BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached settlements with three Massachusetts construction companies, which ensures they will come into compliance with stormwater regulations to reduce pollution from runoff. Under the settlements, the three companies will also pay fines and follow the terms of their permits for discharging stormwater. Martelli Construction Co., developer f  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 28 -- GlaxoSmithKline issued the following news release: GlaxoSmithKline plc announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has validated the company's Type II Variation (T2V) for Zejula (niraparib) as a maintenance treatment in the first-line setting for women with advanced ovarian cancer who responded to platinum-based chemotherapy regardless of biomarker status. Validation of the T2V confirms that the submission is accepted and begins the formal review process by th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The House Science, Space and Technology subcommittee on Environment and Investigations and Oversight issued the following testimony on Feb. 27 by Mark Osler, senior advisor for coastal inundation and resilience at the Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, at a joint hearing entitled "An Examination of Federal Flood Maps in a Changing Climate": My name is Mark Osler and I am the Senior Advisor for Coastal Inundation and Resilience in the Na  more

HOLYOKE, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 -- ISO New England issued the following news release: Average wholesale power prices in January 2020 were down 49.1% in the Real-Time Energy Market when compared to the previous year, falling to $26.22 per megawatt-hour (MWh), the lowest January price since the launch of the current market structure in March 2003. Prices were down by 53.4% in the Day-Ahead Energy Market when compared to January 2019, averaging $26.45/MWh. Drivers of wholesale electricity prices   more

HOLYOKE, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 -- ISO New England issued the following news release: The electrification of the heating and transportation sectors is expected to play a pivotal role in meeting the New England states' greenhouse gas reduction mandates and goals over the coming decades. To help ensure the power grid is prepared for the clean-energy future, ISO New England is expanding its 10-year planning forecasts to capture growth in air source heat pumps and light-duty electric vehicles and t  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 28 -- The National Audubon Society issued the following news: * * * - One of the nation's largest grassroots conservation nonprofits elects new directors to help usher in younger, more diverse wave of members and supporters. * * * In January 2020, the National Audubon Society welcomed Dean Fischer, founder and chairman emeritus of West Monroe Partners, and Steffanie Munguia, biologist and Audubon's Pan-Flyway regional director, to its national board of directors. The newest b  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Feb. 28 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: Creative writing and fiction are two of Becky Hagenston's favorite subjects to teach. With her selection this year for the highly coveted Pushcart Prize, the Mississippi State English professor is proving she's got a knack for these areas. Hagenston's poem "Hi Ho Cherry-O" was originally published in the spring 2018 issue of Witness Magazine. Editors of that publication then nominated the poem for inclu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Morgan Lewis provided pro bono counsel to the Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange (MITX) in its acquisition by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce (GBCC). Upon completion of the acquisition, MITX will become a new platform within the Chamber for new and existing businesses, both small and large, that are applying innovation and technology in their growth strategies. MITX serves more th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 -- The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston issued the following news release on Feb. 27: The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), celebrates the return of spring with its 44th annual Art in Bloom festival (Saturday, May 2 through Monday, May 4), a celebration that pairs art from across the collection with floral interpretations created by 50 New England-area garden clubs. In celebration of the MFA's 150th anniversary in 2020 and in honor of the 100th anniversary of the ra  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 28 -- The National Basketball Association issued the following news release: The National Basketball Association (NBA) and New Balance Athletics, Inc. (New Balance) announced a new multiyear agreement that will make the global athletic brand an official marketing partner of the NBA. "New Balance officially re-entered basketball when NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard walked on court for the NBA All-Star Game in 2019," said Chris Davis, Vice President of Global Marketing at New Balance  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Representatives Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Joe Courtney (CT-02) and Richard Neal (MA-01) introduced legislation to save the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area and Last Green Valley National Heritage Area through a 15-year reauthorization. Without this critical reauthorization, these two National Heritage Areas would lose important federal support through the National Park Service. "The protectio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * - Funding will allow for the addition of a sixth round trip each day between Brunswick and Wells, meeting projected increase of passengers * * * U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA) has been awarded $16,867,281 for infrastructure upgrades to railways in Wells, North Berw  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 28 -- The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research issued the following news release on Feb. 27: The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) announced the appointment of Skip Irving as chairman of its Board of Directors. Irving's 30-year track record of leadership in the biopharmaceutical industry, including structuring innovative partnerships between nonprofits and drug companies, has been instrumental to the Foundation's strategy to deepen industry e  more

EDMONTON, Alberta, Feb. 28 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Alberta issued the following news: * * * - Understanding how drugs work is an important step in developing new treatments for COVID-19, says U of A virologist. * * * A group of University of Alberta researchers who have discovered why the drug remdesivir is effective in treating the coronaviruses that cause Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) expect it might also be effective  more

ATHENS, Georgia, Feb. 28 -- The University of Georgia issued the following news: Peter Jutras was appointed director of the Hugh Hodgson School of Music in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences in July 2019. Jutras, who is in his 14th year as a piano faculty member at UGA, talked with Columns about the next era for the Hodgson School, which is expanding its presence in the musical world. Columns: What was the state of the art in the Hodgson School in your first semester as director? Peter  more