Communications Director for the House Natural Resources Committee Joins QGA's Growing New Energy and Environment Practice WASHINGTON, March 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Quinn Gillespie & Associates (QGA) announced today the hire of Allyson Groff as a senior associate in the firm's new energy and environment practice.

By Kearns, Michael From March 12 to 14, the National Ocean Industries Association's (NOIA) membership gathered in Washington, D.C., for the 2008 Annual Meeting.

By JOHN RICHARDSON Staff Writer A Lyman business that turns farm and food waste into organic compost for gardeners is back in trouble with neighbors and state officials because of a slimy, white fungus that has spread in a nearby stream.

By Snow, Nick The administration of President George W Bush sends conflicting signals when it wants to expand purchases for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve despite unusually high prices while vigorously promoting alternatives to end the nation's "oil addiction," Democrats on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee charged.

By Rebekah Metzler AUGUSTA - Maine legislators focused on energy conservation and regulation during several public hearings Thursday.