News about: the federal government including the Office of the President, Maine’s Congressional Delegation, and federal agencies.
Trump administration pulls climate change signs from Acadia National Park
“Acadia is changing, so are we,” read one of the signs. “The rapidly changing climate requires new approaches to restoration.”
Maine research groups rewrite grant proposals, shift priorities to align with federal guidelines
“The minute the election happened, we started trying to change how we spoke about our work.”
Maine environmental researchers grapple with federal funding changes
Abrupt pauses and cuts to federal grants have led to interruptions in climate data collection and blows to renewable energy initiatives.
Inside UMaine’s quiet struggle with the Trump administration over federal funding
Joan Ferrini-Mundy, the university’s president, compared the funding disruptions to the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The USDA wouldn’t let her give up her house when she couldn’t pay her mortgage. Instead, it crushed her with debt.
The USDA failed to follow its own guidance for a rural mortgage program, taking years to foreclose on delinquent loans. As a result, 55 Maine borrowers racked up, on average, $110,000 in additional debt before the agency moved to take the homes.
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