ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 11 (TNSPer) -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news release: Eben Sypitkowski has been named director of land management for The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Maine, a conservation organization with a 65-year history in the state. Mr. Sypitkowski, a forester by training with expertise in forest management, biology, and ecology, currently serves as park director for Baxter State Park, headquartered in Millinocket. In his new role, Mr. Sypitkowski will manage   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 11 (TNSRep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 10, 2022, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - January 2022": The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast rose 0.8 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that this marked the 15th consecut  more

SHEFFIELD, England, Feb. 10 (TNSJou) -- ELF, an organization that works to bring patients and the public together with healthcare professionals to improve lung health and advance diagnosis, treatment and care, issued the following news: A new study has shown that the protection given by two of the COVID-19 vaccines lasts for at least 20 weeks. The research, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, assessed the impact of vaccines as they are rolled out in the UK. What did the study loo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health issued the following testimony by Reshma Ramachandran, researcher and fellow in the National Clinician Scholars Program at Yale School of Medicine, involving a hybrid hearing on Feb. 3, 2022, entitled "FDA User Fee Reauthorization: Ensuring Safe and Effective Drugs and Biologics". Ramachandran is also a primary care physician at the West Haven Veterans Affairs Medical Center and a leader of the Doctors for America Food   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health issued the following testimony by Reshma Ramachandran, researcher and fellow in the National Clinician Scholars Program at Yale School of Medicine, involving a hybrid hearing on Feb. 3, 2022, entitled "FDA User Fee Reauthorization: Ensuring Safe and Effective Drugs and Biologics". * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) The user fee agreements offer several opportunities for Congress to further strengthen the FDA regulator  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 11 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Governor Mills announces she will "Give Back" half of the budget surplus to Maine people; pursue two years of free community college for Maine students hard-hit by the pandemic; and overhaul Maine's student debt relief program to transform it into a nation-leading tool In her second State of the State address, Governor Janet Mills tonight declared that "Our state is strong, and it is growing stronger every  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 (TNSJou) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Northeast Fisheries Science Center issued the following news: * * * Is it possible to eat our way to cleaner water and more fish? A new global study shows that shellfish and seaweed aquaculture provide valuable benefits to people and ocean ecosystems. * * * Shellfish and seaweed farms provide sustainable seafood and can improve the surrounding environment. Farmed oysters, mussels, and other b  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) led members of the New England delegation including Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ed Markey (D-MA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Angus King (I-ME), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) in introducing a resolution in the U.S. Senate honoring the career of Tom Brady, who announced his retirement from football earlier   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, raised his opposition to and concerns with three pending Biden nominees he sees as pushing their own climate-change or anti-traditional energy agenda when their posts would be specifically responsible for overseeing oil, gas, and minerals development in the US. This development is needed to help   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined members of the New England delegation, including Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ed Markey (D-MA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Angus King (I-ME), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Patrick Leahy (D-VT), in introducing a resolution in the U.S. Senate honoring the career of Tom Brady, who announced his retirement from football ea  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse joined with Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ed Markey (D-MA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Angus King (I-ME), and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) in introducing a resolution in the U.S. Senate honoring the career of Tom Brady, who announced his retirement from the National Football League (NFL) earlier this   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse joined with Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ed Markey (D-MA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Angus King (I-ME), and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) in introducing a resolution in the U.S. Senate honoring the career of Tom Brady, who announced his retirement from the National Football League (NFL) earl  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 (TNSOps) -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement: * * * The grid operator for New England, ISO-NE, has decided to delay fixing a rule that makes it harder for renewable energy projects to replace unneeded fossil fuel power plants on the grid. Last week, the grid operator, along with the region's largest utility companies, voted to delay making the urgent reform to the Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR) by two more years in a move that will keep open aging   more