WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: BOSTON (Aug. 14, 2024) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) celebrated a $210,000 grant to the Rhode Island Department of Health to protect the health of beachgoers. This funding is part of $9.75 million in national grants, announced in June, to help coastal and Great Lakes communities. The funding will support water quality monitoring and public notification programs for beaches. A  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * In 2022, over 300,000 nonprofit establishments in the country accounted for 12.8 million jobs, or 9.9 percent of private-sector employment. The District of Columbia had the highest percentage of nonprofit employment, 25.2 percent. Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, and Rhode Island also had high shares of nonprofit employment, with each repor  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: A 42-foot, 25,000-pound fin whale that had to be euthanized in February after a stranding in a Rhode Island pond could help the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport biologists and engineers learn more about collisions between marine mammals and U.S. Navy vessels. On Feb. 29, the Animal Rescue Program (ARP) team at Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut, in collaboration with the R.I. Department of Environm  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: RHODE ISLAND At the break of dawn, the crisp morning air of Rhode Island buzzed with anticipation as soldiers from around the globe gathered for Leapfest 2024. The sun's first rays shining on the side of Boeing C-47 Chinook aircraft's lined up on the tarmac, their powerful engines ready to roar to life. Among the many elite units assembled was the 982nd Signal Company (Combat Camer  more