| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Friday September 27, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
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350.org: COP Troika High-Level Event Disappoints in New York as Presidencies Show Up Empty-Handed on Climate Commitments
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 27 -- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024:
New York, 26 September, 2024 - Today, at Climate Week NY, the COP Troika, - the United Arab Emirates (COP28), Azerbaijan (COP29), and Brazil (COP30) hosted the high level-event "Roadmap to Mission 1.5: Driving the next generation of climate action and ambition". 350.org expresses concerns over the l
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Fire Chiefs Endorse Key Position Papers at Annual NFPA Urban Fire Forum, Addressing Evolving Challenges That Impact Fire and Emergency Services
QUINCY, Massachusetts, Sept. 25 -- The National Fire Protection Association issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024:
Fire chiefs from Australia, Canada, Netherlands, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, Europe, and the U.S. participated in the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Urban Fire Forum (UFF) last week at NFPA headquarters in Quincy, MA, endorsing four important documents that address some of the most complex challenges facing the modern fire service. The documents, consid
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First Wave of Community Catalyst's "I Am A Medical Debt Voter" GOTV Campaign Reaches More Than 400,000 People in Battleground States
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 27 -- Community Catalyst issued the following news release:
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The First-Of-Its-Kind Campaign Is Organizing Those Impacted By Medical Debt To Have Their Voice Heard In The Election
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Community Catalyst's first-of-its-kind "I Am A Medical Debt Voter" campaign, which is organizing those impacted by medical debt in key battleground states to ensure their voices are heard in the election, reached more than 400,000 people through paid digital media in the first
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Latest U.S. Smoke Alarm Data Reinforces Critical Importance of Fire Prevention Week, October 6-12, 2024, and This Year's Theme, "Smoke Alarms: Make Them Work for You!"
QUINCY, Massachusetts, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The National Fire Protection Association issued the following news release:
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Newly released survey findings show nearly all U.S. households now have at least one smoke alarm, but 61 percent test them less often than recommended.
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According to the latest "Smoke Alarms in the U.S." (https://www.nfpa.org/Education-and-Research/Research/NFPA-Research/Fire-Statistical-reports/Smoke-Alarms-in-US-Home-Fires) report from the National Fire Protect
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New Economic Liberties White Paper Exposes Monopoly Abuse in Electric Utilities and Lays Out Roadmap to Cut Costs, Boost Innovation
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project issued the following news release:
Amid growing recognition of the need to reform America's electrical utility system to reduce consumer costs, improve reliability, and accelerate the transition to cleaner energy sources, the American Economic Liberties Project today released a new white paper, with contributors from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), outlining policy recommendations to reform
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Organic Trade Association Welcomes USDA Support for Organic Dairies
GREENFIELD, Massachusetts, Sept. 27 -- The Organic Trade Association issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024:
(September 26, 2024) -- Washington, D.C. -- The Organic Trade Association welcomes the U.S. Department of Agriculture's continuing support for organic dairy farmers through the Organic Dairy Market Assistance Program (ODMAP). Today's announcement by USDA that it is making available $58 million in assistance funds to U.S. organic dairies is good news for organic operations, p
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