BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 1 (TNSfund) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: The 21 communities that surround Greater Boston's Mystic River Watershed are exposed to many of the central threats of climate change, including urban heat islands and coastal and inland flooding, while also confronting multiple chemical exposures. Now, with a new grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a team of SPH researchers are collaborating with the Greater Bo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 1 (TNSper) -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: Kate Sinding Daly, a veteran environmental advocate, has joined Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) as the organization's Senior Vice President of Law and Policy. She will serve as a member of CLF's executive council and oversee the organization's advocacy efforts in all six New England States. "We're thrilled to welcome Kate to the CLF team," said CLF President Brad Campbell. "Kate's im  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden welcomed $17,961,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for Maine through the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). The funding will support Maine communities in upgrading essential water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure that protects public health and   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Rachael S. Rollins, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: A Hyde Park man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to using a stolen identity to fraudulently obtain pandemic relief funds and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, previously known as Food Stamps. Fernando Mateo Valenzuela, 69, pleaded guilty to three counts of mail fraud, two counts of aggravated i  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, March 1 -- NEJM Evidence, a peer-reviewed journal from New England Journal of Medicine Group that says it presents clinical trial design and decision-making, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2023 edition: Original Articles: * Long-Term Benefits from Early Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation in HIV Infection * Lung Function of Preterm Children Parsed by a Polygenic Risk Score for Adult COPD * Pro-Ictal State in Human Temporal Lobe Epileps  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 1 (TNSrpt) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: A new report explains how spikes in the price of fossil gas are the cause of the dramatic rise in electricity rates for New England customers. Fossil-Fueled Rates: How Gas Costs are Causing New England's Electricity Price Spikes, and How Electrification Will Help Protect Customers in the Future highlights that the recent electricity price spikes in New England ultimately demonstrate th  more

ORONO, Maine, March 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: The University of Maine Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions launches its Maine School Cafeteria Food Waste Study pilot this week at four elementary schools in Orono, Buxton, Lisbon and Sebago. According to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, approximately $5 million of edible food is wasted every school day in the U.S. In many Maine schools, about three-quarters of the waste in school  more