PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 29 (TNSres) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * A high-grade air quality sensor installed on Brown's campus is providing detailed measurements of carbon dioxide and methane concentrations in Providence, painting a clearer picture of local air quality. * * * When it comes to climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions, carbon dioxide and methane are the two biggest culprits. Yet beyond national, regional or state averages, many cit  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (TNSres) -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency issued the following news release: * * * Up 2.1 Percent from the Second Quarter * * * U.S. house prices rose 5.5 percent between the third quarter of 2022 and the third quarter of 2023, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (FHFA HPI(R)). House prices were up 2.1 percent compared to the second quarter of 2023. FHFA's seasonally adjusted monthly index for September was up 0.6 percent from Aug  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 28 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 2023-00113) on Nov. 27, 2023: * * * EAST VASSALBORO WATER COMPANY, LLC Request for Approval of Sale of Utility Property ORDER BARTLETT, Chair; SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY By this Order, the Commission approves, pursuant to 35-A M.R.S. Sec.Sec. 708 & 1101, the sale of the East Vassalboro Water Company, LLC (East Vassalboro or the Company) to Justin Ahmann and Marc Liechti (colle  more

FALL RIVER, Massachusetts, Nov. 28 -- MassDevelopment issued the following news release on Nov. 27, 2023: Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration joined state and local officials in Fall River to celebrate awards through the state's Community One Stop for Growth, including $16,552,817 in grants through the Underutilized Properties Program and $375,000 in grants through the Commonwealth Places Grant Program. In October, the Administration announced $164 million for 338 grant awards through th  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 29 (TNSres) -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news: A new cooperative agreement between The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will enable scientists to implement a first-of-its-kind study investigating fish behavior in response to offshore wind turbine installation and related construction activities. This study will use fine-scale positioning technology and be conducted at the Coastal Virginia Offshore   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 29 -- The National Basketball Retired Players Association issued the following news: * * * NBRPA membership is comprised of a diverse group of former professional basketball players of the NBA, ABA, WNBA, and Harlem Globetrotters. Each month, we'll spotlight one NBRPA member from each league to recognize their career on the court as well as the impact they are now having in their communities. * * * Rodney Rogers, NBA Rodney Ray Rogers is an American former professio  more

PARIS, France, Nov. 28 (TNSres) -- Sanofi, a life sciences company, issued the following news release: The second Dupixent (dupilumab) investigational Phase 3 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) trial (NOTUS) has shown that Dupixent significantly reduced (34%) exacerbations, confirming positive published results from the landmark Phase 3 BOREAS trial. The NOTUS trial also confirmed that treatment with Dupixent led to rapid and significant improvements in lung function by 12 weeks and w  more

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland, Nov. 29 -- The Society of Fire Protection Engineers issued the following news release: * * * Amanda Kimball, PE, FSFPE, Elected President-Elect * * * The Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), the world's leading professional society for fire protection and fire safety engineering, has named Bob Libby, PE, FSFPE, its 2024 President, and Amanda Kimball, PE, FSFPE, its President-Elect. Bob Libby, PE, FSFPE, is Senior Vice President and Principal of Fire Protec  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 32760) entitled "BNSF Railway Co. - Terminal Trackage Rights - Kansas City Southern Railway Co. and Union Pacific Railroad Co.": * * * Digest:/1 Due to an apparent error in the parties' evidence regarding the proposed methods for determining compensation for BNSF Railway Company's terminal trackage rights over the Rosebluff Lead, the Board orders the parties   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BRONX, N.Y. - Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that three men have been indicted for operating a Fentanyl mill in the Bronx that supplied traffickers in the metropolitan area. District Attorney Clark said, "The defendants allegedly operated a fentanyl mill that packaged thousands of glassine envelopes of the drug that   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A Boston-area man pleaded guilty today to illegally possessing a firearm while under house arrest on three state firearm charges. Trevon Bell, 27, of Boston and Lynn, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV scheduled sentencing for Feb. 29, 2024. As part of a 2021 investigation into a viol  more