Thursday - October 24, 2024
State Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Monday September 16, 2024 ( 3 items )  

MIT: 3 Questions - The Past, Present, and Future of Sustainability Science
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following Q&A on Sept. 12, 2024, with professor of atmospheric science Ronald Prinn: * * * Professor Ronald Prinn reflects on how far sustainability has come as a discipline, and where it all began at MIT. * * * By Kaitlin Provencher, School of Science It was 1978, over a decade before the word "sustainable" would infiltrate environmental nomenclature, and Ronald Prinn, MIT professor of atmos  more

Statement From Governor Healey on the Death of Massachusetts State Police Trainee Enrique Delgado Garcia
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 16 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following statement on Sept. 14, 2024: * * * Governor Maura Healey issued the following statement on the death on Massachusetts State Police Trainee Enrique Delgado Garcia: "I'm heartbroken about the loss of Massachusetts State Police Trainee Enrique Delgado Garcia, who had committed himself to a career protecting the people of Massachusetts. He was a beloved member of his academy class, known for his compassion  more

UC-San Diego: New Study Reveals Food Waste Bans Ineffective in Reducing Landfill Waste, Except in Massachusetts
LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Researchers call for reassessment of current policies, most of which have little to no effect, contrary to policymakers' expectations * * * By Christine Clark Of the first five U.S. states to implement food waste bans, only Massachusetts was successful at diverting waste away from landfills and incinerators, according to a new study from the University of California Rady  more