WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The Conservation Law Foundation, Boston, Massachusetts, along with Environmental Defense Fund in Boulder, Colorado, and Natural Resources Defense Council have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) opposing the agency's "Zero-Based Regulating" proposed rule. The coalition of environmental organizations asserts that the DOE's approach to regulatory sunsetting is unlawful, procedurally deficient, arbitrary, and not supported by adequate lega  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Great River Hydro LLC, Westborough, Massachusetts, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration endorsing the agency's notice of proposed rulemaking under Section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016. The company, which owns and operates hydroelectric generation facilities across New England, outlined challenges posed by unauthorized unmanned aircraft systems near its critical infras  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- GSK, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration advocating for amendments to the agency's proposed rule restricting unmanned aircraft operations in close proximity to fixed site facilities. The letter, signed by Molly Burich, Head, Public Policy, US Communications and Government Affairs, emphasizes the necessity of including pharmaceutical research and development and manufact  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $18.6 Million to Create 662 New Homes in Gateway Cities Housing Development Incentive Program will support six projects in Fall River, Lawrence, Lowell, Pittsfield, Taunton and Worcester - The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced $18.6 million in Housing Development Incentive Program (HDIP) tax credit   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Releases "The AI Accountability Agenda: Taking Power Back from Big Tech" Includes new legislation requiring data centers fund clean energy and storage to meet their capacity needs - Boston - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today released his AI Accountability Agenda: Taking Power Back from Big Tech  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The Woodwell Climate Research Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service regarding the agency's proposed information collection request on state forest law and policy. Woodwell, a scientific research organization dedicated to climate and environmental research, raised concerns about the emphasis on economic returns in the data collection and called for a stronger focus on environmental protectio  more