WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The National Consumers League issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2026: * * * 14 Public Interest Groups Urge Meta to Act on Scam Ads Today, the National Consumers League and 13 other public interest groups urged Meta to implement new policies to combat the epidemic of scam ads on its platforms, which includes Facebook and Instagram. The advocacy effort comes after reporting that the company at one point projected 10% of its revenue to come from advertisements   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 12 [Category: Energy]-- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release on Feb. 11, 2026: * * * 350.org on Trump's latest rollback of US climate regulation The White House announced that the US Environmental and Protection Agency (EPA) will repeal on Thursday the "endangerment finding," a scientific conclusion that greenhouse gases are dangerous to public health and wel  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 11 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG's Office Secures Indictments Against Waltham-Based Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Provider And Former Owner Over Money Laundering And Medicaid Fraud Scheme * BOSTON -The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) today announced that Bakali Mukasa, 44, formerly of Billerica, and his former company, JBM Health and Educational Services Inc. (JBM), were indic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Arkansas Responds: Trump Admin. To Repeal Major Health and Climate Protections * Fayetteville, Ark. - This Thursday, the Trump Administration is expected to finalize three decisions that will significantly increase climate-warming and health-harming pollution across America. As it continues to diminish the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to protect our health, Trump and EPA Admin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * At Hearing, Warren Calls for Accountability for Poor Barracks Conditions, Adds That We Need Higher Wages for Military Child Care Workers * "We owe (service members) everything...if we don't address these issues, we put our military readiness, retention, and recruitment at risk." Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, Ranking Member Elizabe  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 11 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Urges Congress to Pass Senate's Kids Online Safety Act * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 39 other attorneys general today called on Congress to pass the Senate version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), S. 1748, to protect children and their data. In a letter to congressional leaders, Attorney General James a  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 11 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION OF ATTORNEYS GENERAL OPPOSING ROLLBACK OF CRUCIAL FAIR HOUSING REGULATIONS * Chicago -Attorney General Kwame Raoul today co-led a coalition of 24 state attorneys general in sending a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) opposing an unlawful attempt to rollback regulations under the Fair Housing Act (FHA).   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 11 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Skrmetti Urges Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act * Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today, together with a bipartisan coalition of 40 attorneys general, urged Congressional leadership to protect children from online harm and pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). The letter was circulated to House and Senate leadership in advance of potential consideratio  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 11 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Sunday Urges Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act * HARRISBURG - Attorney General Dave Sunday, along with a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general, urged Congressional leadership to protect children from online harm by passing the Pa. Senate's Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). The letter, signed by 40 attorneys general, was circulated to House and Senate l  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of Attorneys General issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Coalition of Attorneys General Urges Congress to Advance Senate Kids Online Safety Act * Washington, D.C. - February 10, 2026 -Today the National Association of Attorneys General sent a letter on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of 40 state and territorial attorneys general to congressional leadership urging support for the Sena  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 11 (TNSJou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about Tobacco Control: * * * Legalisation of cannabis + retail sales linked to rise in its use and co-use of tobacco Patterns evident in higher risk groups and those with historically lower levels of cannabis use * The legalisation of cannabis and the start of retail sales of the drug in the US are linked to both a rise in its recreational use and concurrent use of tobacco, as well as a fall in sole tobacco use  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Digital Money: A Chance for Hong Kong's Fund Industry to Double Up - A report from Boston Consulting Group, Massachusetts - January 2026 (32 pages) * * * Boston Consulting Group issued a report showing that Hong Kong's financial sector could significantly expand by embracing digital money and token-based financial infrastructure, potentially enabling the city's fund industry to double in size. The report, produced with Aptos Labs and contributions from Hang Sen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The Global Champions of Urban Mobility - A report from Boston Consulting Group, Massachusetts - January 2026 (19 pages) - Authored by Markus Hagenmaier, Sebastian Pfaffinger, Arturs Smilkstins, Johannes Wahl, Julien Bert, Nikolaus Lang, Vladislav Boutenko and Andrey Berdichevskiy * * * The Boston Consulting Group issued a report that benchmarks how more than 150 cities around the world are performing on urban mobility and transport systems. The report evaluates  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-South Carolina, issued the following floor remarks on Feb. 10, 2026: * * * Clyburn Delivers Floor Remarks Honoring Black Veterans and Servicemembers During The 100th Anniversary of Black History Month Mr. Speaker, We have come to the floor today to pay homage to the Black men and women of our armed forces whose service and sacrifices have far too often unrecognized and underappreciated. And to make matters worse, they have often been denied the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Communications Commission proposes to substitute channel 10 for channel 36 at Norwell station in Massachusetts, following a request from RNN Boston License Co. LLC. The licensee requested the change to allow the station to remain on the air and maintain service to viewers within its coverage area. Because the petitioner intends to use its currently licensed technical parameters, the FCC determined that the substitution meets community coverage and tech  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has released report PNNL 38942, titled 'Benefits of Energy Storage for Washington, D.C.