{"id":35429,"date":"2025-11-06T15:32:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T20:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?page_id=35429"},"modified":"2026-04-24T14:40:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T18:40:22","slug":"2026-maine-sustainability-water-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/2026-maine-sustainability-water-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Maine Sustainability &amp; Water Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id35429_82b3ec-dc{margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id35429_82b3ec-dc > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id35429_82b3ec-dc > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id35429_82b3ec-dc > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:0px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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