WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release on March 26, 2021: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and FEMA announce today a partnership to expand access to the COVID-19 vaccine by bringing 6,000 federal doses daily to the Hynes Convention Center vaccination site, for a total of 7,000 doses per day when combined with the state's current allocation. This Community Vaccination Center (CVC) program will be   more

DURHAM, North Carolina, March 27 (TNSgra) -- Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment issued the following news release: A new $411,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense's Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) is funding a four-year study by Duke University researchers to better understand the cumulative effects of human and natural stresses on critically endangered North Atlantic right whales. Fewer than 330 of the whales are thought to still exi  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSpol) -- Education Trust issued the following joint letter with 1,199 organizations: * * * Dear Members of Congress: On behalf of nearly 1,200 organizations, including nearly 900 colleges and universities, we urge you to bring an affordable, high-quality college education within reach for all students by doubling the maximum Pell Grant. This long overdue investment will drive economic recovery, help address racial and economic inequities in college completion rates, an  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $1,256,800 to the New Hampshire Department of Safety for creating and maintaining an alternate care site at Langley Hall on the campus of NHTI - Concord's Community College. If the alternate care site had opened, it could have been an extension of the Capital Area Public Health Network, Concord Hospi  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: In alignment with President Biden's plan to respond to COVID-19, FEMA Region 1 has worked close with the State of Connecticut and local municipalities to utilize a mobile vaccination unit to support jurisdictions in providing COVID-19 vaccinations to all those who want one. In the ongoing effort to bring the COVID vaccine to communities and people in sociall  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Institute for Higher Education Policy issued the following news release on March 25, 2021: The Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) has joined more than 300 organizations and nearly 900 individual colleges and universities to urge Congress to bring an affordable, high-quality college education within reach for all students by doubling the maximum Pell Grant. The Pell Grant is the foundation of our federal financial aid system and has helped millions of stude  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 27 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news on March 26, 2021: Governor Laura Kelly today announced that starting next Monday, March 29, 2021, the State of Kansas will make the COVID-19 vaccine available to all Kansans (16+), entering the final Phase 5 of the Vaccine Prioritization plan. "With the anticipated increase in supply from the federal government, we must get every dose of vaccine into arms quickly," Governor Laura Kelly said. "I strongly encourag  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 27 -- Gov. Charlie Baker, R-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 26, 2021: Governor Charlie Baker today signed comprehensive climate change legislation that codifies into law the Baker-Polito Administration's commitment to achieve Net Zero emissions in 2050 and furthers the Commonwealth's nation leading efforts to combat climate change and protect vulnerable communities. The new law, Senate Bill 9 - An Act Creating a Next Generation Roadmap for   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 27 -- Gov. Charlie Baker, R-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 26, 2021: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and FEMA announce today a partnership to expand access to the COVID-19 vaccine by bringing 6,000 federal doses daily to the Hynes Convention Center vaccination site, for a total of 7,000 doses per day when combined with the state's current allocation. This Community Vaccination Center (CVC) program will be open to the public, with additi  more

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, March 26 (TNSRes) -- Saint Mary's University issued the following news on March 25, 2021: Dr. Jonathan Fowler is bringing Nova Scotia's historic settlements into sharper focus, using advanced digital tools to combine archival maps with landscape data in his research and teaching at Saint Mary's. "This is about as close as you can get to time travel without a DeLorean," says the associate professor of archaeology. Instead of going Back to the Future, the texture mapping t  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Amy K. Matsui, director of income security and senior counsel at National Women's Law Center, as part of a remote hearing entitled "American Rescue Plan: Shots in Arms and Money in Pockets" on March 25, 2021: * * * My name is Amy K. Matsui, and I am the Director of Income Security and Senior Counsel at the National Women's Law Center. The National Women's Law Center ("the Center")  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 26 (TNSpol) -- Shedd Aquarium issued the following joint statement: * * * As leading aquariums from around the United States committed to reducing the sources of plastic pollution that are harming our ocean and freshwater environments, we applaud the introduction of the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act. We support the Act's comprehensive approach to helping stem the tide of plastic pollution across the country and around the world -- particularly in mountain strea  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 26 (TNSeco) -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release on March 25, 2021: The Trust for Public Land, along with the Town of Huntington and the Vermont Land Trust, announced the creation and protection of the 245-acre Huntington Community Forest. The property is located in Huntington Center, immediately adjacent to the Brewster-Pierce Memorial School and, among other benefits, offers students an outdoor classroom to learn, play, and connect wi  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, March 26 (TNSeve) -- The University of New England issued the following news release: The University of New England hosted the 3rd Annual Conference of the Occupational Therapy Association of Morocco (OTAM) at its campus in Tangier, Morocco, on Saturday, March 20. The conference -- held virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic -- attracted academic leaders and occupational therapy (OT) professionals from around the world for a day of learning and collaboration in support of  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 27 (TNSRes) -- The West Virginia Coal Association issued the following news: West Virginia coal production slipped again week over week by -4.17%, declining by -3.6% in the NAPP region of the state and by -4.81% in the state's CAPP region. National coal production also declined from the previous week by -6.7%: -6.6% in the Appalachian region, -7.13% in the Interior region and -6.62% in the Western region. Production from the entire NAPP thermal region declined b  more

WESTFIELD, Massachusetts, March 26 (TNSeve) -- Westfield State University issued the following news: Westfield State University Interim President Roy H. Saigo, Ph.D.--a Japanese American internment camp survivor during World War II--will deliver a talk Monday, April 5, as part of the University's Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Heritage Month. The Westfield State University Education Department (WE) Anti-Racism Education (ARE) Project will host the event, during which President Sai  more