 The money comes from the Harold Alfond Foundation. It's the largest gift the community college system has ever received and will be spread out over five years. The program has so far trained over 26,000 students. The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked for now an Environmental Protection Agency rule that would have required power plants and other industrial facilities to reduce air pollution that can drift into downwind states. Such pollution has long been considered a contributor to air pollution in Maine.