WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Demands FERC Oversight of Transmission Projects to Drive Down Rising Energy Costs * [Hartford, CT] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), in a new letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), demanded solutions to drive down rising energy costs in Connecticut and across New England. Blumenthal called for increased oversight of the planning process for reg  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces Updated Cleanup Plan for Linemaster Switch Corp. Superfund Site in Woodstock, Connecticut * BOSTON (Aug. 11, 2025) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an updated cleanup plan for the Linemaster Switch Corp. Superfund site in Woodstock, Connecticut. The revised plan outlines new actions to clean up soil and groundwater polluted by disposal activities that   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 12 (TNSrep) -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * Genesis Healthcare files for bankruptcy Genesis Healthcare, once the largest skilled nursing operator in the United States,[1] filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July 2025, burdened with more than one billion dollars in debt.[2] The company's collapse caps years of financial deterioration shaped by a private equity strategy of asset stripping, high-risk borrowing, and recurring regul  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 [Category: BizMedia] -- NPR [National Public Radio] posted the following news release: * * * Gulf States Newsroom Receives Grant from W.K. Kellogg Foundation * August 11, 2025; New Orleans, LA - The Gulf States Newsroom (GSN) announced today it received a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) in support of its in-depth, award-winning reporting on issues confronting people across the Gulf South. The newsroom is a collaboration among public media organizations in Mi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 25-071) on July 31, 2025 entitled "Audit of the Office of Justice Programs Second Chance Act Grant Awarded to the Volunteers of America Northern New England, Inc.": Here is the executive summary: * * * Objectives The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) awarded the Volunteers of America Northern New England, Inc. (VOANNE), a grant totaling $900,000 under the Second Chance Act: Improving Substanc  more

DANBURY, Connecticut, Aug. 12 -- Western Connecticut State University issued the following news release: * * * Two WCSU students earn recognition for news reporting at NATAS Boston/New England conference DANBURY, Connecticut -- Two Western Connecticut State University media students took home coveted awards in the highly competitive National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS)/New England Collegiate Student Production Awards held recently in Boston, Massachusetts. Undergraduate Med  more