GOLDEN, Colorado, March 17 -- Colorado School of Mines posted the following news: * * * 'Just-shoring' puts justice at the center of critical minerals policy * A clean energy future hinges on minerals such as copper, cobalt, lithium and rare earth elements. But the race to secure them puts pressure on the places where they are mined, often affecting communities contributing the least to climate change. With supply and processing concentrated in just a few countries, these critical raw materi  more

DANBURY, Connecticut, March 18 -- Western Connecticut State University issued the following news release: * * * 2026 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition at WestConn Gallery: Opening reception for exhibition featuring five artists to be held on March 26 Connecticut -- The Department of Art at Western Connecticut State University has announced the 2026 Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition. It will take place in The Gallery at the Visual and Performing Arts Center, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury from T  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Three anesthesia drugs all have the same effect in the brain, MIT researchers find * When patients undergo general anesthesia, doctors can choose among several drugs. Although each of these drugs acts on neurons in different ways, they all lead to the same result: a disruption of the brain's balance between stability and excitability, according to a new MIT study. This disruptio  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 17 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown joins coalition to protect EV infrastructure investment from federal attempt to freeze buildout * Attorney General Nick Brown joined a coalition of state attorneys general urging the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to withdraw a proposal that would effectively freeze future federal funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure by imposing an unworkable   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 17 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Celebrates First Circuit Decision Upholding Block On Trump Administration Funding Freeze * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell released the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit largely upheld a lower court order blocking the Trump Administration's illegal effort to categorically freeze trillions   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 17 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Leads Multistate Opposition To Trump Administration's Attacks On Independent Professional Medical Organizations * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell co-led a coalition of attorneys general in filing amicus briefs in support of the Endocrine Society (ES) and World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), which are be  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 17 [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: * * * Amidst Fuel Crisis, Brazil Climate Plan Falls Short on Fossil Fuel Phaseout as Governments Urged to Deliver Clear Roadmaps * In response to Brazil unveiling its updated national climate plan, 350.org welcomed progress on tackling deforestation but warned the plan falls short of the urgent a  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 17 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Challenges Another Attempt by Trump Administration to Undermine Guidance from Reputable Scientific Organizations * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a coalition of attorneys general in submitting amicus briefs opposing demands from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) seeking documentation on clinical guidance published by the Endocrine S  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 16 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Says Proposed Federal EV Charger Manufacturing Rule Sets 'Impossible' Standard * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of state attorneys general urging the Federal Highway Administration to withdraw a proposal that would require electric vehicle chargers funded with federal dollars to be made entirely with U.S. components. Under current   more

LANSING, Michigan, March 17 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Joins Coalition Challenging Trump Administration's Attack on States' Fair Housing Laws Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit (PDF) challenging unlawful actions by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair housing enforcemen  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 17 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Challenging Trump Administration Attack on Fair Housing Laws Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general filing a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair housing enforcement agencies for abidin  more

NEW YORK, March 18 (TNSLrpt) -- County Employment and Wages in Massachusetts Third Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Northeast Region - March 17, 2026 * * * Employment decreased in 8 of the 9 largest counties in Massachusetts from September 2024 to September 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Michael G. Phinney noted that Middlesex County had the largest over-the-year decrease in employment, with  more

