NEW YORK, April 21 (TNSjou) -- Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Highest concentrations found in the West and South and among Mexican American and other Hispanic participants * * * A new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health shows that water arsenic levels are linked to higher urinary arsenic among the U.S. population for users of both private wells and public water systems. The findings are published   more

WASHINGTON, April 21 (TNStalk) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 20, 2023: * * * Can Power Markets Address the Capacity Adequacy Question? By Cy McGeady Texas and its electricity market are in the news again, this time centered on the political fallout of Winter Storm Uri. A host of controversial energy policy bills are making their way through the Texas legislature, headlined by SB6, a $18 billion out-of-market directive to build   more

BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut, April 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that WILFREDO ROSADO-RODRIGUEZ, also known as "Turtle," 40, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for his ro  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 (TNSgov) -- Clean Water Action issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: EPA Assistant Administrator Michal Freedhoff issued a final rule to manage "unreasonable risks" found in EPA's evaluation of methylene chloride under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The final rule will prohibit all consumer and most commercial and industrial uses of methylene chloride, with exemptions for certain federal agencies and manufacturers. The proposed rule is the second fi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 21 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: To celebrate Earth Week 2023, the Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced that $1.1 million in grants have been awarded to 19 Massachusetts organizations as part of the Commonwealth's Recycling and Reuse Business Development Grant (RBDG) program. The grants, announced during a tour of the UTEC mattress recycling facility in Lawrence today, are f  more

BUFFALO, New York, April 21 -- M&T Bank, a financial holding company, issued the following news release: The Baltimore Ravens will continue to play their home games at "The Bank" through the 2037 season. M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB) and the Ravens have reached an agreement to extend their strategic partnership for another 10 years beyond the current contract, which was set to expire after the 2027 season. The announcement comes almost 20 years to the day after the organizations entered a partnership t  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 21 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, Jane E. Young, issued the following news release: 31 individuals have been arrested as part of a coordinated drug enforcement operation in Coos and Grafton counties, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. The operation, which took place this week, was a coordinated effort by federal, state, and local partners to focus on drug trafficking in Coos and Grafton counties. The enforcement effort targeted the dis  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today sent a letter to the Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality with Representatives Donald Payne (NJ-10), Andy Kim (NJ-03), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Bill Pascrell (NJ-09), Rob Menendez (NJ-08), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), and Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) demanding real solutions in response to  more

NEW YORK, April 21 -- Metropolitan Opera issued the following news release: Following this week's semifinal competition, ten singers have advanced to the final round of the 2023 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition. The finalists will compete on the Met stage on Sunday, April 23, at 3PM ET, hosted by Latonia Moore, the 2000 Grand Finals-winning soprano and star of the Met's new production of Terence Blanchard's Champion. Chosen by a panel of opera administrators from the   more