WASHINGTON, May 8 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-MA Releases New Civil Rights Report Showing Escalation of Hate Crimes and School Violence Against Muslims in Massachusetts The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA) today released its 2024 Civil Rights Report, documenting a dramatic rise in anti-Muslim hate crimes, school violence, failures in police response, and workplac  more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, May 9 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Court OKs Springfield Biomass Plant Permit Community members, elected officials have spoken out against harmful plant The Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled in favor of Palmer Renewable Energy's desperate attempt to revive its biomass plant using permits that expired over a decade ago. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) has fought alongside Springfield residents and leaders for years   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 9 -- GBH, a multiplatform creator for public media, issued the following news release: * * * FRONTLINE Produces ASL-Interpreted Videos for Podcast Series With Maine Public and Portland Press Herald: "Breakdown: Turning Anguish into Action" THU., MAY 8 -- FRONTLINE, the acclaimed PBS investigative documentary series produced at GBH in Boston, announced it has, for the first time, published American Sign Language (ASL)-interpreted videos for each episode of its podca  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 8 -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * Israel's New INGO Registration Measures Are a Grave Threat to Humanitarian Operations and International Law - 55 Organizations Say The undersigned 55 organizations operating in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory (OPTI) call for urgent action from the international community against new Israeli registration rules for international NGOs. Based on vague, broad, politicized, and open-ended criteria,   more