BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 22 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 20, 2021: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded approximately $10.5 million to replace 473 older diesel school buses. The funds are going to 137 school bus fleets in 40 states, each of which will receive rebates through EPA's Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) funding. The new buses will reduce pollutants that are linked to asthma and lung damage, better protecti  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 22 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 20, 2021: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded approximately $10.5 million to replace 473 older diesel school buses. The funds are going to 137 school bus fleets in 40 states, each of which will receive rebates through EPA's Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) funding. The new buses will reduce pollutants that are linked to asthma and lung damage, better protecti  more

N. SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, April 22 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Under a recent settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), N&D Transportation Company, Inc. has corrected alleged violations of chemical safety regulations and will pay a settlement penalty of $314,658 to settle claims that the company violated chemical accident prevention laws at its facility in North Smithfield, Rhode Island. The settlement resolves EPA claims t  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Environment issued the following testimony by Elizabeth Gibbons, executive director of the American Society of Adaptation Professionals, as part of a video conference hearing entitled "Equity: the Case for a Federal Climate Service" on April 21, 2021: * * * Thank you for the opportunity to testify about the state of climate change adaptation, the role of federal agencies, and the opportunities and obligations we ha  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 22 (TNSOps) -- NHTI - Concord's Community College issued the following news: Concord's Community College is thrilled to accept the donation of an ultrasound imaging system from Exeter Hospital, a long-standing supporter of NHTI's sonography education. The hospital also serves as a clinical site for the sonography program. Sonography students spend their first semester learning imaging skills before going out to clinic in the spring. In order to provide critical ha  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Public Citizen issued the following news release on April 21, 2021: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should promptly convene an external expert advisory panel to evaluate whether the approval of the antiviral COVID-19 treatment remdesivir should be rescinded, Public Citizen said today in a letter to the agency. "The FDA's previous failure to convene its own public advisory committee to consider whether to approve remdesivir was inexcusable," said Michael Abra  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, April 22 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on April 20, 2021: After speaking with Admiral Karl L. Schultz, Coast Guard Commandant, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the Armed Services Committee and a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, today announced that Rhode Island will serve as the homeport for two new 270-foot Coast Guard medium-endurance cutters, which will be based out of Naval Station Newport, each with a  more