Wednesday - October 23, 2024
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Tuesday October 08, 2024 ( 3 items )  

350.org Responds to BP's Reported Abandonment of Oil and Gas Reduction Targets
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 -- 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: 350.org has expressed deep concern in response to reports that BP, one of the world's largest oil and gas companies, is set to abandon its target to reduce oil and gas production by 2030. "BPs reported decision to abandon its oil and gas reduction targets is shameful," said Andreas Sieber, 350.org. "The science is cry  more

NEPM News and GBH News Host Massachusetts Senate Debate in Springfield
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 -- GBH, a multiplatform creator for public media, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Elizabeth Warren and John Deaton to take questions from NEPM News and GBH News reporters on Oct. 17 * * * Springfield, Mass. -- Oct. 7, 2024 -- New England Public Media (NEPM) and GBH News today announced they will host a debate between the two candidates for US Senate from Massachusetts live from NEPM's studios in Springfield, Mass. on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 7pm ET.   more

The Jed Foundation Unveils New Policy Priorities at Second Annual Summit
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 -- The Jed Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Federal and state policymakers, nonprofit and philanthropic leaders, and youth advocates reflect, strategize, and celebrate mental health and suicide prevention as essential policy priorities for youth. * * * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] -- The Jed Foundation (JED), a leading nonprofit that protects emotional health and prevents suicide for teens and young adults nationwide, brought together major mental healt  more