WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * E&C Democrats Demand Answers on FDA's COVID Vaccine Memo Democratic Committee Leaders Seek Documentation and Transparency as Trump Administration Seeks to Limit Vaccine Access via Email Without Providing Evidence * Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Health Subcommittee Ranking Memb  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden, Maine fishermen push trade commission for fair fishing rules in Gray Zone * WASHINGTON Ahead of two Maine fishermen's testimonies to the International Trade Commission (ITC) today, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) submitted a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer calling for fairer fishing rules between Maine and Canadian fishermen in the Gray Zone a 277 square-mile area of ocean n  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 6 -- Save the Sound issued the following news release: * * * Save the Sound applauds steps taken by New England Fishery Management Council toward protecting river herring Soundkeeper Bill Lucey encouraged about prospects for recovery in Long Island Sound region * While Amendment 10 did not get reinstated to the New England Fishery Management Council's official priorities list for 2026, the Council did add some of its key components that could protect shad and ri  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Statement on Sublime Systems Announcement of Holyoke Project Pause * Washington (December 5, 2025) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Environment and Public Works Committees, today issued a statement on Sublime Systems' announcement that it would pause construction of its low-carbon cement plants in Holyoke, Massachuset  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB Collaborates with MBTA and SPS on Two Superstructure Replacements * After identifying fatigue cracking during an inspection, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) engaged VHB to design the replacement of two side-by-side short-span steel supers  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Barrasso Introduce Legislation to Expand Access to Quality-Driven Health Care * Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and John Barrasso (R-WY) have introduced bipartisan legislation to expand access to quality-driven health care. The ACO Assignment Improvement Act expands participation in Medicare's coordinated-care programs by ensuring Medicare recognizes th  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 -- Worcester Polytechnic Institute issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * Worcester Polytechnic Institute Builds on Three Decades of Cybersecurity Leadership with New Degree Tackling Global Skills Gap New bachelor's degree in cybersecurity builds on WPI's national reputation and addresses a critical global shortage of skilled digital defenders * Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has launched a new Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity pr  more