of University of Maine researchers have secured a $75,000 grant to explore recycling wind blades as feedstock for 3D printing. The award is a Phase 1 winner from the Department of Energy's Wind Energy Technologies Office's Wind Turbine Materials Recycling Prize.
Led by the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC), the WIND REWIND team's project "Blades for Large-Format Additive Manufac more PR
University of Maine: Wujcik Developing Wearable Sensors That Stretch and Repair Themselves (10)
ORONO, Maine, March 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release:
Sensors that can be worn or attached to clothing play critical roles in health care, robotics and entertainment, among other fields. The sensors help doctors and nurses monitor patients' heart rate and pulse; inform prosthetic and robotic devices when they hit an object or surface; and create motion-capture in movies and video games. Conventional attachable sensors, however, are typically made with rig more PR
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