ERLANGER, Kentucky, March 17 [Category: National Defense] -- Disabled American Veterans issued the following news: * * * Boot camp-style program equips veterans for higher ed and beyond * When Ryan Pavel didn't get accepted to his college of choice at 17 years old, a Marine Corps recruiter redirected his life's path. "Instead of licking my wounds and just staying at home, I'm gonna go do something else," Pavel thought at the time. He went on to serve as a linguist and deploy twice to Ira  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * CAIR-MN Welcomes Federal Court's Temporary Halt to Termination of TPS for Somalia The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today welcomed an emergency order by a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts temporarily pausing the termination of Somalia's Temporary Protected Status (TPS), thereby preservi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * The Chemours Company Completes Private Offering of $700,000,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of 7.875% Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2034 * Goodwin's Capital Markets team advised The Chemours Company ("Chemours") on its private offering of $700,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 7.875% senior unsecured notes due 2034 (the "Notes") that was exempt from the registration re  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 17 -- Clean Air Task Force, an organization that says it works to safeguard against the impacts of climate change by catalyzing the development and deployment of low-carbon energy and other climate-protecting technologies, issued the following news: * * * Washington legislature passes bill to establish statewide transmission authority to strengthen the grid WASHINGTON - The Washington State Legislature has passed Senate Bill 6355 to establish the Washington Electr  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Solving a Mystery in Dark Matter Detectors Could Improve Quantum Computers By Lauren Biron Unexplained bursts of energy have hindered certain dark matter detectors -- and might also factor into how superconducting qubits perform. Scientists on the TESSERACT dark matter experiment traced some of those bursts to vibrations within the detector material itself, an  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSrpt) -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Education & Workforce Committee Releases Bombshell Report on Antisemitism in Higher Ed Under the leadership of Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI), the Education and Workforce Committee released a new majority staff report on antisemitism on college campuses. "Antisemitism continues to spread like wildfire at schools across the nation," sai  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Goodwin Launches Orange County Office, Welcomes Trio of Renowned Cybersecurity, Privacy, & Technology Litigators * Left to right: Ryan Ball, Richard Grabowski, and John Vogt. Goodwin today announced that a market-leading team of three cybersecurity, privacy, and technology litigation partners, Richard Grabowski, John Vogt, and Ryan Ball, have joined the firm to establis  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 17 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey and MassHousing Launch Affordable ADU Financing for Massachusetts Residents * Boston -The Healey-Driscoll Administration and MassHousing announced today the launch of a new, statewide accessory dwelling unit (ADU) loan program for Massachusetts homeowners. The new ADU loan program, announced last December, will provide second mortgages of up to $250,000 to help elig  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Markey and Former CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Op-Ed in Newsweek: "America Is Getting Sicker, Not Healthier, Under Trump and RFK Jr." * Read the full piece in Newsweek Washington (March 16, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, and Dr. Rochelle Wale  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 18 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * IHI and GE Vernova achieve milestone with 100% ammonia combustion in large scale test - IHI and GE Vernova have successfully demonstrated combustion of 100% ammonia using full-scale components at pressures, temperatures, and flows matching full-load conditions for GE Vernova's F-Class gas turbines. - Emission levels are aligned with the companies' development road  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * In The Wire China, Michael Littenberg Discussed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Supply Chain Enforcement Decline In a The Wire China article, partner Michael Littenberg, global head of the firm's ESG, CSR and business and human rights compliance practice, discussed the enforcement reduction in Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) supply chain of imported goods   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Margaux Hall Discusses Impact of PBM Transparency Reforms in Corporate Counsel Health care partner Margaux Hall is featured in a new Corporate Counsel article that examines how new pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) transparency requirements will affect employers that sponsor health plans. Margaux notes that the reforms "will usher in a new era of employers seeking to better u  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Massachusetts Delegation Raise Alarm over NIH Director's Congressional Testimony, Dispute Scale of NIH Clinical Trial Disruptions Under Trump * Letter Text (PDF) Washington (March 17, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, today led members of the Mass  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Wyden, Merkley Demand Transparency from Meta on Facial Recognition Technology in Smart Glasses * Urge transparency from Meta on its plan to integrate technology as Americans' concerns over mass surveillance heighten Letter Text (PDF) Washington (March 17, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senators Ron  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 18 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Multistate Opposition to Trump Administration's Attacks on Independent Professional Medical Organizations Trump Administration's Attempt to Intimidate Medical Organizations with Baseless Investigations Undermines Public Health * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing two amicus briefs  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab seed to signal: Amplifying early-career faculty impact * The early years of faculty members' careers are a formative and exciting time in which to establish a firm footing that helps determine the trajectory of researchers' studies. This includes building a research team, which demands innovative ideas and direction, creative collaborators, and reliable resou  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * "We the People" depicts inventors, dreamers, and innovators in all 50 states * Zora Neale Hurston remains one of America's best-known authors. Charles Henry Turner developed landmark studies about the behavior of bees and spiders. Brian Wilson founded the Beach Boys. George Nissen invented the trampoline. What do they all have in common? Well, for one thing, they were all innova  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 18 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release: * * * Hudson County Woman Indicted for Allegedly Using Fake IDs to Obtain Debit Cards and Steal More Than $86,000 Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) today announced the indictment of a Hudson County, New Jersey, woman for allegedly obtaining fake debit cards and using them to steal approximately $86,840. Ibelis Gonzalez, 46, of Jersey   more

