Tipoffs for Maine (New England)
American Clean Power Association: New Report - Study Finds Significant Benefits For New England Region From Clean Energy Deployment In Northern Maine
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (TNSrpt) -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following news release:
A new study commissioned by the American Clean Power Association (ACP) has found that additional renewable capacity will lower energy market prices and provide significant cost savings for consumers in New England states. Conducted by Daymark Energy Advisors, the study analyzed the market and environmental benefits of 1,200 megawatts (MW) of incremental land-based renewable capacity for the N
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Chair of Pivotal Appropriations Subcommittee, Shaheen Secures Numerous NH Priorities in Final Government Funding Legislation to Address Substance Use Disorder Crisis, Support Domestic Violence Survivors, Invest in U.S. Manufacturing & More
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement on final government funding legislation for fiscal year (FY) 2023. Through her leadership on this subcommittee, Shaheen helps write legislation that invests in important New Hampshire priorities, including funding for key federal programs t
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Department of Environmental Conservation: State Officials Issue Permit to Vermont Landfill to Require Innovative Treatment of PFAS Contaminates
MONTPELIER, Vermont, Dec. 21 -- The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources' Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news on Dec. 20, 2022:
The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced the issuance of the final Pretreatment Discharge permit by Watershed Management Division to Casella Waste for the continued authorization of the New England Waste Services of Vermont (NEWSVT) landfill in Coventry, Vermont to discharge (collect and transport) leachate to the Montp
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NEFAC, Press Groups to Mass. Governor-Elect Healey: Subject Governor's Office to Public Records Law
WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Dec. 21 (TNSgov) -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release and letter:
The New England First Amendment Coalition called on Mass. Governor-Elect Maura Healey today to apply the state's public records law to the governor's office despite a blanket exemption claimed by the last several administrations.
NEFAC, the Massachusetts Publisher's Association and the New England Newspaper & Press Association wrote in a Dec. 19 letter to Heal
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Roger Williams University: Astrangia Things - Professor's Research on Hibernating Coral Could Help Tropical Populations
BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Dec. 21 (TNSjou) -- Roger Williams University issued the following news:
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Undergraduate students in Professor Koty Sharp's Marine Biology lab work on all phases of Astrangia research, from running experiments to co-authoring publications.
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For nearly a decade, Professor Koty Sharp and her team at Roger Williams University have been at the center of researching Astrangia poculata, helping it emerge as a valuable experimental model for studying corals worldwide
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University of Maryland School of Medicine: COVID Vaccines Prevented 3 Million Deaths In The U.S., New Analysis Finds
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Maryland School of Medicine issued the following news:
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Researcher in the Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health Conducts Early Vaccine Trials and Analysis on Effectiveness of Immunizations
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In the two years since the first Covid-19 vaccines were given to patients in the U.S., the vaccines had the cumulative effect of preventing 18 million hospitalizations and 3 million deaths. That is based on a new modeling anal
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