Tipoffs for Maine (New England)
Analysis Group Study Estimates Economic and Environmental Benefits of Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 17 (TNSres) -- Analysis Group, a private economics consulting firm, issued the following news release:
Economic experts at Analysis Group, one of the largest international economics consulting firms, released a new study that estimates Massachusetts utilities could save their customers $880 million to more than $2 billion by 2032 by entering into a long-term power purchase contract with the Seabrook Station nuclear power plant.
The study estimates that Seabrook's o
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DEM Poised to Conduct Prescribed Burns on State Lands in Exeter, Coventry and on Prudence Island in Upcoming Weeks
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 17 -- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued the following news release:
The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that depending on weather and wind conditions, it plans on conducting low-severity prescribed burns on state lands in Exeter and Coventry and on Prudence Island starting sometime in the last two weeks of March or the first week of April, excluding weekends. DEM will advise the public again several days bef
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EPA Analysis Shows 2021 Decrease of Toxic Chemical Releases in Connecticut
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 16, 2023:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 2021 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis, which shows that environmental releases of TRI chemicals from facilities covered by the program remained below pre-pandemic levels and releases in 2021 are 10% lower than 2012 releases, even with an 8% increase from 2020 to 2021. Additionally, in 2021, facilit
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EPA Analysis Shows 2021 Decrease of Toxic Chemical Releases in New Hampshire, But Generated Waste Increased
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 16, 2023:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 2021 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis, which shows that environmental releases of TRI chemicals from facilities covered by the program remained below pre-pandemic levels and releases in 2021 are 10% lower than 2012 releases, even with an 8% increase from 2020 to 2021. Additionally, in 2021, facilit
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EPA Analysis Shows 2021 Increase of Toxic Chemical Releases in Maine
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 16, 2023:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 2021 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis, which shows that environmental releases of TRI chemicals from facilities covered by the program remained below pre-pandemic levels and releases in 2021 are 10% lower than 2012 releases, even with an 8% increase from 2020 to 2021. Additionally, in 2021, facilit
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EPA Analysis Shows 2021 Increase of Toxic Chemical Releases in Massachusetts
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 16, 2023:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 2021 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis, which shows that environmental releases of TRI chemicals from facilities covered by the program remained below pre-pandemic levels and releases in 2021 are 10% lower than 2012 releases, even with an 8% increase from 2020 to 2021. Additionally, in 2021, facilit
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EPA Analysis Shows 2021 Increase of Toxic Chemical Releases in Rhode Island
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 16, 2023:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 2021 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis, which shows that environmental releases of TRI chemicals from facilities covered by the program remained below pre-pandemic levels and releases in 2021 are 10% lower than 2012 releases, even with an 8% increase from 2020 to 2021. Additionally, in 2021, facilit
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EPA Analysis Shows 2021 Toxic Chemical Releases in Vermont Have Decreased
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 16, 2023:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 2021 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis, which shows that environmental releases of TRI chemicals from facilities covered by the program remained below pre-pandemic levels and releases in 2021 are 10% lower than 2012 releases, even with an 8% increase from 2020 to 2021. Additionally, in 2021, facilit
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Mass. Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs: Healey-Driscoll Administration Names Jamie Van Nostrand, Staci Rubin, Cecile Fraser to DPU
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 17 (TNSper) -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on March 15, 2023:
Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca L. Tepper today appointed Jamie Van Nostrand to be Chair of the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) and Staci Rubin to Commissioner. Cecile Fraser will continue her tenure as Commissioner in the Healey-Driscoll Administration. These appointments will be charged with carrying out
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Mass. U.S. Attorney: Owner of Boston Pizzeria Chain Arrested on Forced Labor Charges
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Rachael S. Rollins, issued the following news release on March 16, 2023:
The owner of Stash's Pizza was arrested this morning on forced labor charges for allegedly employing a victim who lacked immigration status and forcing him to work for years while threatening him with deportation and subjecting him to repeated verbal and physical abuse.
Stavros Papantoniadis, a/k/a "Steve Papantoniadis," 47, of Westwoo
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University of New Hampshire School of Law: Panelists, Including Exoneree, Discuss Root Causes and Ramifications of Wrongful Convictions
CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 16 (TNSres) -- The University of New Hampshire School of Law issued the following news on March 15, 2023:
It might be difficult to understand why someone would falsely confess to a crime. But under certain circumstances, anyone can end up doing so, according to Laurie Roberts, state policy advocate for the Innocence Project.
Roberts spoke during the recent Rudman Center event: The Innocence Project: Correcting and Preventing Wrongful Convictions.
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University of Newcastle: Personalised Care At The Heart Of Significant Funding Boost
CALLAGHAN, Australia, March 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Newcastle issued the following news:
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More than $17.6 million has been awarded to Newcastle researchers working to better support patients and their carers in the latest Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) round administered by the Australian Government.
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Researchers from the University of Newcastle, Hunter Medical Research Institute and Hunter New England Local Health District will focus on 10 new projects, including imp
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USTelecom CEO Jonathan Spalter at The Media Institute
WASHINGTON, March 17 (TNStalk) -- USTelecom-The Broadband Association issued the following remarks on March 15, 2023:
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Below are USTelecom CEO Jonathan Spalter's remarks delivered to the Media Institute on March 15, 2023.
I'm trying not to read too much into Rick's invitation to join you on this particular day, which just so happens to be the Ides of March, when Julius Caesar was assassinated more than two thousand years ago. The Senators who did the deed were so proud of themselves they
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