WILMINGTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 12: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today a proposed cleanup plan for the Olin Chemical Superfund Site in Wilmington, Mass. The purpose of the plan is to provide interim cleanup options to remove ongoing sources of contamination in groundwater and final cleanup options for addressing contaminated soil, sediments, and surface water at the site, and to solic  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - New England Field Office issued the following news release: Massachusetts cranberry growers are expected to produce a record-high cranberry crop this year, according to Pam Hird, State Statistician of the USDA'S National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office. Up 11 percent from 2019, cranberry production is forecast at 2.40 million barrels, compared to 2.16 mi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release: According to a new study, mortality rates from the most common lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), have fallen sharply in the United States in recent years, due primarily to recent advances in treatment. The study was led by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health. The findings were published  more