CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 3 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * 48 Scientific Societies Representing Almost 100,000 Scientists Ask Congress to Protect the Future of Science Forty-seven scientific societies, associations and organizations, representing almost 100,000 scientists from diverse disciplines, have sent a letter, organized by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), to members of Congress demanding that they prot  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * Economic Liberties Applauds Massachusetts AG's New Junk Fees Regulations Washington, D.C. -- Following Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell's announcement that the state will implement new regulations to ban the use of mandatory, deceptive "junk fees" across the economy by making clear that they are illegal under Massachusetts law, the American Economi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 4 -- The Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release: * * * STATEMENT: AG Campbell bans "junk fees" in Massachusetts BOSTON - Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced the final adoption of new rules cracking down on hidden "junk fees" on Monday. The new regulations require businesses to clearly disclose the total price of a product or service up front to consumers, provide clear and accessible information on   more