NEW YORK, May 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * 18 Attorneys General Challenge Trump Administration's Attacks on Wind Energy (WASHINGTON - May 5, 2025) Today, Attorneys General from 17 states and the District of Columbia filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts challenging the Trump administration's actions to stop and block offshore and onshore wind energy projects. "At a time when Amer  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 6 -- Community Catalyst issued the following news release: * * * NEW POLLING: Health Care Affordability Is A Significant And Growing Concern For Most Voters And They Want Lawmakers To Take Action To Address Medical Debt And Reign In Big Insurance And Hospital Systems Polling Commissioned by Community Catalyst Finds Most Voters in Favor of Major Changes In Health Care BOSTON, MA - New polling from Community Catalyst done by HIT Strategies, the leading millennial a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 2 -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * President Trump's budget proposal further guts humanitarian assistance to pave the way for tax handouts for ultra-wealthy - Oxfam In response to President Trump releasing his proposed budget plan for fiscal year 2026, Oxfam America President and CEO Abby Maxman said: "President Trump's budget plan is a guidebook for stealing from the poor to give to the ultra-rich. From gutting life-saving humanitarian ass  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, May 5 -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * Scientists in Alvin Witness Seafloor Eruption on the East Pacific Rise Long-awaited event sets the stage for scientists to learn more about physical, chemical and biological processes in the deep ocean Scientists diving in the human-occupied vehicle Alvin recently witnessed a rare but predicted seafloor eruption along the mid-ocean ridge axis at 9 50'N on the East Pacific Rise. T  more