CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, May 8 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for May 6th, 2025 This Week in the ASAM Weekly A non-profit out of Seattle is trying something remarkable -- a low-dose induction of injectable buprenorphine that could automate around precipitated withdrawals in such a way that providers of MOUD should soon expect people with OUD to be asking about it ( Seattle Times ). This happens bec  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 9 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * BU Commencement 2025: Everything You Need to Know By Rich Barlow Boston University's 152nd All-University Commencement, on Sunday, May 18, will mark two firsts. The Class of 2025 will be the first to say farewell to BU under the leadership of President Melissa Gilliam. And for the first time, tickets (which are free) will be required for the Nickerson Field ceremony. Graduating students registered for digita  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Cultural burning by Indigenous peoples increased oak in forests near settlements UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A debate continues among scientists over whether tree composition in forests in eastern North American historically have been influenced more by climate or by cultural burning, which is the intentional and controlled use of fire by Indigenous people to manage their environment. Now, a new  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 8 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) has revoked the renewable energy resource certifications for Nexamp, Inc.'s 2.50 MW Dixfield Solar Facility, located in Dixfield, Maine. The Commission issued the order for revocation on May 6, 2025, following a petition from Nexamp to rescind the original certification order from January 3, 2024. The earlier order had classified the Dixfield Solar Facility as a Class I and Class IA renewable resource, making its energy gener  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 8 -- The National Center for Lesbian Rights issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * New Filing Says Secretary Hegseth's Public Statements and the Talbott Case Make Clear the DC Circuit Must Address Whether the Transgender Military Ban is Based on Hostility or 'Animus' Late-night letter brief argues the Supreme Court's explanation-less order in a different case--that did not consider animus--does not impact Talbott, and the preliminary injunction   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Sen. Markey, Rep. Summer Lee, Lawyers for Good Government Host Roundtable Discussion on EPA's Termination of Environmental Justice Grants Washington (May 7, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Representative Summer Lee (PA-12), and Lawyers for Good Government on Monday hosted a virtual roundtable discussion on the Trump administration's damaging cuts to environmental justice fu  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 8 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) has revoked the renewable energy resource certifications for Giri Jonesboro Solar LLC's 1.990 MW Giri Jonesboro Solar Facility, located in Jonesboro, Maine. The Commission issued the order for revocation on May 6, 2025, following a petition from Jonesboro Solar to rescind the original certification order from July 31, 2024. The earlier order had classified the Giri Jonesboro Solar Facility as a Class I and Class IA renewable   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 8 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) has issued an order, dated May 6, 2025, revoking the renewable energy resource certifications previously granted to Summit Ridge Energy LLC for its 2.0 MW Crowley Road Solar Facility in Sabbatus, Maine. The decision comes after Summit Ridge requested the rescission of the original certification order, which was issued on January 3, 2024. The prior order had classified the Crowley Road Solar Facility as a Class I and Class IA   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 8 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) has issued an order on May 6, 2025, revoking the renewable energy resource certifications previously granted to Summit Ridge Energy LLC for its 3.0 MW NRS Bethel Solar Facility, located in Bethel, Maine. This decision follows a petition filed by Summit Ridge requesting the rescission of the original certification order issued on November 15, 2023. The 2023 order had designated the NRS Bethel Solar Facility as a Class I and Cl  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 8 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has issued an order revoking the renewable energy certifications previously granted to Nexamp, Inc.'s Mariner Solar Facility in Winthrop. The decision, dated May 6, 2025, rescinds the Commission's November 8, 2023 order that classified the 2.5 MW solar facility as a Class I and Class IA renewable resource eligible for Maine's Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS). According to the PUC filing, Nexamp requested the revocation in a   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 8 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) has revoked the renewable energy resource certifications previously granted to Summit Ridge Energy LLC for its 4.98 MW Somerset Solar Facility in Pittsfield. In an order dated May 6, 2025, the Commission granted Summit Ridge's request to rescind the original certification order issued on November 15, 2023. The 2023 order had classified the Somerset Solar Facility as a Class I and Class IA renewable resource, making it eligibl  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 8 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has revoked the renewable energy certifications for Summit Ridge Energy LLC's Hermon Solar Facility, a 4.98 MW project located in Hermon, Maine. The Commission issued the order on May 6, 2025, effectively rescinding its previous certification granted on November 15, 2023. The decision follows a petition filed by Summit Ridge on February 28, 2025, requesting the revocation. In its petition, Summit Ridge stated that the Hermon S  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 8 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) has issued an order revoking the renewable energy resource certifications for Summit Ridge Energy LLC's 2.0 MW Maxcys Mill Solar Facility in Windsor. The decision, dated May 6, 2025, follows a request from Summit Ridge to rescind the original certification granted on November 15, 2023. The previous order had designated the Maxcys Mill Solar Facility as a Class I and Class IA renewable resource, making its energy generation el  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 8 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) has revoked the renewable energy resource certifications for Summit Ridge Energy LLC's 2.0 MW Union Street Solar Facility in Bangor, Maine. The Commission issued the order for revocation on May 6, 2025, following a petition from Summit Ridge to rescind the original certification order from May 22, 2024. The earlier order had classified the Union Street Solar Facility as a Class I and Class IA renewable resource, making its en  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 8 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) has revoked the renewable energy resource certifications previously granted to Summit Ridge Energy LLC for its 2 MW Waldoboro Solar Facility, located in Washington, Maine. The Commission issued the order for revocation on May 6, 2025, following a request from Summit Ridge. The initial certification order, issued on November 15, 2023, had classified the Waldoboro Solar Facility as both a Class I and Class IA renewable resource  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 8 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) has revoked the renewable energy resource certifications for Nexamp, Inc.'s 1.992 MW Milo Solar, LLC Facility, located in Milo, Maine. The Commission issued the order for revocation on May 6, 2025, following a petition from Nexamp to rescind the original certification order from March 25, 2024. The earlier order had classified the Milo Solar facility as a Class I and Class IA renewable resource, making its energy generation e  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 7 -- The National Center for Lesbian Rights issued the following news release on May 6, 2025: * * * Supreme Court Issues Ruling in Shilling Blocking the Preliminary Injunction Protections and Green-lighting Implementation of Trump's Transgender Military Ban Ruling paves the way for a purge of highly qualified transgender service members WASHINGTON, D.C.--The Supreme Court of the United States today granted the Trump administration's April 24 motion for an emerg  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The National Endowment for the Humanities issued the following news release: * * * NEH Announces $9.55 Million for 68 Humanities Projects Grant awards support expanded access to historical collections, exhibitions, curriculum development, and scholarly research in the humanities. Washington, DC (May 8, 2025) - The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced $9.55 million in grants for 68 humanities projects across the country. The grants will underwrite  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 8 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) has revoked the renewable energy resource certifications for Nexamp, Inc.'s 2.25 MW Footbridge Solar Facility in Harrington, Maine. In an order issued on May 6, 2025, the Commission granted Nexamp's request to rescind the original certification order from February 23, 2024. The earlier order had classified the Footbridge Solar Facility as a Class I and Class IA renewable resource, making its energy generation eligible under M  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 8 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) has revoked the renewable energy resource certifications for Nexamp, Inc.'s 4.99 MW Front Ridge Solar 1, LLC Facility in Orland, Maine. The Commission issued the order for revocation on May 6, 2025, following a petition from Nexamp to rescind the original certification order from January 3, 2024. The earlier order had classified the Front Ridge Solar facility as a Class I and Class IA renewable resource, making its energy gen  more