--Analysis for the Department of Energy and Environment,' authored by Jeremy Twitchell, Prathit Dave, Dan Boff and Jess Barcco in January 2026 under U.S. Department of Energy contract DE AC05 76RL01830. Commissioned by the District's Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE), the memorandum evaluates how deploying energy storage in Washin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Following Dystopian Super Bowl Ad, Markey Again Calls on Amazon to End Facial Recognition Technology in Ring Doorbells * Letter Text (PDF) Washington (February 11, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today wrote to Andrew Jassy, CEO of Amazon, urging Amazon to discontinue its facial recognition technology (FRT), "Fami  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2026: * * * Following Push from Warren Oversight, Majority of Sports Gambling Market Will Restrict Credit Card Companies From Ripping Off Americans Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after Fand  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48852) on Feb. 10, 2026, entitled "Geofence and Keyword Searches: Reverse Warrants and the Fourth Amendment" by legislative attorneys Peter G. Berris and Clay Wild. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY From thermal imaging and wiretaps to Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking and various forms of electronic eavesdropping, law enforcement's use of emerging technologies is sometimes in tension   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Senate Democrats Call On Secretary Noem to Reverse Termination of TPS for Haiti * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Lisa Blunt-Rochester, and the entire Senate Democratic Caucus demanded that Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem reverse her directive to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti. The policy was expected to take effect February 3  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Feb. 12 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * History-Making Campaign for UMass Amherst Hits $600 Million Goal, the Largest Fundraising Campaign for a Public University in the Commonwealth The University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation (UMAF) proudly announced it has surpassed its initial $600 million fundraising goal to expand educational access, invest in pioneering research, support teaching and creative endeavors, and magnify the u  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * In Response to Warren, Pentagon Reveals New Barracks Privatization Efforts Lack Accountability Tools, Threaten Poor Living Conditions for Service Members * Pentagon locked itself into another 50+-year lease, preventing it from holding private housing providers accountable for poor living conditions Response from the Department of Defense (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Warren (D-  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * In Responses to Warren, Trump CYBERCOM and NSA Nominee Warns About China Seeking Advanced American AI Chips U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and a Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on LTG Jo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following commentary: * * * EPA Revokes Endangerment Finding: What You Need to Know EPA's Regulatory Overreach on GHGs By Kenny Stein The EPA's claim of authority over greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act effectively gives it control over nearly all human activity--including respiration--since GHGs are ubiquitous byproducts. This violates the major questions doctrine, which requires clear and explicit congressional auth  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following commentary on Feb. 11, 2026: * * * The EPA Will Rescind Obama's "Endangerment Finding" President Trump's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is set to rescind an Obama-era ruling that currently serves as the legal basis for federal greenhouse-gas regulation. The 2009 "endangerment finding" determined that six greenhouse gases pose a threat to public health and welfare. Despite Obama's EPA indicating the rule was b  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Feb. 11 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Jeong presents 'Designing Social Robots for Human Flourishing' at Westwood Lecture Series * Sooyeon Jeong, assistant professor of computer science in the College of Science, presented "Designing Social Robots for Human Flourishing" at the Westwood Lecture Series on Feb. 10. * * * "Designing Social Robots for Human Flourishing" Sooyeon Jeong Assistant professor of computer science Colleg  more

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, Feb. 11 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Marketing alum's career takes him to rooms with NFL, MLB up-and-comers * It's not unusual for Jordan Brown '13 to find himself in rooms with NFL and MLB up-and-comers. Brown works at Code Eleven Agency (formerly known as Stack Sports), a grassroots experiential marketing agency that specializes in connecting brands with elite athletes through high-end, invite-only competition and showcases within the spor  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Statement on Termination of Removal Proceedings Against Rumeysa Ozturk * Washington (February 10, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after the announcement that an immigration court terminated removal proceedings against Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk. In April, Senator Markey visited Ms. Ozturk at the Louisiana ICE facility where sh  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Merkley, Senate Colleagues Demand Answers from Trump Administration on Treatment of Unaccompanied Children * Recent events demonstrate Trump administration's deliberate attempts to target unaccompanied minors Letter Text (PDF) Washington (February 11, 2026) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today led a group of nine lawmakers in writing to Attorney  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton Joins As An Original Co-Sponsor Of The Transgender Bill of Rights * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) today joined as an original co-sponsor of the Transgender Bill of Rights, a resolution offered by Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) that provides a comprehensive framework for protecting the rights of transgender and non-binary people. Congressman Moulton has bee  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton, Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Urge