WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS22478) on Jan. 10, 2025, entitled "Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress:" (Continued from Part 2 of 3) * * * Ships Named Several Years Before They Were Procured In recent years, the Navy on a few occasions has announced names for ships years before those ships were procured. Although announcing a name for a ship years before it is procured is not prohibited, doing so could deprive a futu  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: BOSTON (Jan. 13, 2025) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has completed required comprehensive site cleanup reviews, known as "five-year reviews," of four Superfund sites on the National Priority List across New Hampshire. As required by law, EPA conducts reviews at Superfund sites after cleanup remedies have been implemented every five years. This comprehensive review of previous work helps e  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 14 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that beginning on January 1, 2025, the Data Privacy Unit in the Consumer Protection and Antitrust Bureau began enforcing the New Hampshire Data Privacy Act ("NHDPA" or the "Act"). Businesses which are covered by the Act are expected to comply with the consumer rights created by the NHDPA, in addition to the other obligati  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 14 (TNSres) -- The New Hampshire Department of Insurance issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Insurance Department announces significant updates to state laws aimed at protecting consumers from balance billing and enhancing the dispute resolution process. These changes, enacted through SB 173 during the 2024 legislative session, took effect on January 1, 2025. The updated laws strengthen protections under both state law and the federal "No Surprises  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 14 -- The New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources issued the following news release: New Hampshire schools that would like to add trees to their campuses are encouraged to apply to participate in the 2025 Schoolyard Canopy Enhancement Program, which is managed by the N.H. Division of Forests and Lands' Urban and Community Forestry Program. "When we started this program in 2023, our hope was not only to provide trees to schools that needed them,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: Today, President Biden announced 336 teachers and mentors from around the nation as recipients of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) and the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM). These awards honor the vital role that America's teachers and mentors play in sha  more