CANTON, Ohio, May 8 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * NFL bandwagons to hop on in 2025: Patriots, Bears, Cardinals ooze intrigue; Cam Ward offers thrill ride In the ephemeral world of modern content churn, March's free agency frenzy already feels like a distant memory while April's draft is rapidly becoming old news. So, as we sit here in mid-May, with most offseason talent acquisition in the rearview mirror, what lies ahead for football fan  more

CANTON, Ohio, May 8 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Ranking the NFL's top 15 quarterbacks on rookie contracts: Is Jayden Daniels or C.J. Stroud at No. 1? Roster construction isn't easy. Personnel executives across all 32 NFL franchises are annually tasked with finding ways to maximize cap space in order to build the best possible 53-man lineup. One available cheat code of sorts? Saving money at the game's most important position: quarterba  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 8 [Category: BizHospital] -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital issued the following news release: * * * St. Jude neurologist Richard Finkel named to TIME100 Health TIME has named Richard S. Finkel, MD, Center for Experimental Neurotherapeutics (CENT) director at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital to TIME100 Health, the news magazine's list of 100 individuals who are positively influencing global health in 2025. Finkel, a leading pediatric neurologist, joined S  more

NEW YORK, May 8 -- The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * TIME Names Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Physician-Scientists, Andrea Cercek, MD and Vinod Balachandran, MD, to the 2025 TIME100 Health Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is pleased to announce TIME has named two MSK physician-scientists, Andrea Cercek, MD, and Vinod Balachandran, MD, to the 2025 TIME100 Health, a list of the 100 most influential individuals in health. Dr.  more

TORONTO, Ontario, May 8 -- The University of Toronto issued the following news: * * * Radical vs. simple hysterectomy? Researcher says post-operative sexual health should be considered Study finds similar cancer outcomes for the two cervical cancer procedures in early-stage patients, but improved bladder and sexual health outcomes for the less invasive approach By Matthew Tierney For people with low-risk, early-stage cervical cancer, a simple hysterectomy removing the uterus and cervix has  more