HHS to Restore 988 Crisis Lifeline Services for LGBTQ+ Youth * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in urging the Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Department of Health and Human Services to immediately restart specialized 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline services for LGBTQ+ youth. Thes  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Blasts the Trump Administration for Improper Disclosure of Confidential Taxpayer Data Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) blasted the failures and lawlessness of the Trump Administration after it was reported (https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/02/11/immigrants-irs-dhs-tax-data/) that the Internal  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Opening Statement at Full Committee Hearing on Foreign Influence in American Non-profits * (As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We are here today as a government built for the people. Today, you are holding this hearing on the pretense of what happens when tax-exempt dollars funnel from or to groups that you disagree with. But much more pressing, what happens when de  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2026: * * * Neal Statement on Democrats Stopping Trump's Reckless Tariffs with Canada Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Democrats forced a vote terminating Trump's Canada tariffs: "For a year, Republicans have enabled and have run cover for a President who is delibe  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Statement on January 2026 Jobs Report * WASHINGTON, DC- Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the delayed January 2026 jobs report : "Beating expectations once doesn't absolve the pain of the meager monthly average of 15,000 jobs created last year. The fine print of this repo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2026: * * * Neal Statement on January 2026 Jobs Report Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the delayed January 2026 jobs report (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm): "Beating expectations once doesn't absolve   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has issued report PNNL 37956, titled 'Principles and Options for Designing Battery Energy Storage Zoning Ordinances,' authored by Devyn W. Powell and Jeremy B. Twitchell in July 2025 under U.S. Department of Energy contract DE AC05 76RL01830. Commissioned by DOE's Office of Electricity Energy Storage Office, the report surveys city and county codes and two model ordinances to identify common building blocks and policy choices  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 11 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Podcast: Curiosity Unbounded, Episode 17 -- From boom to bust, the workings of financial crises * Introduction Emil Verner is the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Professor of Management and Financial Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management. His research examines how finance and the broader economy interact, with a focus on the causes and consequences of financial crises -from  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Bills to Strengthen Eviction Protections, Help Families Reach Financial Stability Pass the House * Eviction Helpline Act Would Establish National Hotline for Eviction-Related Assistance; Helping More Families Save Act Would Modernize HUD's Family Self-Sufficiency Program Helping More Families Save Bill Text | Eviction Helpline Bill Text WASHINGTON - This week, the House passed two bill  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Professor Receives NIH Grant to Study RSV Risk, Prevention Among All Age Groups *. With flu season upon us, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases are already rising. A leading cause of hospitalization in infants and older adults, RSV sends tens of thousands of people to the hospital each year. In response, the FDA fast-tracked three new prevention tools between 2023 and 2025: an  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Markey Releases Report on How Trump's Affordability Crisis is Hurting American Small Businesses and Working Families Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released a report detailing how President Donald Trump's affordability crisis is hurting Main Streets and working famili  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2026: * * * Senator Blunt Rochester, Senate Democrats Call on Secretary Noem to Reverse Termination of TPS for Haiti U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) led all 47 members of the Senate Democratic Caucus in demanding that Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem reverse her directive to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti. The policy took effect February 3, 202  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2026: * * * Senator Warren Statement on January 2026 Jobs Report Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee released the following statement: "Today's data reveals that while unemployment ticked down in January, Donald Trump's reckless tariffs   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Warren, Rep. Goodlander, Lawmakers Renew Push to Root Out Private Equity Abuse in Health Care Amid Genesis Nursing Home Bankruptcies * Text of Bill (PDF) | One Pager (PDF) Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), along with House co-lead Maggie Goodlander   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 11 [Category: Education] -- The National Association of State Boards of Education posted the following news release: * * * States Move to Govern AI Use in Schools * Alexandria, VA -With the rapid emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) in education, state leaders have sought to get ahead of its implications, harnessing its potential for teaching and learning while addressing key concerns about cheating, data privacy, misinformation, and inequitable access. In a  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Feb. 10 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Trump administration decision to deny the science of climate change puts communities at increased risk * February 10, 2026 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, dan@appvoices.org WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it will issue a final rule on Thursday attempting to dramatically limit its responsibilit  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Sinks Hundreds of Millions of Public Dollars into Costly, Polluting Coal Boondoggle * WASHINGTON (February 11, 2026)-Today, the Trump administration announced a series of initiatives attempting to prop up struggling coal-fired power plants. This includes an executive order directing the Defense Department to pursue contracts for electric  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 11 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Trump EPA Misses Legal Deadline to Reduce Deadly Air Pollution Soot pollution kills, and every day the EPA fails to act is another day communities are left unprotected. * The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has failed to meet a February 7 deadline to designate areas in violation of the strengthened 2024 national air quality standard for soot, as required under  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Releases Latest Foreign Funding Disclosures from Federally-Funded American Universities * Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) released data compiled from foreign funding disclosures submitted by American colleges and universities for 2025 - documenting over 8,300 transactions worth more than $5.2 billion in reportable foreign gifts and contracts.   more

