BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 17 (TNSRes) -- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center issued the following news release: Just one year after the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus a global pandemic, three COVID-19 vaccines are available in the United States, and more than 2 million Americans are receiving shots each day. Americans are eager to get back to business as usual, but experts caution that opening the economy prematurely could allow a potential resurgence of the virus.  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 16 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Under a recent settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting Co., LLC, based in Quincy, Mass., will pay a penalty of $185,000 for alleged violations of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA, also known as the Ocean Dumping Act). EPA alleged that the violations occurred during the transport of dredged material fro  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 17 (TNSJou) -- Harvard Medical School issued the following news: The vast majority of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 clear the virus, but those with compromised immunity--such as individuals receiving immune-suppressive drugs for autoimmune diseases--can become chronically infected. As a result, their weakened immune defenses continue to attack the virus without being able to eradicate it fully. This physiological tug-of-war between human host and pathogen offers   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 17 -- National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery company, issued the following news release: More than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, many are still facing difficult and stressful times, including those who for the first time, are struggling to pay their utility bills. To help those customers, National Grid is offering free webinars, entitled "Solutions to Help with Your Energy Bill," to raise awareness around financial assistance program  more

SALEM, Massachusetts, March 17 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA) announced he has introduced the Sewage Treatment Overflow Prevention through Community Sanitation Outreach (STOP CSO) Act. The STOP CSO Act would require local governments to alert residents within four hours if stormwater overwhelms sewage plants and carries sewage into rivers and watersheds. The bill also allows state and local governments to use grant f  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 17 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Why are "ghost forests" filled with dead trees expanding along the mid-Atlantic and southern New England coast? Higher groundwater levels linked to sea-level rise and increased flooding from storm surges and very high tides are likely the most important factors, according to a Rutgers study on the impacts of climate change that suggests how to enhance land-use planning. "Strategic land conservation a  more

NEW YORK, March 17 -- The National Kidney Foundation issued the following news release: Each year the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) considers the work of hundreds of specialists in the field of nephrology and selects among them those who most exemplify the relentless efforts of NKF to enhance the lives of patients through action, education, and accelerating change. Their work is vital to the 37 million adults in the U.S. who are affected by kidney disease and the 1 in 3 people who are at ri  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 17 -- The University of Massachusetts System issued the following news release: University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan announced today that he would recommend that the university's Board of Trustees freeze tuition for in-state undergraduates for the academic year beginning in September. If approved by the UMass Board, this would be the second straight year of a tuition freeze at the Commonwealth's 75,000-student national public research university system  more