PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 27 (TNSgov) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following news on Oct. 26, 2022: Cooperating attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island ("ACLU") have today filed a class-action lawsuit against the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority ("RIPTA") and UnitedHealthcare New England ("UHC") over an August 2021 data breach at RIPTA that compromised the Social Security numbers and other personal and health care informatio  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2022: * * * Historic investment from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America's school bus fleet * * * The Biden-Harris Administration announced the Fiscal Year 2022 recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, awarding $2,765,000 from President Biden's B  more

HALLOWELL, Maine, Oct. 27 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2022: The Maine Public Utilities Commission (Commission) selected two projects today to promote renewable energy development in northern Maine, as required by law. The first is for the development of a 345 kilovolt (kV) transmission line to connect renewable energy resources located in northern Maine with the New England grid and the second is a renewable energy generation project to  more

GREENVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- Tusculum University issued the following news: Tusculum University celebrated the achievements of five student scholars who recently completed research projects that will further equip them to be career-ready professionals after they graduate. Undergraduates Sarah Calfee, Joe Calloway, Avery Carper, Emma Harriman and Maggie Vickers were selected as Ledford Scholars by the Appalachian College Association in the spring. They received stipends to conduct  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2022: The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund, in partnership with BSP Research, released today the seventh week of results from their 2022 National Latino Voter Tracking Poll, along with a new analysis of key "Races to Watch" in the 2022 midterm elections with Latino candidates runni  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 27 (TNStalk) -- The Natural Resources Council of Maine issued the following statement on Oct. 26, 2022: * * * The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) selected proposals to develop 1,000 MW of wind power in Aroostook County, as well as a new transmission line that would carry clean energy from northern Maine to the New England electric grid. The project developers now have the opportunity to work with partners including other New England states like Massachusetts, to sh  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The Defenders of Wildlife posted the following news on Oct. 24, 2022: The North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium announced that the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale's population - now at 340, down from 348 - continues its decade-long decline. The species' population has plummeted by 30% in the last decade, down from 481 in 2011. The latest estimate represents the whale's lowest population estimate in 20 years. "We have the tools and knowledge to s  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: * * * American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2022 * * * The American Heart Association is presenting its Clinical Research Prize to Eldrin F. Lewis, M.D., M.P.H., FAHA, of Stanford University School of Medicine. He will receive his award during the Presidential Session on Sunday, Nov. 6 at the Association's Scientific Sessions 2022. The meeting will be held in person in Chicago and vi  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 27 (TNSgov) -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2022: The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is proud to announce that its 3,500-acre Glebe Mountain Natural Area will be added to the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, creating the new West River Management Unit for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS). Earlier this year, Senator Patrick Leahy secured an $8.5 million federal appropriation for public lands projects in Vermon  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 (TNSper) -- Harvard University issued the following news: The Report of the Presidential Committee on Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery -- released by President Lawrence S. Bacow in April and backed by a historic $100 million commitment -- included seven recommendations, among them a remembrance program that would "endeavor to identify the direct descendants of enslaved individuals who labored on Harvard's campus and of those who were enslaved by Harvard leadersh  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2022: * * * Study provides further evidence for pre-surgery immune checkpoint inhibitors in operable skin cancer * * * Giving the combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors relatlimab and nivolumab to patients with stage III melanoma before surgery was safe and completely cleared all viable tumor in 57% of patients in a Phase II study, researchers from The Un  more