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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Thursday October 31, 2024 ( 6 items )  

350.org: UK Chancellor Fails to Tax the Super Rich for Ordinary People and Climate Justice
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 31 -- 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 Oct. 30, 2024: London, UK. Today, UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a highly anticipated national budget that fails to tax extreme wealth, at the expense of ordinary people. The Chancellor has chosen to increase bus fares and punish people on low incomes while British billionaires - with a total net worth of aro  more

Broad Institute: Researchers Map Communities of Single Cells in Metastatic Breast Cancers
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 31 (TNSres) -- The Broad Institute issued the following news: * * * The team compared different single-cell and spatial profiling methods to explore the diversity of cells in metastatic breast cancer biopsies. * * * By Sarah C.P. Williams A single biopsy from a metastatic breast cancer tumor contains hundreds of thousands of cells - some cancerous and others part of the complex web of immune cells, blood vessels, and supportive tissue that surround a tumor. Re  more

Conservation Law Foundation: First Offshore Wind Lease Sale Held for Gulf of Maine
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * Wind energy project could power more than 2.3 million homes * * * The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on Tuesday held the first offshore wind lease sale for the Gulf of Maine. The four leased areas off the coast of Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, when fully developed, could provide enough clean energy to power 2.3 million homes. Conservation Law Founda  more

LCV Statement on Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind Lease Sale
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release: Augusta, ME: Today, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held an energy lease sale on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Maine. The auction resulted in two provisional winners on four lease areas, generating $21.9 million in winning bids. If fully developed, the leased areas have the potential to power more than 2.3 million homes with clean energy. In response, Lea  more

MASSPIRG Education Fund: New Report - Less Than Half of Phone Companies Use Anti-Robocall Technology Despite Law; Unwanted Calls Down Only 17% in 3 Years
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group Education Fund issued the following news release: * * * Upcoming election has fueled spam, scam calls and texts * * * Weren't we supposed to stop getting so many spam robocalls and robotexts? If you still are, here's why: Three years after a federal law started requiring phone companies to install anti-robocall technology, less than half of those companies have completed the installation, according to Rin  more

Sparkling Ice Partners With Jed Foundation to Boost Student-Athlete Mental Health
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- The Jed Foundation issued the following news release: PRESTON, Wash., October 29, 2024 - Student-athletes often face unique mental health challenges due to the demanding nature of their dual roles in the classroom and on the field. To help, Sparkling Ice and The Jed Foundation (JED) are teaming up to strengthen student-athletes' mental wellness on college campuses across the U.S. by creating a new training that equips coaches and athletic directors to address b  more