Tipoffs for Maine (New England)
National Grid Partnering With the Cities of Salem & Beverly for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Jan. 25 -- National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery company, issued the following news release:
The cities of Salem and Beverly, Massachusetts, have partnered with National Grid to implement sustainability and energy efficiency programs, helping businesses and residents advance a clean energy future.
Salem and Beverly have jointly created "Resilient Together: A Climate Action and Resilience Plan," which has been crafted to take collective action in combatt
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New England First Amendment Coalition Cautions Maine Legislature Against Proposed Privacy Amendment to State Constitution
WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Jan. 25 (TNSPol) -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2022:
The New England First Amendment Coalition warned Maine legislators today that a proposal to create a state constitutional right to privacy could infringe on First Amendment rights and the Freedom of Access Act.
"We understand the need for personal privacy, particularly from government intrusion, but we have grave concerns that the language contained here
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Rep. Fischbach: 97 Republican Legislators Demand Answers From FDA on Inaccurate Noninvasive Prenatal Genetic Testing
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release:
Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07), Congressman Chip Roy (TX-21), and Senate Pro-Life Caucus founding Chairman Steve Daines (R-MT) -- joined by over 90 of their Republican colleagues -- pressed the Food and Drug Administration for answers about its involvement with, and authority over, noninvasive prenatal testing. The full text of the letter can be found here.
The legislators' letter comes af
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Restoration Ecology Issues Research Articles in January 2022 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Jan. 25 -- Restoration Ecology, a peer-reviewed journal from the Society for Ecological Restoration that says it features the study on terrestrial, marine and freshwater systems, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2022 edition:
SPECIAL FEATURE: UN DECADE ON ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION (CONT.):
* Assessing the value of restoration plantings for wildlife in a temperate agricultural landscape
* Short-term nutrient reduction reduces cover of an inva
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University of Rhode Island: Humanities Series to Look at Evolving Meanings of Memorials, Commemorations of R.I.'s Slave History, and Juneteenth
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Jan. 25 (TNSOps) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news on Jan. 24, 2022:
James Young, distinguished university professor emeritus of English and Judaic Studies and founding director of the Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, will open the second half of the University of Rhode Island Center for the Humanities' lecture series, "Memorials and Commemoration in the U.S."
Young's lecture, "T
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