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News Tipoffs - Massachusetts Editors Newsletter for Wednesday August 28, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center Stands Up Merged Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems Directorate
HILL AFB, Utah, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Aimee Malone, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center is reorganizing its execution directorates to better serve the nuclear enterprise. The Sentinel Systems Directorate and the Minuteman III Systems Directorate merged Aug. 27 to become the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Systems Directorate. It will be responsible for providing the most  more

DOE: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $240 Million for New and Innovative Building Codes to Save Consumers Money, Reduce Impacts of Climate Change
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * Investing in America Agenda Will Help Raise the Bar for Energy Efficiency in Buildings Across the Country that will Lower Energy Costs for Americans and Combat Climate Change * * * As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda (https://www.whitehouse.gov/invest/), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced nineteen State and local governments will receiv  more

Massachusetts: EPA Announces Nearly $1.3 Million in Grants to Protect Children From Lead in Drinking Water at Schools and Childcare Facilities
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Biden-Harris Administration announced a total of $26 million across the United States to protect children from lead in drinking water where they learn and play * * * BOSTON (AUGUST 27, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced $26 million in funding, including $1,285,000 allotted for Massachusetts, to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare f  more