MOUNT PROSPECT, Illinois, March 16 [Category: Business] -- The National Sporting Goods Association posted the following news: * * * New Balance Named Footwear, Apparel Provider of Patriots * BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS and FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS (March 16, 2026) - New Balance announced a long-term agreement that will have the brand serve as the Official and Exclusive Athletic Footwear and Apparel of the New England Patriots and Gillette Stadium. "The relationship reflects both brands' commitm  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Nominee to Lead the National Science Foundation is an "Unacceptable Choice" that Senate Should Reject * "O'Neill is simply an unacceptable choice to run one of the world's most important science agencies," Dr. Julian Reyes, UCS chief of staff, writes in a new blog post. He notes that President Trump's Senate allies might let the White House make this appoin  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. John Joyce, R-Pennsylvania, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * O&I Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Ongoing Investigation into Medicare and Medicaid Programs Nationwide Today, Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, led a hearing titled Protecting Patients and Safeguarding Taxpayer Dollars: The Role o  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, March 17 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Political Science Department Hosts Inaugural New England Town Meeting Symposium * More than 150 students, academics, and state and local government practitioners recently gathered at UMass Amherst and online to discuss the past, present and future of the New England Town Meeting, a tradition dating back to the 1600s.The Department of Political Science hosted Deliberation and Division: Making   more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Calls for Autonomy over Consumers' Personal Financial Data, Urges Support for CFPB Open Banking Rule to Limit Big Bank Abuse * "It's the people's data. It's the people's money. And we can't innovate financial privacy laws without our communities being at the center of those decisions." Video (YouTube) WASHINGTON - Today, at a House Financial Services Committee hearing, Congresswoman A  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 18 -- Harvard University issued the following news: * * * Rediscovering Thoreau: A conversation with filmmaker Erik Ewers On March 30, a highly anticipated new three-part documentary, "Henry David Thoreau" -- directed by Erik and Christopher Loren Ewers and executive produced by Ken Burns and Don Henley -- will premiere nationwide. On April 3, the Center for the Study of World Religions will host a special screening and discussion at the Carpenter Center for th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 17 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Research into great-grandfather's past reveals Holocaust history * Research into her great-grandfather's past reveals what he left behind during the Holocaust Northeastern University student Melina Coy's old family suitcase sheds light on history. by Cyrus Moulton March 17, 2026 For the late Ralph Ettelson, "the past was the past" - even when he returned to his hometown in Lithuania, where his f  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Partners with The Conference Board for Report on C-Suite Evolution Ropes & Gray teamed with The Conference Board on a new report (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ai-boom-and-talent-war-are-propelling-hr-and-it-leaders-into-top-pay-rung-302714927.html), "How the C-Suite Is Evolving: NEO Titles and Compensation at US Public Companies." The report examin  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Blasts Trump Administration Plan to Allow Deepwater Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico * Washington (March 16, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the leading Congressional investigator into the BP oil spill disaster, blasted the Department of the Interior's approval of BP's Kaskida project, a $5-billion offshore oil project in the Gulf of Mexico, which will have signif  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey, Colleagues Introduce Equal Tax Act to Close Tax Loopholes for the Wealthy * Bill Text (PDF) | One-Pager (PDF) Washington (March 17, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, today introduced the Equal Tax Act, legislation that would put working pe  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 17 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Governor Healey on JPMorganChase's Expansion in Boston * Boston -Governor Maura Healey today issued the following statement on JPMorganChase's announcement that it will relocate to the South Station Tower in Boston and add hundreds of new jobs. "Massachusetts is leading because we are building an economy where businesses want to invest and grow. It's great that JPM  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, issued the following opening statement on March 17, 2026, at a hearing entitled "FY27 Strategic Forces Posture": * * * Thank you, Chairman DesJarlais. I also want to welcome our witnesses and thank you for your continued service to our country during this difficult time with a new war every few weeks. Before we begin, I wanted to take a moment to welcome Admi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 18 -- Teach Plus, an organization that empowers teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that affect their students' success, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Colorado Teachers Advocate at the Capitol to Improve Student Outcomes Teachers Call for Expanded Postsecondary Pathways, Closing Foundational Learning Gaps, and Building a High-Quality Educator Workforce * Denver, CO, March 17, 2026--Today, Teach Plus Colora  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 17 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * Trucking Industry Backs Dalilah's Law * Today, the American Trucking Associations, Truckload Carriers Association, National Tank Truck Carriers, and state trucking associations across the country issued the following joint statement in support of Dalilah's Law, which will be considered by the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee tomorrow, March 18  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 17 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Boston Consulting Group, a management consulting firm, presented the following news release: * * * Two-Thirds of Leaders View HR as Key Business Driver * * Global Survey from BCG and WFPMA of More Than 7,000 HR and Business Leaders Reveals that 65% of Senior Leaders See HR As a Key Business Enabler, Yet 51% Cite Administrative Load As Primary Barrier to Strategic Contribution * Nearly 70% of Surveyed Companies Use GenAI, Yet On  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * UCS Files Requests to Make Proposals Public on How to Restructure National Center for Atmospheric Research * The information requests were necessary, according to UCS, because a spokesperson for NSF said recent proposals and comments about the future management of NCAR received by the agency would not be made public. Those submissions were made in response   more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, March 17 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * UMass Researchers Discover Potential Solution to Low-cost, Efficient Clean Energy Production * An international team of researchers led by the College of Natural Sciences' Dipankar Saha recently detailed the discovery of a new, low-cost, energy-efficient catalyst that may eliminate key roadblocks in hydrogen production, a critical step in the advancement of affordable, green energy production  more

