WASHINGTON, March 24 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Consumer Law Center posted the following news release: * * * As Winter Shutoff Protections Expire, More Bay Staters are Falling Behind on Energy Bills March 24, 2025 -- Press Release High demand, federal funding cuts, strain Massachusetts utility assistance programs BOSTON - As families in Massachusetts continue to struggle to afford their utility bills, a new brief analyzes Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities data and fi  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * Educators, Professors, School Districts, Unions Unite to Challenge to Trump Attempt to Dismantle Department of Education Massachusetts - Today, a coalition including educators, school districts, and unions filed a legal action against the Trump adm  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Middleborough Select Board Approves Resolution to Avoid PFAS MIDDLEBOROUGH, MA. - The Middleborough Select Board has approved a resolution requiring the city to avoid, when possible, the purchase or use of products containing fluorinated chemicals including perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl compounds, called PFAS or "forever chemicals." This marks the third municipal resolution against pu  more

FALMOUTH, Massachusetts, March 25 (TNSres) -- Woodwell Climate Research Center, formerly the Woods Hole Research Center, issued the following statement on March 24, 2025, by CEO R. Max Holmes : * * * Standing strong for our federal forests Mature and old growth is too valuable to harvest Understanding and protecting forests has been at the heart of Woodwell Climate's work from the beginning--from the lush tropical rainforests of the Amazon and Congo, to the vast boreal forests spanning Alask  more