WASHINGTON, March 14 (TNSpp) -- The American Farmland Trust issued the following news release: For the first time, AFT has awarded over $1 million dollars in grants in a single year to 190 farmers across the country through the Brighter Future Fund (BFF) and the New England Farmer Microgrants Program (NEFMP). This adds to the $3.5 million awarded since 2020. Both microgrants programs seek to improve farm viability, facilitate farm transfer and succession, help farmers access farmland, and work   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSBook) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following book review: How Did Employee Ownership Firms Weather the Last Two Recessions? Employee Ownership, Employment Stability, and Firm Survival in the United States: 1999-2011. By Fidan Ana Kurtulus and Douglas L. Kruse. Kalamazoo, MI: W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2017, 178 pp., https://research.upjohn.org/up_press/241/. Employee ownership, or the owning of a business   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 15 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed new rules that would regulate six toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water. PFAS have been linked to a variety of severe health problems, and the harmful chemicals have been found in drinking water throughout New England. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) released the following statement in response. "EPA has finally set drinking wate  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 23-043) on the Office of Justice Programs Regional Information Sharing Systems grants awarded to New England State Police Information Network, Franklin, Massachusetts. Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Objectives The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) awarded the New England State Police Information Network (NESPIN) two grants and two supplements totaling $16,064,209 for the Regional Informat  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 14 (TNSper) -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release: Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Rebecca L. Tepper today announced the appointment of Bonnie Heiple as Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP). MassDEP works to protect and enhance the Commonwealth's natural resources to foster the health, safety, and welfare of all people. Heiple starts o  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, March 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * River simulation table at URI is only one of its kind in area * * * With the recent floods on the West Coast and the approach of the anniversary of the record-breaking March 2010 floods in Rhode Island, University of Rhode Island professor Soni Pradhanang shared insights into the challenges of managing water, demonstrating a URI resource that helps others better analyze and predict wa  more