AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 12 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2022: Following a directive from Governor Janet Mills, the Governor's Energy Office today intervened in opposition to Central Maine's Power's (CMP) filing for an electricity rate increase with the Maine Public Utilities Commission. In its filing, CMP is seeking a three-year increase that would raise electric bills on average residential ratepayers in Maine by approximately $10 per month, or $120  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 11 (TNSRep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 10, 2022, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - July 2022": Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), moderated as they decreased by 0.2 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 12 (TNSRep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New England Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 11, 2022, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton - July 2022": The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Boston advanced 0.7 percent for the two months ending in July 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley noted that the July  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Aug. 11 (TNSper) -- Duke University issued the following news: Margaret Sullivan, a former New York Times public editor who has written the Washington Post media column for the past six years, will be joining Duke University on January 1, 2023 as the 2023 Egan Visiting Professor. Ms. Sullivan has previously served as an adjunct instructor in Duke's DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy. As the Egan Visiting Professor, Ms. Sullivan will take part in a number of publ  more

WINDHAM, Maine, Aug. 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2022: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it has reached an agreement with ITT LLC, the "Potentially Responsible Party" associated with the Keddy Mill Superfund Site in Windham, Maine. Under the agreement, a dilapidated, two-story concrete industrial structure on the property that has elevated levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), asbestos, and other  more

FOSTER CITY, California, Aug. 11 -- The Human Rights Campaign posted the following joint news release with five organizations: Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD), GLAAD, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and NMAC today announced immediate action in response to the emerging monkeypox virus (MPV) outbreak, which is disproportionately impacting the LGBTQ+ community, particularly men who have sex with men (M  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Aug. 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Washington's School of Medicine issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2022: * * * Removal of the secondary stones reduced patients' relapse rate by 82%, urology researchers found. * * * When surgeons remove patients' kidney stones, they typically leave behind small stones that appear not to be causing problems. A new randomized controlled study showed, however, that leaving these asymptomatic stones behind significantly incr  more