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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Tuesday June 04, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Beverage Companies Fund Improvements to Modernize Recycling System in Shrewsbury
SHREWSBURY, Massachusetts, June 4 -- The American Beverage Association issued the following news release: American Beverage awarded the Town of Shrewsbury a $185,600 grant to provide new recycling containers for nearly 12,000 households, which will help residents recycle more materials so they can be remade into new products. The new large-capacity recycling carts will help Shrewsbury make the shift to single-stream recycling, a convenient system that allows residents to place all their recycl  more

Ceres: New Report Finds Gap Between Leaders and Laggards on Methane Emissions Widens, Underscores Importance of New Regulations
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 4 (TNSres) -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and global sustainability challenges, issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: * * * Annual report remains the only analysis that allows stakeholders to compare the relative emissions intensity and total reported methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide emissions of more than 300 U.S. oil and gas producers.   more

Endocrine Society Guideline Recommends Healthy Adults Under the Age of 75 Take the Recommended Daily Allowance of Vitamin D
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 4 (TNSres) -- The Endocrine Society issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: * * * Guideline recommends vitamin D higher than the recommended daily allowance for children, pregnant people, adults over 75 and adults with prediabetes * * * Healthy adults under the age of 75 are unlikely to benefit from taking more than the daily intake of vitamin D recommended by the Institutes of Medicine (IOM) and do not require testing for vitamin D levels, according to  more

PETA Supporter Challenges University of Massachusetts-Amherst Chancellor at Fenway
AMHERST, Massachusetts, May 31 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: Moments ago, a PETA supporter stormed onto the field during a Red Sox game at Fenway Park, just as University of Massachusetts-Amherst Chancellor Javier Reyes was throwing out the first pitch, to highlight the school's horrific menopause experiments on marmosets. Bearing a sign reading, "Chancellor Reyes: End Cruel Tests on Marmosets!," the protester was escorted out by security. Pho  more