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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Tuesday August 13, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Climate Scientists Warn Against Burning Biomass as Clean Energy Solution
FALMOUTH, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- Woodwell Climate Research Center, formerly the Woods Hole Research Center, issued the following update: * * * Experts from Woodwell Climate Research Center urge IRS and Treasury Department to adopt more rigorous guardrails regarding the use of wood for bioenergy in the agencies' proposed guidance on clean electricity tax credits * * * In recent public comment, scientists at Woodwell Climate Research Center warn against the use of the Inflation Red  more

NACD and Trust In Food Affirm Partnership
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The National Association of Conservation Districts issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2024: Boston, MA - Today, the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) and Trust In Food(TM) (TIF), a sustainability initiative of Farm Journal, signed a letter of agreement during NACD's Summer Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. This letter of agreement affirms partnership between NACD and TIF and builds on recent collaborations. Both organizations share common g  more

Students Earn Top Awards at 41st Annual Research Science Institute
MCLEAN, Virginia, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The Center for Excellence in Education issued the following news release: The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) is pleased to announce the award winners for oral and written presentations chosen from 100 participants by an eminent panel of judges at the 41st annual Research Science Institute (RSI), sponsored in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Each of the award winners received $1,000 scholarship awards from Regener  more

Teach Plus Arkansas Selects Diverse Cohort of 31 Educators for 2024-2025 Policy Fellowship to Champion Educational Equity and Student Success Statewide
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- Teach Plus, an organization that empowers teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that affect their students' success, issued the following news release: Little Rock, AR, August 12, 2024--Teach Plus, a national teacher leadership organization, has selected a diverse group of 31 educators from around Arkansas for its 2024-2025 Policy Fellowship. In this fourth cohort, the Fellows will continue to focus on a range of issues of imp  more