BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 24 (TNStalk) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts issued the following statement on March 23, 2023: * * * The Massachusetts Legislature today moved to extend remote access for public meetings until March 31, 2025. The proposed extension, part of the state's supplemental budget bill, now requires Governor Healey's approval. The ACLU of Massachusetts and Common Cause Massachusetts released the following joint statement in response: "Since early 20  more

SALISBURY, North Carolina, March 24 (TNSbook) -- Catawba College issued the following news: Catawba College held their 35th annual Brady Author's Symposium on March 16, 2023 in the Robertson College Community Center. This year's event featured award winning author Ottessa Moshfegh. Attendees heard Moshfegh speak about her most recent novel, Lapvona. There was also the opportunity to join Moshfegh for a lunch, author question and answer session, and book signing. Moshfegh is a fiction writer f  more

PROVINCETOWN, Massachusetts, March 23 -- The Center for Coastal Studies issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: The Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) Marine Debris & Plastics Program was awarded $55,206, one of eleven SNEP Watershed Implementation Grants issued in 2022, to locate, remove and properly dispose of lost fishing gear and other debris from the shores of Cuttyhunk Island. This is the first time such a focused fishing gear debris removal effort has been undertaken on Cutty  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 22, 2023: EPA, The Justice Department, and The Commonwealth of Massachusetts have entered into a consent decree with the City of Holyoke, Massachusetts, to resolve the Clean Water Act and Massachusetts state law. The proposed consent decree calls for Holyoke to take further remedial action to reduce ongoing sewage discharges into the Connecticut River from the city's sewer collection and storm  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement by Commissioner Mark C. Christie on a decision (Docket No. EL23-46-000) involving Midcontinent Independent System Operator order to show cause regarding Capacity Market: * * * I concur with today's order directing MISO either to show cause that its calculation of the system-wide Unforced Capacity (UCAP)/Intermediate Seasonal Accredited Capacity (ISAC) ratio (Ratio) for th  more

GLOUCESTER, Massachusetts, March 24 -- The American Hockey Coaches Association following news release: For leading Hobart College into the NCAA Men's Division III Frozen Four at Endicott College, Mark Taylor has been named winner of the 2023 Edward Jeremiah Award as the CCM/AHCA Division III Men's Coach of the Year. For Taylor and the Satesmen, who take on host Endicott in a 7:00 p.m. semifinal on Friday, this is the first such award. Taylor, the 2023 New England Hockey Conference Coach of the  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 24 (TNSper) -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: Secretary Rebecca L. Tepper announced her leadership team today at the Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs (EEA). The following individuals have joined the Office of the Secretary and will help shape the Commonwealth's clean energy economy, environmental protections, and public lands. "We've assembled a team of vi  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 (TNSgov)(TNScapv) -- The American Farmland Trust issued the following news release and letter on March 22, 2033: American Farmland Trust (AFT), the Agricultural Viability Alliance, and a national coalition of agricultural organizations, service providers, non-profits, businesses, lending institutions, and government entities, today sent a letter to leadership of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees calling for dedicated funding for business technical assistance and f  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release on March 22, 2023: U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, convened a hearing entitled "Living Up to America's Promise: The Need to Bolster the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program." The hearing examined the current status of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, the refugee vetting process, the contributions refugees a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 24 (TNSgov) -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: The Massachusetts Legislature today enacted an FY2023 supplemental budget that included critical funding for reproductive health care access, including $1 million for a public education campaign on the dangers of anti-abortion centers, or "crisis pregnancy cent  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The White House issued the following news release: Leaders across the country are celebrating President Biden's boldest steps to date to protect the power and promise of America's extraordinary natural wonders. At the White House Conservation in Action Summit this week, President Biden announced action to: * Establish two new national monuments, Avi Kwa Ame National Monument in Nevada and Castner Range National Monument in Texas, protecting over half a million acres of   more