WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * ADVISORY: Sierra Club NY, Dartmouth College, SUNY Host Panel Discussion at Climate Week NYC 2025 About Skiing and Sustainability--Results Achieved and Future Progress * NEW YORK, NY \- On Tuesday, September 23, the Sierra Club, the State University of New York (SUNY) and Dartmouth College will host a panel discussion during Climate Week NYC titled: Skiing and Sustainability: Achieving Sco  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Disaster Management, District of Columbia and Census released the following written testimony by Basel J. Musharbash, principal attorney at Antimonopoly Counsel, from a Sept. 10, 2025, hearing entitled "Sounding the Alarm: America's Fire Apparatus Crisis": * * * Chair Hawley, Ranking Member Kim, Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for holding this important hearing, and thank you for inviting me t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * As Extreme Weather Events Persist, Markey, Massachusetts Delegation Urge Army Corps to Address Staffing Cuts in Massachusetts * Letter Text (PDF) Washington (September 18, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and every member of the Massachusetts congressional delegation--Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Richard Neal (MA-01), Jim McGovern (MA-02), Lori Trahan  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Dominican National Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison for Unlawful Re-Entry and Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl and Cocaine * BOSTON - A Dominican national residing in Methuen, Mass. has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for unlawfully re-entering the United States after deportation and possessing narcotics intended for d  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Ranking Member Markey Slams Trump Administration's Malfunctioning Manufacturing Agenda at Small Business Committee Hearing Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) highlighted how Trump's attacks on the American economy and draconian rule changes at the Small Business Administration (SBA) are hurting small   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * NOAA Fisheries Partners with Northeast Groundfish Industry to Update Key Data for Stock Assessments NOAA Fisheries' Cooperative Research Branch and partners are re-evaluating conversion factors and length-weight relationships to improve the accuracy of groundfish stock assessments and ensure sustainable fisheries. The commercial groundfishing industry has long been a cornerstone of Ne  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * NUWC Division Newport's Academic Degree Training Program honors 42 graduates * NEWPORT, R.I. - The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport celebrated the accomplishments of 42 students graduating from the Academic Degree Training Program after receiving degrees in mechanical engineering, systems engineering, ocean engineering, cybersecurity, and other fields. Technical Director Marie Buss  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 20 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following statement on Sept. 19, 2025: * * * Oceantic Statement: Action Against SouthCoast Wind Sabotages New England Grid, Affordable Energy Late yesterday, the Department of Justice filed to voluntarily remand its approval of SouthCoast Wind's Construction and Operations Plan. The 2.4 GW project was scheduled to deliver reliable, affordable power to more than 1 million Massachu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, Whitehouse Introduce Bipartisan QUAHOGS Act to Investigate Declining Shellfish Populations * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) introduced bipartisan legislation to study why quahogs - also known as hard shell clams - and other native shellfish populations are in decline along the east coast of the United States. The Quantifying Uncertainty and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, released the following opening statement from a Sept. 9, 2025, hearing entitled "How the Corruption of Science has Impacted Public Perception and Policies Regarding Vaccines": * * * I want to welcome everyone to today's hearing titled, "How the Corruption of Science has Impacted Public Perception and Policies Regarding Vaccines." I also  more