WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Clean Water Action issued the following news release: * * * Experts outline policy roadmap to address nearly one million tons of annual food waste, spur environmental and economic benefits * * * Boston, MA - A new report by MASSPIRG, Clean Water Action, and Frontier Group reveals that, despite significant progress in reducing it, food waste still accounts for about 22 percent of Massachusetts' trash, with nearly one million tons of food waste sent to landfills   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Clean Water Action issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: BOSTON, MA--On Monday the Massachusetts legislature enacted important legislation to protect firefighters from toxic PFAS chemicals. An Act relative to the reduction of certain toxic chemicals in firefighter personal protective equipment--now heads to Governor Healy for final action before it can become law. The bill bans the manufacture, sale, and distribution of PFAS-containing personal protective equi  more

YARMOUTH, Massachusetts, Aug. 6 -- The International Fund for Animal Welfare issued the following news release: The Illaingarunyoni Conservancy is a vast, 29,000-acre stretch of stunning landscape northwest of Kenya's Amboseli National Park. In the dry season, it's so arid that you can't imagine animals live here; but when the rains come, it transforms into a verdant paradise. Not only is Illaingarunyoni home to several rare species--such as pangolins, painted dogs, and bat-eared foxes--but it  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 7 -- Mental Health America issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: * * * Leaders from Kentucky, Ohio, North Dakota, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Florida, Massachusetts, and Michigan recognized at meeting for cutting-edge mental health treatments and supports * * * Mental Health America (MHA) today recognized 10 state legislators as 2024 Legislative Champions during MHA's Regional Policy Council (RPC) meeting in Louisville, Kentucky. These legislators demonstra  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 7 -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following statement on Aug. 6, 2024: * * * Statement by Kathy Mulvey, Union of Concerned Scientists Organizers with the Summer of Heat on Wall Street campaign report that Citi and the New York Police Department (NYPD) have been escalating attempts to suppress nonviolent protests and inhibit freedom of speech and free assembly at the bank's headquarters in New York City, including by targeting specific activists f  more