CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The Broad Institute issued the following Q&A on Sept. 5, 2024, with Steve Carr, senior director of the proteomics platform, and Claudia Ctortecka, postdoctoral associate in the proteomics platform: * * * Steve Carr and Claudia Ctortecka of the Proteomics Platform discuss recent advances from their group that can spur new research and the kinds of collaborations they are looking forward to. * * * By Ari Navetta When Steve Carr, senior director of  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 7 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Wind projects could power more than a million homes * * * Massachusetts and Rhode Island announced plans to purchase more than 2,800 megawatts of clean energy from offshore wind projects that could power more than a million homes in the region. The first coordinated procurement of its kind will receive power from three projects developed by SouthCoast Wind, Avangrid, and Vineyard Offsh  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 6 -- The Project on Predatory Student Lending issued the following news release: * * * Borrowers from predatory for-profit institutions continue to receive collection notices and show balances more than a year after ED cancelled their loan obligations * * * OAKLAND (September 5, 2024)-- California student borrowers have filed a lawsuit alleging that the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority (MOHELA) failed to implement student loan discharges ordered by the De  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 7 -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following statement on Sept. 6, 2024, by senior energy analyst John Rogers: * * * Earlier this year, three New England states--Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island--banded together to solicit bids for additional offshore wind electricity generating capacity and received bids for almost 5,500 megawatts. Today, Massachusetts announced that they have selected to move forward with three projects totaling 2,67  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 7 -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following statement on Sept. 6, 2024, by principal climate scientist Kristina Dahl: * * * Updates by scientific agencies--including the latest bulletin from Copernicus--that factor in the unbearably hot summer are signaling they expect 2024 will be the hottest year on record for the world, edging out the previous record set just last year. According to Copernicus, average temperatures for the remainder of the yea  more