WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Sept. 3 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * CTDEEP Permit Updates will Ease Regulatory Barriers for Solar Projects * The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CTDEEP) recently released a draft of the revamped Construction Stormwater General Permit, which includes several changes th  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 -- The Education Development Center issued the following news on Aug. 26, 2025: * * * New National Resources Launched to Support Suicide Prevention As Suicide Prevention Month 2025 draws near, The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention (Action Alliance) at EDC, with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through the Safe States Alliance, has launched two new resources to help communities use effective approaches to prevent su  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, issued the following news: * * * First Person: MBL's Ashley Gendreau | Biology Open First Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Biology Open, helping researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Ashley Gendreau is first author on ' How octopuses use and recruit additional arms to find and manipulate visually hidden  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * GE Vernova to invest in Quebec facility expansion to support Quebec and Canada-wide ambitious energy goals - GE Vernova plans to invest 22.2M CAD in Quebec factories, for its hydropower Sorel-Tracy and grid La Prairie sites. - 16.2M CAD to expand capacity at its hydropower manufacturing facility in Sorel-Tracy to help answer hydropower modernization demand. - 6M CAD to expand capab  more

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig's Roman Fayerberg Named a Massachusetts 'Go To Intellectual Property Lawyer' * BOSTON - Aug. 27, 2025 - Roman Fayerberg, co-chair of the Boston Intellectual Property (IP) & Technology Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, was named a 2025 "Go To Intellectual Property Lawyer" by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Fayerberg and his fellow honore  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Jen McGovern Recognized as Society for Marketing Professional Services Fellow * Jen McGovern, FSMPS, CPSM, Regional Capture Manager, has been recognized as a Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) Fellow for 2025. She is one of seven professionals nat  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 27 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Locally produced proteins help mitochondria function * Our cells produce a variety of proteins, each with a specific role that, in many cases, means that they need to be in a particular part of the cell where that role is needed. One of the ways that cells ensure certain proteins end up in the right location at the right time is through localized translation, a process that ensures  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 27 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Mass General Brigham Heart Experts to Present Data and Insights on Treatment and Prevention at ESC Congress 2025 * * Sessions will highlight advancements and opportunities in heart failure prevention as well as potential treatments for heart failure, including GLP-1RAs * Late-breaking trial results and simultaneous publications on treatments targeting inflammation, trig  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 (TNSjou) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management issued the following news release: * * * Clearing organizational roadblocks that keep you from doing your job MIT Sloan researchers' new Dynamic Work Design framework identifies and alleviates organizations' inefficiencies, miscommunications, and backlogs * CAMBRIDGE, Mass, August 26, 2025 - Organizations face enormous pressure to adapt to shifting customer expectations, eme  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2025: * * * Neal Statement on Trump's Latest Attack on the American Economy SPRINGFIELD, MA-- Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) blasted Trump's latest attack on the U.S. economy with his illegal firing of Federal Reserve Governor Dr. Lisa Cook: "President Trump's illegal removal of Federal Reserve Govern  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2025: * * * Neal, Larson Call on Congress to Act After Whistleblower Report of 'DOGE' Mishandling of Americans' Private Social Security Data East Hartford, CT - Today,House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (MA-01) and Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) called on Congress to act a  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 27 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * New method could monitor corrosion and cracking in a nuclear reactor * MIT researchers have developed a technique that enables real-time, 3D monitoring of corrosion, cracking, and other material failure processes inside a nuclear reactor environment. This could allow engineers and scientists to design safer nuclear reactors that also deliver higher performance for applications li  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 27 [Category: Environment] (TNSrpt) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * New Report Confirms Trump's Attack on Offshore Wind Will Raise Electric Prices Across New England * CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--Weather extremes such as heat waves and cold snaps, paired with an overreliance on methane gas, are taxing the New England electric grid and hitting ratepayers' pocketbooks with the regional grid operator, ISO New England, reporting   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 27 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * The No Surprises Act Has Reduced Patients' Out-of-Pocket Spending for Medical Care * Investigators at Mass General Brigham and the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have uncovered how patients' healthcare spending has changed following the implementation of the No Surprises Act in 2022, a bipartisan law prohib  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Sasha Thaler Quoted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly on Wage Act Commission Ruling * Constangy partner Sasha Thaler was quoted in a recent Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly article analyzing the Superior Court's decision in Ford v. Vacationeer, LLC, which rejected a Wage Act claim for unpaid commissions. In the case, a former travel planner argued she   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey, Rep. Huffman Lead Colleagues in Opposing BP's Reckless Offshore Drilling Plan * Washington (August 26, 2025) - Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, House Natural Resources Ranking Member Jared Huffman (CA-02), Vice Ranking Member Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), and Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Ranking Member Ya  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Statement by Senator Warren on President Trump Attempting to Fire Lisa Cook Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement on President Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Co  more