BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 18 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has released an updated "Protections Against Discrimination in Places of Public Accommodation" guide to help ensure compliance with existing law and educate the public about their rights in public spaces, including gender-specific spaces like men's and women's restrooms. The guide has been updated to include information abo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 18 -- The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: As part of its commitment to ensure the Massachusetts park system is welcoming and accessible to all, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) today announced the agency's Universal Access Program (UAP) summer programming. The programming is designed to offer outdoor recreational opportunities at state parks for visitors of all abilities. D  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: * * * EPA also seeks applications for second round funding opportunity for up to $2 million total over three years * * * Today June 17, US Environmental Protection Agency is announcing it recently awarded $1.5 million to three organizations through the Promoting Readiness and Enhancing Proficiency to Advance Reporting and Data (PREPARED) program. This will provide technical assista  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: * * * EPA also seeks applications for second round funding opportunity for up to $2 million total over three years * * * Today June 17, US Environmental Protection Agency is announcing it recently awarded $1.5 million to three organizations through the Promoting Readiness and Enhancing Proficiency to Advance Reporting and Data (PREPARED) program. This will provide technical assista  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: * * * EPA also seeks applications for second round funding opportunity for up to $2 million total over three years * * * Today June 17, US Environmental Protection Agency is announcing it recently awarded $1.5 million to three organizations through the Promoting Readiness and Enhancing Proficiency to Advance Reporting and Data (PREPARED) program. This will provide technical assista  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently reached a settlement with Electronic Products Industries LLC, of Newburyport, Mass. for alleged violations of EPA's Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reporting requirements under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and the process hazard review (PHR) requirement of the General Duty Clause of the Clean Air Act. The alle  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 18 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Today, Governor Maura Healey announced a new tourism campaign called "Made Possible" to showcase Massachusetts as a dynamic travel destination for visitors across the globe and the best place to live, raise a family, and build a business. The campaign builds off of the administration's "Massachusetts For Us All" campaign, which ran in the Summer of 2023, as well as proposed   more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, June 18 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: The Attorney General's Office ("AGO") announced today that a Worcester-based dentist and her dental practice were indicted last week in connection with a scheme to defraud the state's Medicaid program ("MassHealth") of more than $2 million. Meenakshy Yegneswaran, age 55, of Hopkinton, and the company she owns, Pleasant Street Dental, PC ("Pleasant Street"  more