BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following statement on June 13, 2024: * * * Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following statement in response to today's ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States in Food and Drug Administration (FDA) v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine to uphold access to mifepristone, a historically safe, effective and FDA-approved form of medication abortion. "I commend the Supreme Court fo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 13 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on June 12, 2024: Mayor Michelle Wu today announced that the City of Boston's Public Facilities Commission has tentatively designated the second set of development teams to create approximately 70 homeownership opportunities on 15 City-owned parcels in Dorchester and Mattapan as the second phase of the Welcome Home, Boston initiative (https://www.boston.gov/housing/welcome-home-boston) begins. "Welcome Home, B  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 13 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on June 12, 2024: Mayor Michelle Wu, Boston Public Schools (BPS) and UMass Boston (UMB) today announced an inaugural scholarship to a graduate of the BCLA/McCormack, to be renamed the Ruth Batson Academy. The new scholarship - the Robert and Ruth Starratt Endowed Scholarship - is UMass Boston's largest endowed scholarship fund. It underscores the deep partnership among the City of Boston, Boston Public Schools,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- Boston University School of Law issued the following news: By Laura Ernde With its location in one of the nation's start-up hubs and a rich history of alumni who launched major businesses, BU Law has earned a reputation for nurturing entrepreneurship in its students. This strong tradition goes back more than a century. The Class of 1896's Owen Young founded the Radio Corporation of America (RCA), a subsidiary of General Electric. Over time, RCA became the lar  more

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, June 13 -- DNV, a provider of classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services, issued the following news: DNV is at the forefront of a collaborative effort to establish standards for flow meter traceability along the CO2 value chain, for accurate CO2 measurement in advancing carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS). As global decarbonization efforts intensify, the success of CCUS projects, such as Porthos, Aramis (Nether  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news on June 13, 2024: Foley Hoag LLP once again received a top "A" grade from Law Students for Climate Accountability, a student-led organization that seeks to amplify the roles and responsibilities of the legal industry in our current climate crisis. The organization recently released its 2024 Law Firm Climate Change Scorecard, which chronicles the climate-related work of the Vault 100 top-ranked firms in the U.S.  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 13 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll administration today announced that it is delivering more than $13 million for 14 projects to support local transportation infrastructure and other needs. The awards come from revenue generated by the Fair Share Amendment and are matching funds for projects and initiatives eligible for federal discretionary grants offered by the U.S. Department of Transpo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 13 (TNSres) -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll administration today announced details of the new nine-month length of stay policy for the state's Emergency Assistance Family Shelter System (EA). The policy was passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor at the end of April. EA is for families with children or pregnant women experiencing homelessness. Last year, Governor Healey annou  more

LEXINGTON, Massachusetts, June 13 -- Flagship Pioneering, a bioplatform innovation company, issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: KSQ Therapeutics, Inc. (KSQ), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing treatments for solid tumors, today announced the first patient dosed in the Phase 1/2 clinical study of KSQ-001EX, a novel edited TIL therapy. KSQ-001EX consists of TIL in which the SOCS1 gene is inactivated by CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, giving it the potential to be a best-i  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office ("AGO"), along with the attorneys general of Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, has led a multistate coalition of 14 attorneys general advocating for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") to reduce barriers to HUD-assisted housing for people with criminal records. This week, the coalition sent a comment l  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 13 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) assessed a $10,875 penalty against licensed asbestos contractor Pasquazzi Bros, Inc. of Cranston, R.I. for a violation of asbestos regulations during renovation work at the former Primavera Junior/Senior High School in Bellingham, Mass. MassDEP discovered the violation during an unannounced inspection at  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 13 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued the following news release: Opioid-related overdose deaths in Massachusetts decreased by 10 percent in 2023 - the largest single-year decline since 2009-2010 - according to preliminary data (https://www.mass.gov/doc/opioid-related-overdose-deaths-among-ma-residents-june-2024-0/download) released today by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH). There were 2,125 confirmed and estimated op  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) assessed an $11,607 penalty against Ohio-based Russell T. Bundy Associates, Inc., doing business as Pan Glo New England (Pan Glo), for violating air pollution, hazardous waste, and toxic use reduction regulations at its facility on Goddard Memorial Drive in Worcester. Pan Glo is an industrial provider of   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- Boston Public Schools issued the following news on June 12, 2024: Mayor Michelle Wu, Boston Public Schools (BPS) and UMass Boston (UMB) today announced an inaugural scholarship to a graduate of the BCLA/McCormack, to be renamed the Ruth Batson Academy. The new scholarship -- the Robert and Ruth Starratt Endowed Scholarship -- is UMass Boston's largest endowed scholarship fund. It underscores the deep partnership among the City of Boston, Boston Public Schools,   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 (TNSres) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * As a new Junior Faculty Fellow at BU's Hariri Institute for Computing, Huimin Cheng, assistant professor of biostatistics, aims to drive innovation in advanced statistical modeling, machine learning, and network science to address complex challenges in healthcare and biomedical science. * * * Huimin Cheng, assistant professor of biostatistics, has been named a 2024 Junior Fac  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray attorneys have been selected as winners of the New England Forestry Foundation's Forest Champion Award for their work on the Exemplary Forestry Investment Fund. The Ropes & Gray team honored with this award includes asset management partner Justin Kliger, of counsel Chris Klem, and associate Nick Coppola, and mergers & acquisitions associate Taylor Gorman. This award is given out each year to   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: In the latest episode of the Big Law Life podcast, litigation and enforcement partner Amanda Raad engages in an insightful conversation with Laura Terrell, exploring her career trajectory, the growth of her practice, her move to London, and the valuable lessons she has learned along the way. Amanda begins by reflecting on her legal career, from starting out in Chicago to establishing herself in London, whe  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, June 14 -- Worcester Polytechnic Institute issued the following news release: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has been awarded funding from the United States Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs that will allow for greater access to one of the university's signature project-based learning programs, the Global Projects Program. The Department of State's IDEAS (Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students) grant of up to $3  more