FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve ambassador for Maine receives public service decoration * JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST - JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. - U.S. Army Reserve Ambassador Jeffrey Morton of Maine received the Patriotic Public Service Award July 17 during an annual training workshop held here at 99th Readiness Division headquarters. The award was presented by Maj. Gen. Kris A. Belange more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Transit, Maine, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation regarding the surface transportation reauthorization. The organization is advocating for the continuation of funding for the Buses and Bus Facilities Program (Section 5339) at its current authorized level of $2.208 billion in the upcoming reauthorization bill. According to BSOOB Transit, robust competitive grant programs under Sections 5339(b) an more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- A coalition of marine and environmental scientists, academics, and researchers has sent a public comment letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), urging against leasing areas of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off the coast of American Samoa for minerals mining. The group emphasized the need for comprehensive scientific evaluation of the potential ecological impacts of seabed mining in a region that is home to fragile marine ecosystems. The letter hi more ST