CONCORD, Massachusetts, March 2 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New England District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a permit application to conduct work in waters of the United States from the Town of Mashpee for proposed work in the approach channel to Popponesset Bay and Vineyard Sound in Mashpee, Mass. The proposed work involves hydraulically dredging approximately 45,900 cubic yards (CY) of sandy material from shoaled   more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Mary Peltola (AK-at Large) introduced the Coastal Seaweed Farm Act of 2023. This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to produce a joint study evaluating the benefits and impacts of coastal seaweed farming and devise necessary metrics and regulations. The bill also creates the Indigen  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: It has been a busy February District Work Period for Representative Magaziner (RI-02), who has spent the last two weeks meeting with Rhode Islanders across the Second Congressional District. "I've spent the last two weeks traveling across the Second Congressional District, visiting economic hubs and talking with everyday Rhode Islanders so that I can most effectively represent our st  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 1 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on Feb. 28, 2023: Mayor Michelle Wu, the Office of Human Services (OHS), and the Office of Returning Citizens (ORC) today announced the award of over $1 million in funding to 35 organizations that provide reentry support services to individuals who are returning to Boston after being released from federal, state, or county correctional facilities. Of the 35 grantees, 29 organizations are either led by people of  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 1 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: A new study finds that the Atlantic Coast and eastern Gulf Coast of the United States are likely to see significant increases in nutrient loading in coming decades, putting those areas at heightened risk of experiencing harmful algal blooms. Nutrient loadings are of interest in large part because they are key contributors to algal blooms, which pose risks for both human health and th  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 1 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,779) involving Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. dba Liberty: * * * 2022 Default Service Solicitations Order Approving Updated Rates for Large Customer Group and EV-TOU Default Service Customers This order approves reduced energy service rates1 for effect for the two-month period of March 1, 2023, through April 30, 2023, for certain categories of Liberty  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 2 (TNSgov) -- GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders posted the following news release on March 1, 2023: Connecticut families and reproductive rights and LGBTQ+ advocates testified yesterday before the Human Services Committee in support of legislation that will promote equity in access to family building, fertility preservation, and reproductive health care. HB 6617, An Act Promoting Equity in Coverage for Fertility Health Care, is part of the legislative agenda for t  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, March 2 (TNSjou) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Northeast Fisheries Science Center issued the following news: * * * Study provides the first information on post-larval scallop growth under ocean acidification conditions. * * * A new study published in PLOS Climate indicates that ocean acidification conditions projected between now and 2100 depress the growth of juvenile Atlantic sea scallops. Ocean acidification is caused by the ocean abso  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 1, 2023: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) today reintroduced the Deerfield River Wild and Scenic River Study Act, legislation to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the Deerfield River--which runs from southern Vermont through western Massachusetts to the Connecticut River--to identify portions of the river and its tributaries th  more

UNIVERSITY CITY, Pennsylvania, March 2 (TNSjou) (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Emily Largent, JD, PhD, RN, Peter Reese, MD, PhD, and Dominic Sisti, PhD, MBE, are acknowledged for their outstanding accomplishments in ethics and health * * * Three faculty from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have been named 2023 Hastings Center Fellows. Emily Largent, PhD, RN, an assistant profe  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 2 (TNSjou) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: For most Americans, the two major obstacles to proper medical care are time and money. And while insurance can sometimes reduce healthcare costs, having time to visit the doctor is just as important. Now, a new Tulane University study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has found that more people get screened for cancer when employers are mandated to provide paid sick leave. During a 7  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * Mandates May Help Reduce Health Care Inequities for Minorities, Low-Income Workers * * * An estimated 300,000 additional employees received colorectal cancer screening in a two-year period, following mandated paid sick leave in 57 metropolitan areas across the U.S. And about 250,000 additional workers underwent breast cancer screenings in a two-year period  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 2 (TNSgov) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: The Media Education Lab at the University of Rhode Island launched on Tuesday Courageous RI, an initiative to provide interactive, hands-on training that counters disinformation, enhances civic participation, and improves media literacy. Funded with a $700,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Courageous RI was the only New England grant recipient in this national effort to  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on March 1, 2023: * * * Starting pembrolizumab before surgery instead of waiting until after surgery significantly improves the outlook for patients with stage III-IV melanoma * * * Patients with high-risk melanoma who received the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab both before and after surgery to remove cancerous tissue had a significantly lower risk of their cancer recur  more