WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The American Council on Education issued the following news release: Nearly $40 billion in new relief funds for students and colleges and universities is a step closer to becoming reality, after the Senate voted 50-49 on Saturday to approve President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus package. The House is expected to vote on final approval as early as Tuesday. In a statement following the Senate vote, ACE President Ted Mitchell said that while the higher education fundin  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 9 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following statement on March 8, 2021: * * * Federal officials have released the long-awaited final environmental impact statement for Vineyard Wind's proposed offshore wind project off the coast of New England. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) released the following statement in response. "Offshore wind is a critical piece of New England's shift from polluting fossil fuels to clean energy," said Priscilla Brooks, Di  more

ALBANY, New York, March 9 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order granting certificate of public convenience (Case No. 19-E-0287): Petition of Number Three Wind LLC for an Original Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and for an Order Providing for Lightened Regulation. ORDER GRANTING CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY AND PROVIDING FOR LIGHTENED REGULATION INTRODUCTION By petition filed on April 17, 2019 (Petition), Number Three Win  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 9 -- GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders issued the following news release: In a powerful hearing before the Connecticut Judiciary Committee, families and community members called on assembly members to pass the Connecticut Parentage Act (CPA), state legislation that would ensure that all Connecticut children -- regardless of the circumstances of their birth or the marital status, gender, or sexual orientation of their parents -- have equal access to the security of  more