DENVER, Colorado, April 27 (TNSAwa) -- The American Water Works Association issued the following news release: The American Water Works Association (AWWA) today announced the five recipients of its inaugural 5 Under 35 - Outstanding Young Professional Award. The new award recognizes and honors young professional AWWA members who have demonstrated outstanding service to their Sections or the Association through leadership and active participation in young professional programs. The 2021 award w  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: As the world faces the highest levels of displacement on record, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-19) and Joe Neguse (CO-02) are reintroducing the bicameral Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement (GRACE) Act. This legislation would strengthen the Refugee Act of 1980 by preventing the President from setting a Presidential Determination on Refugee Admi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 27 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey issued the following news release on April 26, 2021: Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey today led a coalition of nine attorneys general and the Maine Office of the Public Advocate as well as the Maryland People's Counsel in issuing recommendations to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on how to establish and operate a new Office of Public Participation (OPP) that will encourage more equal and ac  more

BEVERLY, Massachusetts, April 27 (TNSGra) -- Trustees of Reservations issued the following news release on April 26, 2021: A $1M North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) grant from the US Fish and Wildlife's Services Atlantic Coast Joint Venture has expanded The Trustees of Reservations (The Trustees) salt marsh restoration project, "Saving the Great Marsh: Ditch Remediation, Habitat Preservation and Resiliency Building at the Landscape Scale," in partnership with Essex County Greenbelt  more