WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release and letter on Dec. 6, 2022: As Congress works to finalize the FY 2023 Omnibus appropriations package, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02), Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), and the Connecticut and Rhode Island Congressional Delegations are pressing for additional funding to assist New England livestock feed producers and other farmers impacted by severe drought conditions. Today, Courtney and Murphy shared a letter t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 7 (TNStalk) -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following statement on Dec. 6, 2022: * * * The New England Fishery Management Council has adopted a new plan to rebuild the struggling Atlantic cod population to a healthy level by 2033. The plan now goes to federal fishery managers for approval. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) released the following statement in response. "The Atlantic cod population is struggling, and this vote is finally a step in the r  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects higher wholesale electricity prices this winter in every region of the country. According to EIA's December Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the increase in wholesale winter electricity prices ranges from 33% higher in California to more than 60% higher in the mid-Atlantic and Central regions. "Although we expect th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 7 -- The Journal of Physical Oceanography, a journal that says it features physics of the ocean and to processes operating at its boundaries from the American Meteorological Society, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2022 edition: ARTICLES: * Turbulent Thermal-Wind-Driven Coastal Upwelling: Current Observations and Dynamics * Interannual and Seasonal Along-Shelf Current Variability and Dynamics: Seventeen Years of Observations fro  more

KEENE, New Hampshire, Dec. 7 (TNSacc) -- Keene State College issued the following news: The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) announced that Keene State College is one of 55 providers from 28 states and the United Arab Emirates to receive accreditation for their educator preparation programs. The Fall 2022 review brings to 507 the number of providers approved under the CAEP Accreditation Standards. The rigorous, nationally recognized standards ensure excellence in ed  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Rachael S. Rollins, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2022: Northeast Hospital Corporation (Northeast), part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, has agreed to pay $1.9 million in civil penalties to resolve allegations that Northeast violated the Controlled Substance Act (the CSA) by failing to keep accurate records of controlled substances, including opioids. The CSA requires accurate inventorying and tr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2022, and letter: As Congress works to finalize the FY 2023 Omnibus appropriations package, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), and the Rhode Island and Connecticut Congressional delegations are pressing for additional funding to assist New England livestock feed producers and other farmers impacted by severe drought conditions. Today, Reed, Courtney, and their coll  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (TNSper) -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2022: Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) was elected by acclamation to represent members of the New England Congressional Delegation on the powerful House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee. "Members of the New England Delegation have a strong history of legislative achievement and leadership within the Democratic Caucus. That's because we have always secured seats on key committ  more