Thursday - December 11, 2025
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Wednesday December 03, 2025 ( 21 items )  

Ameresco Develops On-site Solar for Orange Unified School District
FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, Dec. 2 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release: * * * Ameresco Develops On-site Solar for Orange Unified School District * FRAMINGHAM, MA and ORANGE, CA - December 2, 2025 - Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading energy infrastructure solutions provider, and Orange Unified School District (OUSD) today announced the completion of a solar photovoltaic rooftop   more

Bitdeer Completes $400 Million Convertible Senior Notes Offering with Capped Call and Registered Direct Offering
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 2 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Bitdeer Completes $400 Million Convertible Senior Notes Offering with Capped Call and Registered Direct Offering * Goodwin's Capital Markets team advised the initial purchasers on a Rule 144A offering by Bitdeer Technologies Group of its 4.00% convertible senior notes due 2031. The initial conversion price of the notes represents a premium of approximately 27.5% over the re  more

Boston Consulting Group: Green Economy Surpasses $5 Trillion - New Report Highlights Path to $7 Trillion by 2030
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 3 (TNSrpt) -- Boston Consulting Group, a management consulting firm, presented the following news release: * * * Green Economy Surpasses $5 Trillion: New Report Highlights Path to $7 Trillion by 2030 * New WEF-BCG report reveals green revenues grow faster and companies with green revenues often outperform the market * Over half of global emissions can be addressed with already cost-competitive solutions, with a further 20% close behind, yet not all solutions will   more

Cybersecurity Management Tools Reduce the Risks of Serious Incidents
DEDHAM, Massachusetts, Dec. 2 [Category: BizConsulting] -- The Arc Advisory Group issued the following news release: * * * Cybersecurity Management Tools Reduce the Risks of Serious Incidents * ARC Advisory Group's recent market size and forecast research on industrial cybersecurity management tools shows that the market experienced strong growth in recent years. Increased awareness of cyber risks, governmental actions, and more comprehensive regulations accelerated investments in basic cybe  more

House Passes Trahan Bill to Advance Rare Disease Treatments for Kids
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * House Passes Trahan Bill to Advance Rare Disease Treatments for Kids * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee, secured unanimous House passage of the Creating Hope Reauthorization Act, her bipartisan legislation to reauthorize a critical program that drives development of new treatments for children w  more

Manufacturing Execution Systems Are Vital for Digital Transformation
DEDHAM, Massachusetts, Dec. 1 [Category: BizConsulting] -- The Arc Advisory Group issued the following news release: * * * Manufacturing Execution Systems Are Vital for Digital Transformation * ARC Advisory Group's research makes it evident that today's modern Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), also known as Manufacturing Operations Management systems (MOM), are a key enabler and often the central focus of digital transformation, IT/OT convergence, and cloud adoption in manufacturing. ME  more

McGovern, Massie, Castro Introduce Bipartisan War Powers Resolution to Block Trump Administration's Escalating Hostilities Toward Venezuela
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * McGovern, Massie, Castro Introduce Bipartisan War Powers Resolution to Block Trump Administration's Escalating Hostilities Toward Venezuela * WASHINGTONRepresentative Jim McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY), and Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Ranking Member of the House   more

Meet Mass Arbitration's New Manager: The Process Arbitrator
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Meet Mass Arbitration's New Manager: The Process Arbitrator * Kyle Tayman is speaking at the California Lawyers Association's webinar titled "." This webinar will discuss the still-new role of the process arbitrator. The speakers of the webinar will include Kyle Tayman, Morris Dweck, Tacy Zysk, and Kathy Smalley and Janice Sperow will be the moderator. *** Original text   more

NFWF Announces Nearly $12 Million in Grants from Long Island Sound Futures Fund
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation posted the following news release: * * * NFWF Announces Nearly $12 Million in Grants from Long Island Sound Futures Fund * Connecticut (December 2, 2025) - The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and partners today announced nearly $12 million in grants to organizations and local governments to improve the health of Long Island Sound and its wildlife populations. The grants will leverage more than $8 million in matching  more

NRC's Rushed Approval of Bill Gates' Experimental Wyoming Nuclear Reactor will Imperil Public Health, the Environment
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 2 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * NRC's Rushed Approval of Bill Gates' Experimental Wyoming Nuclear Reactor will Imperil Public Health, the Environment * Yesterday, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced that its technical staff had completed an expedited safety review of an application to construct a $10 billion, 345-megawatt experimental sodium-cooled fast nuclear reactor in Kemm  more

