WARREN, Rhode Island, Aug. 14 -- The Association of Marina Industries issued the following news release: The Association of Marina Industries has accredited the following facilities as Clean & Resilient Marinas: Rockvam Boatyards of Springfield Park, Minnesota; Safe Harbor Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; and Safe Harbor Wentworth by the Sea, New Castle, New Hampshire. The AMI Clean & Resilient Marina program was started in 2022 to fill the gap to accredit marinas in states that did not have  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The National Association of Conservation Districts issued the following news release: Boston, Massachusetts -- This week, the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) held its 2024 Summer Conservation Forum and Tours in Boston, Massachusetts with the NACD Northeast Region Meeting. Hosted in partnership with the Massachusetts Association of Conservation Districts, this summer's meeting gathered conservation leaders from across the country to discuss natural r  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- 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: Santa Fe, New Mexico, August 13, 2024--Teach Plus New Mexico today issued the following statement on the New Mexico Public Education Department's (NMPED) proposal to repeal the Teacher Leader Development rule, 6.65.4 NMAC (https://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.udh26  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release: * * * Science-Based Best Practices Can Ensure Voter Participation, Votes Counted * * * WASHINGTON (August 13, 2024) -- The outcomes of elections have a big impact on everyone's lives--but those outcomes depend, in part, on the ballots voters use. And too many voters aren't getting a fair shot simply because those ballots aren't designed to be easy to use. In a new fact sheet and policy   more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * SAMS will operate autonomously for years in hostile, difficult-to-reach locations that are Ground Zero for global sea-level rise * * * Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has been awarded a $1.6 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to develop a revolutionary autonomous mooring system for studying Antarctic ice shelf melt. This innovative technology aims to addres  more