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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Thursday August 22, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Ceres Releases New Resource for Investors on Understanding Avoided Emissions
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and global sustainability challenges, issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: * * * New guidance helps investors identify climate solutions and capitalize on the low-carbon transition * * * Today Ceres released a new report for investors focused on how avoided carbon emissions can be used to identify solut  more

First of Five Lions Arrives in the UK From Ukraine
YARMOUTH, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 -- The International Fund for Animal Welfare issued the following news release: A young lioness has arrived safely at her forever home at The Big Cat Sanctuary in Kent, after travelling over 1,400 miles from war-torn Ukraine. The lioness, named Yuna, has already had a traumatic life. Yuna was rescued from a house close to where there had been explosions, in poor conditions, being bullied by another lion, Atlas. In January 2024, debris was blasted so close to   more

Jewish MIT Graduate Students Force Anti-Israel Union to Abandon Discriminatory Demands for Dues Payment
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Aug. 21 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation issued the following news release: Boston, MA Several Jewish graduate students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have prevailed in their legal cases to cut off financial support to the MIT Graduate Student Union (GSU), an affiliate of the United Electrical (UE) union. The students, all of whom received free legal assistance from National Right to Work Foundation staff attorneys, objected to GS  more

NEFAC Meets With Vermont Judiciary Officials to Discuss Challenges to Online Record Access
WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Aug. 22 -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: The New England First Amendment Coalition met with officials from the Vermont Judiciary today to discuss ongoing challenges to online court record access. Among those attending the meeting were Judge Thomas A. Zonay, State Court Administrator Therese Corsones, Chief of Trial Court Operations Laurie Canty, IT Director Marie Schonholtz and Chief of Planning and Court Services Scott  more

NFPA Launches New Certification for Electrical Inspectors
QUINCY, Massachusetts, Aug. 22 -- The National Fire Protection Association issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: * * * New CEI Program Promotes a Skilled Electrical Workforce and Expands NFPA's Support of the Electrical Inspector Community * * * The National Fire Protection Association(R) (NFPA(R)) today launched its Certified Electrical Inspector (CEI) certification for electrical inspectors interested in enhancing their understanding of key electrical safety principles and sk  more