ORLANDO, Florida, Feb. 11 -- The University of Central Florida posted the following news: * * * UCF Alum Offers Innovative Solutions for Classroom Struggles * Highlights * Drawing upon her personal experience in struggling to learn how to read, Shea is inspiring confidence in the next generation of school children with her series of kits that teach children to identify and explore problems, brainstorm and develop innovative ideas, build and prototype concepts, and practice their presentat  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Feb. 12 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * UMass Amherst Political Economy Research Institute Releases New Greenhouse 100 Suppliers Index Tracking Corporate Fossil Fuel Emissions Top 10 companies linked to 44% of U.S. fossil fuel-related greenhouse gas emissions; report may be last to use federal data slated for suspension * Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) tod  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Feb. 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Jamie Hartmann-Boyce Co-Authors Study Linking Economic Disadvantage to Higher Smoking Rates, Addiction People experiencing greater economic disadvantage are more likely to smoke cigarettes, be more addicted to tobacco and have more difficulty quitting, according to a new study co-authored by Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, assistant professor of health policy and management in the School of Publ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Less Fertilizer, Better Outcomes: USDA Conservation Programs Benefit Both Farmers and the Planet - A report Union of Concerned Scientists, Cambridge, Massachusetts - February 2026 (27 pages) * * * The Union of Concerned Scientists issued a report examining the environmental, economic and public health impacts of excessive fertilizer use in U.S. agriculture, concluding that reducing reliance on synthetic nitrogen can benefit both farmers and ecosystems. The anal  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Nuclear Weapons Without Limits?: Avoiding a New Arms Race After New START - A report from Union of Concerned Scientists, Cambridge, Massachusetts - January 2026 (14 pages) - Authored by Jennifer Knox * * * The Union Of Concerned Scientists issued a report that examines the implications of the imminent expiration of the New START treaty between the United States and Russia, arguing that world powers could rapidly escalate nuclear stockpiles without mutual constr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Summary of U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 Massachusetts Population Estimates - A report from University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute, Hadley - January 2026 (15 pages) * * * The University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute issued a report summarizing the U.S. Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 state population estimates, analyzing demographic change across states and highlighting the major drivers shaping population growth patterns. The document explains how a  more

TUBINGEN, Germany, Feb. 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Tubingen issued the following news release: * * * What's in a name? University of Tubingen-led team discovers parallels in the information structure of naming systems, with repercussions for those with Asian names * First names in Western countries today are more diverse than they were before early modern states evolved. This difference started to emerge in the 17th century in response to a change that took place in the naming system   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Power Converters, Circuit Board Assemblies, and Computing Systems Containing the Same * News Release 26-023 Inv. No(s). 337-TA-1484 Contact: Claire Huber, 202-205-1819 The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) voted to institute an investigation of certain power converters, circuit board assemblies, and comput  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 11 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * Virus-Based Therapy Boosts Anti-Cancer Immune Responses to Brain Cancer * A team led by investigators at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Mass General Brigham has shown that a single injection of an oncolytic virus-a genetically modified virus that selectively infects and destroys cancer cells-can recruit immune cells to penetrate and persist deep within brain t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 11 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Virus-Based Therapy Boosts Anti-Cancer Immune Responses to Brain Cancer * A team led by investigators at Mass General Brigham and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has shown that a single injection of an oncolytic virus-a genetically modified virus that selectively infects and destroys cancer cells-can recruit immune cells to penetrate and persist deep within brain tumors. The r  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Warner Press Commerce Secretary Lutnick on Reportedly Pushing Out Key Officials Working to Counter Cyber Threats Posed by China Warren, Warner note this is a "fact pattern that could indicate that the Administration is attempting to appease President Xi Jinping by muzzling our national security professionals"  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * WATCH: Pressley Joins Epstein Survivors to Demand Transparency, Accountability, Slams Trump DOJ for Protecting Abusers * "You were failed by so many powerful people that could have protected your childhood. You were failed by a government that ignored your cries for decades, truly an institutional betrayal." "These powerful abusers have been protected by institutions that are more concerned with   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark On GOP Voter Suppression Bill: "This is Election Rigging" * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) took to the House Floor to denounce Republicans' so-called SAVE America Act, their latest effort to suppress the voices and votes of millions of American citizens. Below is a transcript of her remarks: "Let's be clear here: Republicans aren't worried about  more