New Home Heating Oil Tank Regulations Protect Drinking Water
June 23, 2009 Posted by Maine RealEstateRama
AUGUSTA, ME - June 23, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — As of July 1, 2009 all new and replacement home heating oil tanks within the wellhead protection zone of community drinking water wells must be double-walled or have additional spill containment. The wellhead protection zone is the area around a well where it is most susceptible to contamination.“Protecting this area helps to keep Maine’s drinking water safe,” says Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) engineer David McCaskill. “The DEP responds, on average, to more than one spill a day from residential home heating oil tanks, and corrosion is the single largest cause.”
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Agreement Signed Formalizing Plan for Aroostook County Highway Projects
March 12, 2009 Posted by Maine RealEstateRama
AUGUSTA, ME - March 12, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor John E. Baldacci announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalize the process by which specific transportation projects in Caribou and Presque Isle will be completed. The MOU was signed by the Governor, Maine Department of Transportation Commission David Cole and the managers of the cities of Caribou and Presque Isle
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Ice Storm Aid to Maine Tops $1 Million
February 26, 2009 Posted by Maine RealEstateRama
AUGUSTA, ME - February 26, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — More than $1 million in federal aid has been disbursed to help Maine communities recover from last December’s ice storm after the presidential disaster declaration on January 9 made local governments and municipalities in seven counties eligible for federal assistance.
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Treasurer Lemoine Joins Investors’ Call for a ‘Green Recovery’
January 27, 2009 Posted by Maine RealEstateRama
Augusta, ME - January 27, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Maine Treasurer Dave Lemoine joined a group of 43 public and private investors calling upon Congress to include significant funding for energy efficiency, clean energy and clean transportation in the economic stimulus bill being debated this week on Congress.
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MaineHousing will use Trust money to expand weatherization efforts
January 20, 2009 Posted by Maine RealEstateRama
AUGUSTA, ME - January 20, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — “I am very pleased the Energy and Carbon Savings Trust decided to award us $500,000 to expand our efforts to make homes of low-income Maine residents more energy efficient,” MaineHousing Director Dale McCormick said in a statement today.
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Project Canopy Grants Available to Support Community Forestry Projects
January 13, 2009 Posted by Maine RealEstateRama
AUGUSTA, ME - January 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Maine’s Project Canopy will award $100,000 in grants this spring to local municipalities, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations that support community efforts to develop and maintain long-term community forestry programs.
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Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Auction Process Goes Live Today
July 30, 2008 Posted by Maine RealEstateRama
60-day Bidding Process Opens for First-in-the-Nation Carbon Emissions Allowances Auction
AUGUSTA, ME - Jul 30 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) auction process starts today with 60 days of bid preparation for the first-in-the-nation auction of carbon dioxide (CO2) allowances. Today’s notice by RGGI Inc. in New York City opens the process […]
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Maine Receives REAL ID Extension
April 3, 2008 Posted by Maine RealEstateRama
Governor Baldacci Will Submit Legislation to Place New Restrictions on Driver’s Licenses and State Credentials
AUGUSTA – Governor John E. Baldacci learned today from the Department of Homeland Security that Maine has been granted an extension to the May 11, 2008, implementation deadline for the REAL ID Act of 2005.
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New MaineHousing mortgage options expand home buying opportunities
March 20, 2008 Posted by Maine RealEstateRama
March 3rd, 2008. AUGUSTA – New mortgage options offered by the Maine State Housing Authority (MaineHousing) make it easier for more Maine people to buy homes of their own. Effective March 3, borrowers using a MaineHousing mortgage have the choice of a 30-year or 40-year term, with no points or two points.
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Public Lands Task Force to Hold Listening Sessions
November 19, 2007 Posted by Maine RealEstateRama
Augusta, ME - The Governor’s Task Force Regarding the Management of Public lands and Publicly-Held Easements will hold two listening sessions next week. Task force members and state land management officials will gather in Bangor and South Portland to hear public comment on recreational access on public lands. All who have an interest in outdoor […]
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