BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 15, 2021: Four New England facilities have reported publicly on their use of certain chemicals, creating a safer environment for the public, as a result of investigations and enforcement actions taken by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). All four facilities quickly corrected their non-reporting when notified of their oversight. Companies and facilities are required to  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 10 (TNSJou) -- The American Association for Cancer Research issued the following news release: Treatment with a modified herpesvirus in combination with radiation therapy was well tolerated and showed signs of clinical efficacy in pediatric patients with high-grade glioma, according to data from a phase I clinical trial presented during Week 1 of the virtual AACR Annual Meeting 2021, held April 10-15. Data from this trial were concurrently published in the New  more

TUCSON, Arizona, April 13 (TNSPol) -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons issued the following news release: Federal authorities recommended a "pause" in administration of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigate unusual, potentially fatal clots in six women that occurred 6 to 13 days after vaccination. The clots occurred in veins that drain blood from the brain (cereb  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news on April 15, 2021: The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress is bringing more workers' voices from around the country to listeners with the second season of "America Works," a podcast series celebrating the diversity, resilience and creativity of the American workforce during a time of economic challenge and transition. Each 10-minute episode of "America Works" introduces listeners to an individual worker w  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 17 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following radio address transcript: Spring has come to Maine, believe it or not, and so is April snow and wind. Skiiers are hitting the slopes in Western Maine as we speak and more people are outside regardless of the weather. This is Janet Mills, Governor of the State of Maine, and thank you for listening. While daffodils and crocuses are shaking off a light coating of snow in some towns, we too are pushing through the long, h  more

SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts, April 16 (TNSGra) -- Tufts University issued the following news release: Thirty-five local organizations in Tufts' four host communities in Massachusetts have been awarded $35,000 in grants from the Tufts Community Grants (TCG) program. The grants, which are funded by donations from Tufts University faculty and staff, are awarded each year to community-based charitable organizations in Boston, Grafton, Medford and Somerville. TCG is a giving option of the annual Tuft  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, April 13 (TNSOps) -- The University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences issued the following news: Alumna Devon Goldberg '20MPH is taking on opioid addiction in the New England area through her work as a community coordinator on the HEALing Communities Study. The large NIH-funded research project has an ambitious goal: reduce opioid related deaths by 40% over the course of three years by taking a community-engaged approach to intervention  more