ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 16 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release: On Monday, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court's ruling granting qualified immunity to school administrators in Gloucester, Massachusetts, who threatened a parent with legal action for recording and posting a public interaction with the superintendent's office. The Institute for Justice (IJ), which submitted an amicus brief calling for the court to reverse the qualified immuni  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 19 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Model Healthy Enterprise Fund investment supports expansion of local environmental conservation business * * * Resonant Energy LLC, a Boston-based solar energy provider serving nonprofits, affordable housing, and underdeveloped communities across Massachusetts, has secured a $995,000 loan from the Healthy Enterprise Fund to increase its staffing as the company works to build a more equi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 19 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * CLF, Sierra Club, Maine Youth Action Oppose Motion to Dismiss * * * July 18, 2024 (PORTLAND, ME) - Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), Sierra Club, and Maine Youth Action (MYA) are keeping up their fight to ensure Maine cuts carbon pollution as required by the law. The groups on Thursday filed their response to Maine's motion to dismiss their April lawsuit. "Maine's Climate Action Plan   more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, July 20 (TNSres) -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, issued the following news: A group of small, freshwater animals protect themselves from infections using antibiotic recipes "stolen" from bacteria, according to new research by a team from the University of Oxford, the University of Stirling and the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), Woods Hole. The tiny creatures are called bdelloid rotifers, which means 'crawling wheel  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, July 20 (TNSres) -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, issued the following news: By Alex Megerle It's an unnerving thought: tiny worms burrowing into your skin, living in your veins and arteries, wreaking havoc on your body from the inside out. But it's reality for the millions around the world who suffer from schistosomiasis, a disease caused by a genus of parasitic worms called Schistosoma. Depending on the species, these  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 19 -- The New England Foundation for the Arts issued the following news release: * * * Artists in Rhode Island and Maine receive unrestricted grants * * * The New England Foundation for the Arts is pleased to announce the 2024 awardees of the Rebecca Blunk Fund: Shey Rivera Rios of Providence, RI, and Sarah Sockbeson of Kingfield, ME. Each recipient receives $5,000 in unrestricted funding. In 2014, NEFA established The Rebecca Blunk Fund in memory of Rebecca Blun  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 19 -- The National Federation of State High School Associations issued the following news release: Bob Lombardi, executive director of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA), is the new president of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) for 2024-25. Lombardi, the 65th president of the NFHS, began his one-year term July 2 following the NFHS Summer Meeting, which was held this year in Boston, Massachusetts. Ron Nocetti  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release: * * * H.4876's commonsense reforms will help the Commonwealth take rapid and cost-effective action to address the climate crisis * * * BOSTON, Mass. -- The Massachusetts House of Representatives passed H.4876, a critical piece of legislation that addresses key challenges facing the solar and storage industry in the Commonwealth. The bill includes provisions to incentivize new solar and storage d  more