Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins announced late Tuesday a Senate Appropriations Committee subcommittee’s initial approval of a $10 million appropriation to support University of Maine deepwater offshore wind energy research and development. Collins, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, requested the funding. It was approved by the read more Senate Subcommittee Approves $10M in Funding for UMaine Offshore Wind Energy Work