SAN BERNARDINO, California, Feb. 29 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following news: In his latest memoir, "Apology to the Young Addict," Cal State San Bernardino English professor James Brown explores the journey of finding a new path in life after years of struggling with addiction, among other issues. "Apology to the Young Addict," which will be released March 3, is the third book in his triptych about addiction from youth to the age of 60. His other two crit  more

BIRMINGHAM, Michigan, Feb. 29 -- Clark Hill, a law firm, issued the following news: Clark Hill announced that Joseph Donovan has joined the firm as a Member in the Environment, Energy & Natural Resources practice in the firm's Washington, DC office. Donovan is a leading energy lawyer with over 20 years of experience across all energy platforms on an international scale. "Having worked as both in-house counsel at Exelon and as outside counsel representing major global energy clients, Joe brings  more

HOLYOKE, Massachusetts, Feb. 29 -- ISO New England issued the following news release: ISO New England has published its 2020 Regional Electricity Outlook (REO), an annual report looking at the trends affecting New England's power system and the innovative solutions the ISO is pursuing to ensure reliable electricity for homes and businesses as the region moves along its decarbonization journey. New England is unquestionably on the path to a clean-energy future. Year after year, the ISO's expert  more

HOLYOKE, Massachusetts, Feb. 29 -- ISO New England issued the following news release: The ISO's Internal Market Monitor (IMM) released its Fall 2019 Quarterly Markets Report on February 12, 2020, covering the period from September 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019. Each quarterly IMM report assesses the state of competition in the wholesale electricity markets operated by the ISO. The report addresses the development, operation, and performance of the wholesale electricity markets and presents an a  more

HOLYOKE, Massachusetts, Feb. 29 -- ISO New England issued the following news release: The next meeting of the Consumer Liaison Group (CLG) will take place on March 12, 2020, from noon--3:30 p.m., at the Woodstock Inn & Resort in Vermont. The keynote speakers are Chad Farrell, Founder & CEO, Encore Renewable Energy, and Salvatore Minopoli, Vice President, Highview Power. The panel discussion will focus on lessons learned from Vermont's energy transformation standard. Panelists are: * TJ Poor, D  more

HOLYOKE, Massachusetts, Feb. 29 -- ISO New England issued the following news release on Feb. 28: The New England Power Grid 2019-2020 Profile is a one-sheet summary of key facts and figures on the region's energy resource transformation, declines in demand growth, transmission development, and low wholesale electricity prices. The New England Power Grid 2019-2020 State Profiles is a one-sheet summary of key facts and figures on demand growth, resource mix, and environmental goals for each New   more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 28 -- The Marijuana Policy Project issued the following news release on Feb. 27: * * * - S. 54 returns to the Senate, which is expected to request a conference committee to work out differences with the House before sending the bill to Gov. Phil Scott * * * On Thursday, the Vermont House of Representatives completed its work on a bill that would legalize, regulate, and tax cannabis sales for adults 21 and older. S. 54, which initially passed the House in a 90-54 vot  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases issued the following news release: The emergence and rapid increase in cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus, pose complex challenges to the global public health, research and medical communities, write federal scientists from NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and from the Cent  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release: The emergence and rapid increase in cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus, pose complex challenges to the global public health, research and medical communities, write federal scientists from NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and from the Centers for Disease Control   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 29 -- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine issued the following news release: On Wednesday, Feb. 26, at the Rhode Island State House, doctors and members of the public joined Rep. Joseph Solomon and Sen. Bridget Valverde in support of bills that would modernize medical training in Rhode Island and make it more human-relevant. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine--a national nonprofit with more than 12,000 doctor members--is backing H 7211 and  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) introduced the Prevent Blood Loss with Emergency Equipment Devices (BLEEDing) Act that would expand access to life-saving bleeding control kits in schools, malls, houses of worship, libraries and other gathering places in communities across the country. "This is a simple, common sense effort to help empower Americans to administer life-saving aid in  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * - Many deaths from injuries due to accidents, car crashes, shootings and other violent acts could be prevented with immediate access to bleeding control kits * * * U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.) today introduced the Prevent Blood Loss with Emergency Equipment Devices (BLEEDing) Act that would expand access to life-saving bleeding control kits in schools, malls, h  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, Feb. 29 -- The University of New England issued the following news release on Feb. 28: Thomas Klak, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Environmental Studies, is on a mission to foster the comeback of the American chestnut tree. The American chestnut was all but destroyed during the last century by an accidentally imported fungal blight that is still killing the few remaining trees today. The blight has wiped out an estimated four billion chestnuts. UNE is the only place i  more

BRUNSWICK, Maine, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * - Senator seeks action and answers from VA Secretary in light of FirstLight Home Care's decision that it will no longer work with the VA due to continued delays in the claims process and a lack of transparency * * * U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) urged Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Robert Wilkie to improve the VA's payment processing and ensure delayed payments do not harm Maine hea  more