Pressley Keeps Fighting to Pay Federal Contract Workers Backpay After Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Keeps Fighting to Pay Federal Contract Workers Backpay After Government Shutdown * Pressley Introduces Amendment to Incorporate Her Fair Pay for Federal Contractors Act into Bipartisan Bill Led by Oversight Chair and Ranking Member Video (YouTube) | Amendment Text (PDF) WASHINGTON - Today, in a House Oversight Committee markup, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) introduced an amendme  more

Sen. Markey, Rep. Clarke Reintroduce AI Civil Rights Act to Eliminate AI Discrimination and Enact Guardrails on Use of Algorithms in Decisions Impacting People's Rights, Civil Liberties, Livelihoods
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Markey, Rep. Clarke Reintroduce AI Civil Rights Act to Eliminate AI Discrimination and Enact Guardrails on Use of Algorithms in Decisions Impacting People's Rights, Civil Liberties, Livelihoods * Senator Markey joined by Representatives Yvette Clarke, Pramila Jayapal, Summer Lee, and advocates Damon Hewitt and Maya Wiley Bill Text (PDF) Washington (December 2, 2025) - Senator Edwar  more

Striped Bass are Struggling; UMass Amherst Biologists Know How to Help
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Striped Bass are Struggling; UMass Amherst Biologists Know How to Help Reducing air exposure, fight times, water temps, as well as increasing angler education, are key to a sustainable fishery * While there are only four official seasons in the year, anglers in the Northeast recognize a fifth: striper season, the months from May to November when striped bass, which can grow up to 100  more

U.S. Department of Energy Announces $400 Million in Funding to Accelerate Deployment of the Nation's First Commercial Small Modular Nuclear Reactor
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 3 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Energy announces $400 million in funding to accelerate deployment of the nation's first commercial small modular nuclear reactor GE Vernova Hitachi's BWRX-300 small modular reactor to be located at Clinch River * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a $400 million grant to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to continue to accelerate deployment of GE  more

UMass-Amherst: Fall 2025 Rising Researchers Announced
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 3 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Fall 2025 Rising Researchers Announced Seven UMass Amherst undergraduates have been named Fall 2025 Rising Researchers in recognition of their outstanding research, scholarship and creative activity in a variety of fields. Not only have these students contributed to scholarly publications and major conference presentations, but their work is making meaningful advances in quantum computing, comm  more

UMass-Amherst: Song Liang Co-Organizes Infectious Diseases Training Workshop in Zanzibar
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 3 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Song Liang Co-Organizes Infectious Diseases Training Workshop in Zanzibar Song Liang, professor and chair of environmental health sciences in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, co-organized a National Science Foundation-funded workshop on modeling infectious disease transmission and control held earlier this year in Zanzibar, Tanzania. The weeklong training focused on schistosomia  more

Wakefield Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Wakefield Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring * BOSTON - A Wakefield man pleaded guilty today to his role in a conspiracy to distribute crystal methamphetamine. Daniel Loughman, a/k/a "Swiss," 40, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams and more of methamphetamine and one count of conspirac  more

Warren Publishes New Independent Analysis Revealing Republican "Bonus Depreciation" Tax Break as Giant Handout Boosting Wealthiest Corporations
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Publishes New Independent Analysis Revealing Republican "Bonus Depreciation" Tax Break as Giant Handout Boosting Wealthiest Corporations * Trump's Big Beautiful Bill permanently extended this corporate tax break Over 80% of bonus depreciation claimed by corporations from 2018 to 2022 went to those making over $1 billion annually Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) shared new data i  more

Warren, Booker, Blumenthal Press Twenty-One Credit Unions on Predatory Overdraft Fees Amid Trump's Illegal Attempt to Shut Down the CFPB
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Booker, Blumenthal Press Twenty-One Credit Unions on Predatory Overdraft Fees Amid Trump's Illegal Attempt to Shut Down the CFPB U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) sent letter  more

WATCH: Seth Moulton Conducts Oversight Tour of Burlington ICE Facility, Speaks with Advocates and Media Afterwards
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Seth Moulton Conducts Oversight Tour of Burlington ICE Facility, Speaks with Advocates and Media Afterwards * BURLINGTON, MA This morning, Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) conducted an official oversight visit of the ICE field office located in Burlington, Massachusetts. Congressman Moulton toured the facility and spoke with ICE personnel afterwards. After concluding his visit, Congressm  more

WPI Researcher Receives $542,500 Award to Identify What Makes Lyme Disease Tick
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Dec. 3 -- Worcester Polytechnic Institute issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * WPI Researcher Receives $542,500 Award to Identify What Makes Lyme Disease Tick Jeffrey Bourgeois will study role of human genes in inflammatory responses caused by Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria * Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researcher Jeffrey Bourgeois has been awarded a $542,500 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to identify genetic factors that inf  more