WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo, Franklin Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand NOAA Research and Improve Severe Weather Protection * WASHINGTON, DC - TODAY, House Science, Space, and Technology Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Gabe Amo (D-RI-01) and Chairman Scott Franklin (R-FL-18) introduced the NOAA Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Research Act, a bipartisan bill establishing a research program within NOAA to s  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Courtney Celebrates Revolution Wind First Power Delivery in Speech on House Floor * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, in a speech on the House floor (), Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) celebrated the Revolution Wind offshore wind energy project's first power delivery to New England's energy grid, which occurred on March 13th, 2026. "At a time of tight supply and rising energy costs, adding hundreds of  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, issued the following opening statement on March 17, 2026, at a hearing entitled "Winter Storm Fern Lessons: Supplying Reliable Power to Meet Peak Demand": * * * "Good morning and welcome to today's hearing to examine the performance of our electric grid through the duration of Winter Storm Fern. "Starting on January 23rd, a significant winter storm brought widespread snow, sleet, an  more

NEW YORK, March 18 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Proposed $1B to Stop Offshore Wind Threatens Affordable Power at Critical Moment EDF Statement by Ted Kelly, Director and Lead Counsel, U.S. Clean Energy * WASHINGTON - Recent reporting from The New York Times indicates that the Trump administration is considering offering offshore wind developers a payment of as much as $1 billion in taxpayer funds to induce them to abandon projects that would del  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 18 -- Gov. Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Governor Calls for Millions in Savings at ISO New England Today, Governor Kelly Ayotte called for reforms to a regional electricity market rule that has driven up energy costs by hundreds of millions of dollars, urging ISO New England to act quickly to lower Granite Staters' electric bills. Data from the region's Internal Market Monitor shows the Day-Ahead Ancill  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

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 17 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Nonprofits, Tribes, and Local Governments Appeal to Restore EPA Grant Program Terminating these programs leaves communities more vulnerable to pollution and disasters * Washington, D.C. -- Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will hear oral arguments to determine the fate of more than $3 billion in federal Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grants. These funds  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

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Reed Smith, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Reed Smith expands footprint with new Boston office * BOSTON - Global law firm Reed Smith today announced the opening of a Boston office, the firm's 34th global office and its 21st in the United States. The launch of the Boston office follows Reed Smith's recent openings in Atlanta, Denver, and Riyadh and aligns with the firm's strategic plan to accelerate growth in  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Subcommittee on Energy Holds Hearing on the Lessons Learned from Winter Storm Fern Today, Congressman Bob Latta (OH-05), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy, led a hearing titled, Winter Storm Fern Lessons: Supplying Reliable Power to Meet Peak Demand. "In spite of generous subsidies and favorable public policy choices,   more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, March 18 -- The University of New England issued the following news on March 17, 2026: * * * Center for Global Humanities presents "Who Gets to Be Native in America?" What happens when rules around Native identity -- many of which were created by a U.S. government intent on wiping out Native people altogether -- inhibit Native Americans from creating successful, sustainable communities? This is the topic scholar Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz will take up when she visits the Cent  more