FREDERICKSBURG, Virginia, March 17 -- The University of Mary Washington issued the following news: * * * UMW Men's Basketball Advances to NCAA Quarterfinals The University of Mary Washington men's basketball team has advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament Quarterfinals. The team will take on the University of Chicago on Thursday, March 19, at 9 p.m. ET at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The winner will face either Trinity College (Connecticut) or Tufts Un  more

TAMPA, Florida, March 16 -- The University of South Florida posted the following news: * * * USF research explores the rise of telehealth-prescribed stimulants * By Joey Garcia, University Communications and Marketing In just one click, almost anything can be delivered to one's front door. Today's digital landscape offers countless conveniences through instant items and services, including prescription drugs. USF Professor Katherine Drabiak's recent research, published in the Journal of   more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark: "The Care Crisis Is a Core Priority for House Democrats" * WASHINGTON D.C. -Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Congressional Dads Caucus Chair Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Greg Casar (TX-35), New Democrat Coalition Chair Brad Schneider (IL-10), Rep. Rob Menendez (NJ-8), and Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) to discuss Democrats' con  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 18 -- The Whitehead Institute issued the following news: * * * AI: Advancing Foundational Biology symposium 2026 recap Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing not only how scientists answer biological questions, but also what questions they can ask. For example, researchers used to have to study proteins one by one. Now, AI tools like AlphaFold can quickly predict structures for millions of proteins. In the same vein, Whitehead Institute Member Richard Young,   more