CONCORD, Massachusetts, July 8 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New England District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District has received a permit application from the town of Truro for proposed work in Eagle Neck Creek and adjacent wetlands at Old County Road, Truro. The proposed project to restore salt marsh surrounding Eagle Neck Creek contains three elements: the replacement of existing culverts under Old County Road; the dredging, excav  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 8 -- Gov. Charlie Baker, R-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Governor Charlie Baker, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack, Commander of the New England District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers William Conde, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator Edward Markey and U.S. Representative William Keating announced a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been reached between the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, ac  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 8 -- The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry issued the following statement by President and CEO Gene Barr after the announcement that Dominion and Duke Energy have cancelled the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline project: "This news is unfortunately another example of how difficult it has become to build the necessary infrastructure to power a 21st century economy in this country. Now, more than ever, state and federal lawmakers must enact and support ref  more

STORRS, Connecticut, July 8 -- The University of Connecticut issued the following news: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a three-year grant of $750,000 to the University of Connecticut for the Humanities Institute to expand the New England Humanities Consortium (NEHC) Faculty of Color Working Group (FOCWG). The 12 member institutions of the Consortium support programming in humanities fields such as history, politics, language, art, literature, and philosophy. Following a 2018 Mello  more