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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Wednesday September 03, 2025 ( 9 items )  

An Interview with Mike Lowder: A Strategic Approach to Rail Systems
WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Sept. 2 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * An Interview with Mike Lowder: A Strategic Approach to Rail Systems * Michael Lowder, PE, serves as the Director of Signal Engineering at VHB in Boston. With extensive experience in signal engineering and strong leadership abilities, Mike plays a pivotal role in   more

Boston Indicators Data Analysis Estimates at Least 40,000 SNAP Recipients in Greater Boston at Risk From Proposed Cuts
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 3 (TNSrep) -- The Boston Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Boston Indicators data analysis estimates at least 40,000 SNAP recipients in Greater Boston at risk from proposed cuts Gateway Cities could face greatest issues as new rules expected to remove eligibility for many foreign-born residents, add work requirement for parents * A new data analysis (https://www.bostonindicators.org/article-pages/2025/september/mtm-snap) from Boston Indicators   more

Ceres urges timely implementation of EPA methane pollution standard to reduce waste and deliver economic gains
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 2 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and global sustainability challenges, posted the following news release: * * * Ceres urges timely implementation of EPA methane pollution standard to reduce waste and deliver economic gains * Ceres Senior Director of Federal Policy Zach Friedman testified today before the U.S. Environmental Protection Age  more

Lloyds Banking Group Becomes First U.K. Financial Services Benefactor of MITRE ATT&CK
BEDFORD, Massachusetts, Sept. 2 [Category: BizConsulting] -- MITRE, a company that advances national security and serve the public interest as an independent adviser, posted the following news release: * * * Lloyds Banking Group Becomes First U.K. Financial Services Benefactor of MITRE ATT&CK * McLean, Va., and London, U.K., September 2, 2025 - Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has become the first U.K. financial services benefactor of MITRE ATT&CK(r) to help globally advance threat-informed defen  more

MEDIA ADVISORY: Industry and policy leaders with center-right perspectives to champion efforts to protect responsible investing at a mainstage event at Climate Week NYC
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 2 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and global sustainability challenges, posted the following news release: * * * MEDIA ADVISORY: Industry and policy leaders with center-right perspectives to champion efforts to protect responsible investing at a mainstage event at Climate Week NYC * NEW YORK CITY: The transition to a cleaner, more resilie  more

New particle detector passes the "standard candle" test
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 2 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * New particle detector passes the "standard candle" test * A new and powerful particle detector just passed a critical test in its goal to decipher the ingredients of the early universe. The sPHENIX detector is the newest experiment at Brookhaven National Laboratory's Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) and is designed to precisely measure products of high-speed particle collis  more

UCS Experts Available to Discuss Comments Submitted Refuting Validity of DOE's Sham Climate Science Report
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 2 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * UCS Experts Available to Discuss Comments Submitted Refuting Validity of DOE's Sham Climate Science Report * In addition to submitting comments, UCS has joined the Environmental Defense Fund in challenging this report in court, as it was conceived of and written in secret by a select group of five climate contrarians, the "Climate Working Group" (CWG), hand-  more

VIDEO: Pressley's Remarks Following Closed-Door Meeting with Survivors of Epstein's Abuse
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * VIDEO: Pressley's Remarks Following Closed-Door Meeting with Survivors of Epstein's Abuse * Pressley Continues to Call for Release of Full Epstein Files, Public Congressional Hearing to Center Survivors, Shed Light on their Stories Video (YouTube) WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), a member of the House Oversight Committee, held a media availability with Ranking Member R  more

Warren, Blumenthal, Sanders Press Twenty-Five Banks on Predatory Overdraft Fees As Trump Enables Them by Repealing Fee Cap
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2025: * * * Warren, Blumenthal, Sanders Press Twenty-Five Banks on Predatory Overdraft Fees As Trump Enables Them by Repealing Fee Cap "When almost 40 percent of American households have less than $400 in their bank accounts, prices for food, energy, and other essential items are rising rapidly, and Trump's chao  more