WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release and letter: by a vote of 72-25, the Senate passed a short-term government spending bill to fund the federal government through December 16th and provide emergency funding for critical needs--including $1 billion in supplemental appropriations for LIHEAP. Maine will receive an estimated $8 million in additional LIHEAP funding, a roughly 20 percent increase above the state's allotment in a typical year. The bil  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Permits include provisions to address changing climate impacts and community concerns * * * The U.S. Environmental Protect Agency (EPA) has issued five final permits under the Clean Water Act for bulk petroleum storage facilities located along Chelsea River (also known as Chelsea Creek). The reissued permits direct the facilities to take actions limiting stormwater and other non-sto  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: House Appropriations Interior Chair Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today joined her House colleagues in sending an emergency supplemental funding package to President Biden's desk which includes $1 billion for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) nationwide as well as support for war-torn Ukraine and urgently needed FEMA relief for Hurricane Fiona-battered Puerto Rico. The Continuing Appropria  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * In consent judgment, employer agrees to comply with federal wage law at all US locations * * * A courier service that allegedly misclassified drivers as independent contractors at its Shrewsbury location and denied them their rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act will pay a total of $575,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to the 62 drivers, and ensure futu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 4 -- The Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has been selected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as one of five national recipients to establish a Pathogen Genomics Center of Excellence to foster and improve innovation and technical capacity to better prevent and respond to infectious disease outbreaks. The funding of $25 million over a five-year period  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Oct. 4 (TNSjou) -- Nemours Children's Health System issued the following news release: A device known as a bionic pancreas, which uses next-generation technology to automatically deliver insulin, was more effective at maintaining blood glucose (sugar) levels within normal range than standard-of-care management among people with type 1 diabetes, a new multicenter clinical trial has found. The trial, conducted partly at Nemours Children's Health, Jacksonville, was primarily  more

PLYMOUTH, New Hampshire, Oct. 4 (TNSfund) -- Plymouth State University issued the following news on Oct. 3, 2022: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is sending $1 million in federal funding to Plymouth State University to aid in the construction of a new robotics laboratory to be located on the fourth floor of the Draper & Maynard Building at the Plymouth campus. In Fall 2021, PSU became the first New Hampshire institution to offer a Bachelor of Science in Robotics degre  more