OAKLAND, California, April 24 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: On behalf of California and leading a multistate coalition of 23 attorneys general and four cities, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Governor Gavin Newsom, and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) filed a motion to intervene in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to help defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s final rule for light- and medium-duty vehic  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy issued the following news on April 22, 2024: Today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Decathlon(R) DOE's longest-running student competition, announced the winners of the 2024 Design Challenge. The Solar Decathlon challenges the next generation of building professionals to design high-performance, low-carbon buildings powered by renewable energy, promoting student innovation, STEM e  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 24 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Development issued the following news release: The Executive Office of Economic Development (EOED) and the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism (MOTT) have announced the Destination Development Capital (DDC) Grant program for fiscal year 2025. Destination Development Grants are included in the economic development plan, "The Mass Leads Act: An Act Relative to Strengthening Massachusetts' Economic Leadership,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 24 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: To celebrate Earth Week, the Healey-Driscoll Administration will dedicate $775,000 to install new air quality sensors across the state and put advanced monitoring technology into environmental justice communities to track local air quality and protect public health. The funding was announced by Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) Commissioner   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: A Boston man was sentenced today for attempting to receive 24 kilograms of cocaine intended for distribution. Eddy Javier Guerrero, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to five years in prison followed by four years of supervised release. In January 2023, Guerrero pleaded guilty to one count of attempt to posse  more

FITCHBURG, Massachusetts, April 24 -- MassDevelopment issued the following news release: MassDevelopment has issued an $11 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of Applewild School Incorporated, an independent day and boarding school with campuses in Fitchburg and Devens. Applewild will use bond proceeds to build a new dormitory on its Fitchburg campus to address demand for additional boarding space. The new two-story, approximately 17,000-square-foot building will feature 20 bedrooms that can hous  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. FD 36745) entitled "Massachusetts Coastal Railroad LLC - Modified Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity": * * * Massachusetts Coastal Railroad, LLC (Mass Coastal), a Class III rail carrier, has filed a notice for a modified certificate of public convenience and necessity/1 under 49 CFR part 1150 subpart C--Modified Certificate of Public Convenience and   more