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Earthjustice: Report - U.S. Agencies Undermine Biden's Pledge to Protect Climate-Saving Forests
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (TNSgov)(TNSrpt) -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on Nov. 14, 2022:
As world leaders gather to address the climate crisis, U.S. land management agencies are undermining President Joe Biden's commitment to conserve mature and old-growth forests and trees by logging thousands of acres on public lands that serve as climate-saving carbon sinks, according to a new report.
America's Vanishing Climate Forests profiles 12 projects on federal public lands that will
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GBH News Politics Editor Peter Kadzis Announces Retirement Following 50 years in News Industry
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 15 (TNSper) -- GBH issued the following news release:
Following 50 years in the news industry, GBH News Politics Editor Peter Kadzis will retire from full-time work in January 2023. He will continue to work with GBH News as a political contributor.
"For nearly a decade, Peter has brought our audiences into the heart of Massachusetts politics with his sage analysis and charming wit," said Pam Johnston, General Manager for News at GBH. "I'm delighted that we will stil
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Hanscom AFB: Base-Wide Combined Federal Campaign Campaign Now Underway
HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news:
By Mark Wyatt, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs
The 2022 Combined Federal Campaign is now underway with base organizers setting a goal to raise $40,000 and make 100 percent contact with military and civilian federal employees here.
This year's CFC drive will continue through Jan. 14, 2023.
"As this year's CFC campaign gets underway, it's important to remember the enormity of how ma
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Harvard School of Public Health: Maintaining Masking Requirements At Boston Public Schools Protected Students, Staff
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 15 (TNSjou) -- Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health issued the following news release:
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Districts that lifted masking requirements saw significant increases in COVID-19 cases among students and staff, compared to Boston
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The lifting of masking requirements in school districts outside of Boston in February 2022 was associated with an additional 44.9 COVID-19 cases per 1,000 students and staff in the 15 weeks after the statewide masking p
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Perspective: Audio Phone Visits with Medical Providers Remain Crucial Links to Delivering Equitable Health Care, Say Johns Hopkins Medicine Experts
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 15 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release:
Writing in the Nov. 17 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, two telemedicine experts and a historian at Johns Hopkins Medicine say audio-only telephone visits are an essential link to health care providers for patients without access to video visit options. Insurance coverage enacted during the pandemic for certain types of audio-only visits, they say, should continue, and without it, hea
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Report: U.S. Agencies Undermine Biden's Pledge to Protect Climate-Saving Forests
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (TNSgov) -- Oregon Wild posted the following news release on Nov. 14, 2022:
As world leaders gather to address the climate crisis, U.S. land management agencies are undermining President Joe Biden's commitment to conserve mature and old-growth forests and trees by logging thousands of acres on public lands that serve as climate-saving carbon sinks, according to a new report.
America's Vanishing Climate Forests profiles 12 projects on federal public lands that will log thous
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Report: U.S. Agencies Undermine Biden's Pledge to Protect Climate-Saving Forests
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (TNSgov)(TNSrpt) -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release on Nov. 14, 2022:
As world leaders gather to address the climate crisis, U.S. land management agencies are undermining President Joe Biden's commitment to conserve mature and old-growth forests and trees by logging thousands of acres on public lands that serve as climate-saving carbon sinks, according to a new report.
America's Vanishing Climate Forests profiles 12 projects on federal public lands that wi
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Report: U.S. Agencies Undermine Biden's Pledge To Protect Climate-Saving Forests
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (TNSgov)(TNSrpt) -- WildEarth Guardians posted the following news release on Nov. 14, 2022:
As world leaders gather to address the climate crisis, U.S. land management agencies are undermining President Joe Biden's commitment to conserve mature and old-growth forests and trees by logging thousands of acres on public lands that serve as climate-saving carbon sinks, according to a new report.
America's Vanishing Climate Forests profiles 12 projects on federal public lands tha
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U.S. Agencies Undermine Biden's Pledge to Protect Climate-Saving Forests
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (TNSgov) -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release on Nov. 14, 2022:
As world leaders gather to address the climate crisis, U.S. land management agencies are undermining President Biden's commitment to conserve mature and old-growth forests and trees by logging thousands of acres on public lands that serve as climate-saving carbon sinks, according to a new report released today.
America's Vanishing Climate Forests profiles 12 projects on feder
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UC-Santa Cruz: Engineer Deploys Research On 'Mud Batteries' For Powering Sustainable Agriculture
SANTA CRUZ, California, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news:
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The UCSC farm hosts one of the first field research sites for studying the potential of microbial fuel cells
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With growing populations, climate change, and high levels of consumption, many areas of the world can expect to face water shortages by 2050. The majority of freshwater on earth is used for agriculture, driving the need for soil moisture sensing systems tha
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University of Maryland School of Medicine: Unexpected Electrical Changes Seen In First Successful Transplant Of Genetically-Modified Pig Heart
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Maryland School of Medicine issued the following news:
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UMSOM Researchers Report on New Findings from Heart Monitoring Systems at American Heart Association Meeting
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Ten months after transplanting the first genetically-modified pig heart into a human patient, University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers continue to report on new findings from the landmark transplant. Their latest study demonstrates for the
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