PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 29 (TNSMon) -- Brown University issued the following news release: With support from two generous gifts totaling $30 million, Brown University is establishing a new Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research with the aim of building a world-class research program focused on early detection and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The center will integrate the expertise of scientists and physicians at Brown's Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institut  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 (TNSAwa) -- The Environmental Law Institute issued the following news release: The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) is pleased to announce the winners of the 32d Annual National Wetlands Awards: Xavier Cortada; Lauren Driscoll; Wenley Ferguson; Russell Furnari; and Sonja Michaluk. The 2021 Wetlands Awardees, all of whom have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to the conservation and restoration of our nation's wetlands, will be honored virtually via a month-long digital  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 27, 2021: To help deliver on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) mission to protect human health and the environment, today Administrator Michael S. Regan issued a memorandum to EPA's senior leadership calling for the creation of a new "EPA Council on PFAS" that is charged with building on the agency's ongoing work to better understand and ultimately reduce the potential risks cau  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA recently obligated $1,210,103 to reimburse the Boston Public Health Commission for the cost of COVID-19 community-based testing sites at five local health centers between May 13 and Aug. 31, 2020. The grant, which was provided at 100% federal cost share, reimburses the Boston Public Health Commission for costs it incurred for the creation, operation and  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA and the Connecticut Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security announced today $1,610,356 in federal funding has been awarded to Middlesex Hospital in Middletown for the State of Connecticut's emergency response to COVID-19. The funding, part of FEMA Public Assistance grant program, reimbursed Middlesex Hospital, part of Middlesex Health, fo  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 28, 2021: House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) announced that Maryland's Fifth District resident and business owner Maria Icaza will be his virtual guest for President Biden's Joint Address to Congress this evening. "I am so pleased to welcome Maria Icaza as my virtual guest for President Biden's Joint Address to Congress tonight," said Leader Hoyer. "Maria immigrated to St. M  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife issued the following testimony by Alexander Von Bismarck, executive director of the Environmental Investigation Agency, as part of a remote hearing entitled "Wildlife Trafficking and the Growing Online Marketplace" on April 27, 2021: * * * I have investigated and studied global crime in natural resources for over 20 years. As an investigator and the Executive Director of the Environmental Investigat  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health issued the following testimony by Ateev Mehrotra, physician at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and associate professor of health policy and medicine at Harvard Medical School, as part of a virtual hearing entitled "Charting the Path Forward for Telehealth" on April 28, 2021: My name is Dr. Ateev Mehrotra. I am a physician at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical Sch  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 29 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on April 28, 2021: The Mills Administration today introduced legislation to establish a 10-year moratorium on new offshore wind projects located in State waters. The moratorium would preserve State waters for valuable fishing and recreation, while reaffirming Maine's priority of locating offshore wind projects in Federal waters of the Gulf of Maine, where the State has proposed the nation's first research   more

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, April 29 (TNSPol) -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release: A broad coalition of 133 conservation, farmer and rancher, sportsmen, and wildlife groups urged the leadership of the U.S. House and U.S. Senate agriculture committees in a letter to ensure the forthcoming infrastructure package includes robust funding for Farm Bill conservation programs and farmer assistance. They specifically urged Congress to double the investment in Farm Bill conse  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 28, 2021: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) announced that Fifth District resident and business owner Maria Icaza will be his virtual guest for President Biden's Joint Address to Congress this evening. "I am so pleased to welcome Maria Icaza as my virtual guest for President Biden's Joint Address to Congress tonight," said Congressman Hoyer. "Maria immigrated to St. Mary's County in 2000 from P  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following testimony by Kevin Sunday, director of government affairs at the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, as part of a virtual hearing entitled "Climate Challenges: The Tax Code's Role in Creating American Jobs, Achieving Energy Independence, and Providing Consumers With Affordable, Clean Energy" on April 27, 2021: * * * It is an honor and a privilege to appear before you this morning to discuss federal energy and   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 29 (TNSPar) -- Trout Unlimited issued the following news release: Virginia's water resources will get a boost from nearly $3 million that will help Trout Unlimited launch a partnership project to address aquatic habitat, and water quality concerns in the Virginian headwaters of the Chesapeake Bay. Funded through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), the initiative is among 85 public-private collaborations just announced to tackle natural resource iss  more

BUFFALO, New York, April 29 (TNSJou) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: A national, University at Buffalo-led study on genes in pediatric cardiomyopathy demonstrates strong evidence for routine genetic screening in children with the disease. The study, published April 28 in the Journal of the American Heart Association, revealed wide variation in screening, with some centers conducting routine genetic testing and others conducting none  more