WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Aug. 1 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Allston Yards Continues to Cultivate a New and Vibrant Community * For more than 10 years, VHB has helped facilitate the development of Allston Yards, a mixed-use, transit-oriented community that sits on the site of a former Stop & Shop grocery store. The recent R  more

BRONX, New York, Aug. 1 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release: * * * DEC Commissioner Amanda Lefton to Help Release Endangered Sea Turtle Into Atlantic Ocean Along Coney Island on Wednesday, August 6 * Coney Island, Embargoed Til 10:30am EDT Aug. 6, 2025 \-- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Amanda Lefton will help release an endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle into the Atlantic Ocean along the beach   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Environmental Justice Caucus Co-Chairs Markey, Duckworth, Booker Slam Trump Administration Plan to Eliminate EPA's Ability to Protect Public Health from Climate Change * Washington (July 31, 2025) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.)--co-chairs of the U.S. Senate Environmental Justice Caucus-- issued the following statement after Environment  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Administrator Zeldin Travels to Massachusetts, Visits Region 1 Headquarters, NARUC Conference, Regional Lab, Wells G&H Superfund Site, King's Beach & Boston Dynamics * WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, July 30, 2025, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin traveled to Boston, Massachusetts, to speak at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)  more

NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * European Public Cloud Spending Holds Strong Amid U.S. Tariffs, Driven by Finance, Healthcare, and Software and Information Services London, August 1, 2025 -- According to the Worldwide Software and Public Cloud Services Spending Guide published by International Data Corporation (IDC), public cloud services spending in Europe will total $  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 (TNSjou) -- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center issued the following news: * * * Gap in Oncology Training Leaves Doctors Unprepared for Cannabis Questions BIDMC-Led Study Finds Most Cancer Physicians-in-Training Feel Underprepared To Advise Patients About Medical Marijuana * BOSTON -- Evidence suggests as many as 40 percent of adults with cancer turn to marijuana -- more properly known as cannabis -- to manage symptoms like pain, nausea, and anxiety, and many   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Goodwin Advises Small Door Veterinary in Raising $55 Million * The Technology team advised Small Door Veterinary on raising $55 million in new capital to support its next phase of growth. The raise includes a $35 million equity financing led by Valspring Capital, with participation from existing investors, Primary Venture Partners, C&S Family Capital, Lerer Hippeau, and Tob  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 -- The Health and Fitness Association (formerly the International Health Racquet and Sportsclub Association) issued the following statement on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * HFA Pledges Industry Support for White House Youth Fitness Initiative and Revived National Fitness Council The association's national network of fitness facilities and professionals is uniquely positioned to support this mission. * The Health & Fitness Association today issued the following statement   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Arrests Female Burglary Ring in Massachusetts * Under President Trump and Secretary Noem, criminals are no longer welcome in the United States WASHINGTON -- On July 29, 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Boston arrested and lodged detainers against six criminal illegal aliens from Romania who were part of a criminal burglary ring in Massachusetts. According to loc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICMYI: Warren Grills Trump Pick for Top Lawyer at Department of Health and Human Services Over Illegal Grant Cancellations * Senator Warren: "You are the lawyer who is giving advice to Secretary Kennedy...there's only one condition under which you can [cancel these grants], and that is, if the state has materially failed to comply with the agreements or other conditions..." Warren questio  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: At Hearing, Nominee to Lead Weapons Testing Office Commits to Exposing the Truth About Whether Weapons Work and Are Safe, But Won't Commit to Reviewing Weapons and Programs Flagged by Congress * Senator Warren: "[I]t would be your job to make sure that [safety] problems are brought to light and fixed. This is important, because service members' lives are at stake here." Video of Ex  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Aug. 1 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Michelle Nance Joins VHB Charlotte as State & Local Government Market Leader * VHB Charlotte is proud to welcome Michelle Nance as State and Local Government Market Leader. A nationally recognized planning leader and respected civic figure, Michelle brings three d  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Neal Statement on July 2025 Jobs Report, Trump's New, Unconstitutional Tariffs on 90 Countries SPRINGFIELD, MA--Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the July 2025 jobs report and the Trump Administration's sweeping new tariffs on 90 countries: "While working fam  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Northeastern researchers call for greater attention to social impact and social justice in preventing crime What do preschool and streetlights have in common? According to Northeastern University researchers, both are effective ways to prevent crime, and they don't require the involvement of the formal justice system. These seemingly unrelated strategies -- early childhood education and environmental d  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Markey Demands Answers from SBA on Facilitating DOGE Theft of Private Data Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler demanding answers regarding the unprecedented collection of private user data by t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Markey, Senators Booker, Murkowski, Sullivan Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Small Business Contractors Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today introduced the Protecting Small B  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Senator Warren Statement on July 2025 Jobs Report Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee released the following statement: "In July, unemployment rose, job openings fell, and more people sat on the sidelines and stopped searching   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall & Markey Introduce Legislation to Protect Warehouse Workers From Dangerous Quotas * Washington - This week, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Massachusetts) in reintroducing the Warehouse Worker Protection Act, which prohibits dangerous quotas that threaten warehouse worker safety and lead to high injury rates. Several major corporatio  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Aug. 1 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Steve Anderson Featured in Esri's WhereNext Magazine * Steve Anderson, Technology Enablement Service Leader, was recently featured in Esri's WhereNext Magazine, where he highlighted VHB's award-winning NET+ tool that streamlines the solar site selection process fo  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 1 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Ultrasmall optical devices rewrite the rules of light manipulation * In the push to shrink and enhance technologies that control light, MIT researchers have unveiled a new platform that pushes the limits of modern optics through nanophotonics, the manipulation of light on the nanoscale, or billionths of a meter. The result is a class of ultracompact optical devices that are not on  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 1 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Ushering in a new era of suture-free tissue reconstruction for better healing * When surgeons repair tissues, they're currently limited to mechanical solutions like sutures and staples, which can cause their own damage, or meshes and glues that may not adequately bond with tissues and can be rejected by the body. Now, Tissium is offering surgeons a new solution based on a biopolym  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren on Skydance, Paramount Dodgy Responses: "We Need an Independent Investigation" * Warren releases new Paramount response to previous oversight Paramount Response (PDF) | Skydance Response (PDF) Washington, D.C. - In response to Paramount's and Skydance's new responses to her recent letters, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: "These dodgy re  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Coons Statement on Trump Administration Ending Direct File * Washington, D.C. - Following Trump IRS Commissioner Billy Long reportedly confirming that Direct File is "gone," U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and member of the Senate Committee on Finance, and Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Woodwell Climate Research Center, Falmouth, Massachusetts, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) voicing strong opposition to the agency's proposed interim final rule modifying regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This act, enacted over half a century ago, has long served as a framework for ensuring environmental protections and public involvement in federal decision-making processes. The organ  more