WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, D-Massachusetts, acting ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Acting Ranking Member Lynch Opposes Schedule F and Trump Admin's Plot to Purge and Politicize the Federal Workforce Washington, D.C. (June 6, 2025)--Today, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Acting Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, submitted a comment letter urging Charles Ezell, Acting Direct  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 6 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Animation technique simulates the motion of squishy objects * Animators could create more realistic bouncy, stretchy, and squishy characters for movies and video games thanks to a new simulation method developed by researchers at MIT. Their approach allows animators to simulate rubbery and elastic materials in a way that preserves the physical properties of the material and avoids  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * Brookline Backs Bill to Make Polluters Pay * The statewide bill would raise billions from the largest fossil companies to help fund climate resilience projects Brookline, MA -- On Thursday, June 5, Brookline Town Meeting members voted overwhelmingly to pass Warrant Article 25, a resolution endorsing Massachusetts legislation (H.1014/S.588) that would create a Climate Change Superfund  more

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, June 6 -- DNV, a provider of classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services, posted the following news: * * * DNV Grants Approval in Principle to HD Hyundai Mipo for 20K cbm LCO2 Carrier Design Oslo, 6 June 2025: DNV has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to HD Hyundai Mipo for its 20,000 cbm liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier. This AiP is another milestone in the development of next-generation CO2 transport solutions  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Human Rights First issued the following news on June 6, 2025: * * * Families Finally Receive Calls from Men Held by DHS in Djibouti; Still No Contact with Attorneys BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS -- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has confirmed that the men it sought to remove to South Sudan on May 20, in violation of a federal court order, are still being held in a converted shipping container at a U.S. naval base in Djibouti. On Wednesday late afternoon, for the first  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 6 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Former MIT researchers advance a new model for innovation * Academic research groups and startups are essential drivers of scientific progress. But some projects, like the Hubble Space Telescope or the Human Genome Project, are too big for any one academic lab or loose consortium. They're also not immediately profitable enough for industry to take on. That's the gap researchers at  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 6, 2025: * * * FORWARDING: Velazquez, Waters, Warren, Markey, and Whitehouse Unveil Bill to Support Small Business Compliance with Corporate Transparency Act WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee, introduced new bicameral legislation to help   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * In Law360, Jennifer Romig Discusses Health Care Transactions State Legislation Impacting Real Estate Investment Trusts * In a Law360 article (https://www.law360.com/real-estate-authority/articles/2349574), health care partner Jennifer Romig examined proposed, pending and passed state legislation that would impact how real estate investment trusts (REITs) can invest in health  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 6 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Infinite Threads popup thrift store helps the MIT community and the planet * Three years ago, Massachusetts passed a law prohibiting the disposal of used clothing and textiles. The law aims to reduce waste and promote recycling and repurposing. While many are unaware of the nascent law, MIT students at the helm of Infinite Threads were happy to see its passage. Infinite Threads is  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Municipalities Continue to Make Progress on Single-Use Plastics Reduction * BROOKLINE, MA. - Massachusetts municipalities continue to lead the nation in innovative actions to reduce single-use plastics. Several towns, during their annual spring town meetings, adopted a range of measures to further address the plastic crisis. Most recently, the town of Brookline closed out the   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 6 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The scholar-warrior: How Erik Lin-Greenberg bridges academia and Air Force intelligence * At a time when the U.S. Department of Defense increasingly grapples with emerging technologies and their implications for national security, Erik Lin-Greenberg '09, SM '09 occupies a rare position at the intersection of theory and practice. The MIT political scientist and lieutenant colonel i  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 6 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * How the brain distinguishes between ambiguous hypotheses * When navigating a place that we're only somewhat familiar with, we often rely on unique landmarks to help make our way. However, if we're looking for an office in a brick building, and there are many brick buildings along our route, we might use a rule like looking for the second building on a street, rather than relying on   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 6 -- Nutter, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Nutter Named a 2025 "Top 100 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplace" by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Nutter was recognized in the "100 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces of 2025" list by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, which ranks organizations with the most robust adoption and foster care benefits, for the fourth consecutive year. Additionally, Nutter was selected for the "Best by Size   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * On World Environment Day, Senators Markey, Duckworth, Booker Underscore How Recent Attacks on the National Environmental Policy Act Threaten Public Health and the Environment * Washington (June 5, 2025) - Today, on World Environment Day, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), co-chairs of the Senate Environmental Justice Caucus, released the  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, D-Massachusetts, acting ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Oversight Democrats Vote to Subpoena Elon Musk & Get Answers for Americans, Republicans Run to Muzzle Musk Washington, D.C. (June 6, 2025)-- Rep. Stephen Lynch, Acting Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led Committee Democrats in motioning to subpoena Elon Musk to hold the "senior a  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Slams Trump for Corruption, Bribery in Crypto Schemes * "Under Trump, the SEC isn't protecting anyone. It's not regulating. Its cases are being dictated by whoever is paying the president tens of millions of dollars' worth of crypto bribes." "If this isn't the definition of corruption, then what is?" Video (YouTube) WASHINGTON - In a House Financial Services Committee hearing, Congres  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 (TNSrep) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 6, 2025: * * * Senator Warren Statement on May 2025 Jobs Report Washington, DC - Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee released the following statement: "The Trump trifecta of chaotic tariffs, tax cuts for the wealthy, and unleashing W  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Markey, Baldwin, Rep. Carter Announce Legislation to Protect Public TV Channels * Bill Text (PDF) Washington (June 5, 2025) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) and Representative Troy A. Carter Sr. (LA-02), member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, today announced the introd  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 6 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The math of politics and power * Every day, students at MIT come together to learn, work, play, and form communities large and small. Community Spotlight stories are intended to provide a glimpse inside the Institute's classrooms, labs, and other gathering places to show how people come together, and how they share what it means to be part of MIT's community of scholars. A doctora  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trahan Rips Trump's Plan to Let Palantir Build Dossiers on American Citizens * WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) railed against the Trump administration's plan to turn over Americans' most personal information that was harvested by Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers to Palantir so the c  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, June 7 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: * * * UNITE program offers team-building opportunities By Mark Herlihy, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- The UNITE program offers organizations here opportunities for team-building and recreational activities to foster stronger bonds within units. UNITE provides commanders with funding to initiate events that benefit all members of the workforce in   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * VIDEO: Pressley Highlights How Crypto Blockchain Enables Abuse in Intimate Partner Violence * Calls on Congress to Close Regulatory Gaps, Prevent Blockchain from Becoming Safe Haven for Abusers and Predators "Protecting survivors of abuse should not be a partisan issue. And it certainly should not be an afterthought in our digital financial future." Video (YouTube) WASHINGTON - In a House Fina  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 6, 2025: * * * Warren Statement on Senate Republicans' Plan To Increase Costs For Families And Jeopardize Our Nation's Financial Stability Banking Committee Democratic staff release new fact sheet on how bill violates longstanding Senate Byrd Rule * Washington, D.C. - Today, Chairman Tim Scott released the Senate B  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Schumer, Democratic Senators Call on Pulte to Halt Fannie and Freddie Reprivatization Efforts Before Assessing Impact on Families "We have serious concerns that you plan to make significant changes to the Enterprises in a way that would put investor profits over the homes of millions of Americans." * Washing  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Wyden Press Trump Officials on Seniors' Economic Pain As Result of Trump's Chaotic Tariffs, Social Security Takeover * New Fidelity analysis found average 401(k) balances fell 3%, IRA balances fell 4%, due to market volatility "The Trump Administration must answer for the damage it is inflicting on America's seniors." Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Eliza  more