BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Eleven New England companies and organizations have been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy for their outstanding contributions to public health and the environment as ENERGY STAR partners. The New England winners included six enterprises in Massachusetts, two in New Hampshire, two in Connecticut and one in Vermont. These enterpri  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, April 2 -- The Food and Drug Administration has issued a rule, published in the Federal Register on April 2, entitled: "Medical Devices; Technical Amendments". The rule was issued by Lowell J. Schiller, Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy. DATES: This rule is effective April 1, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madhusoodana Nambiar, Office of Policy, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5519, Silver Spring, MD   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of New Hampshire to supplement the state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on January 20, 2019 and continuing. Public Assistance federal funding is available to the state and eligible local governments an  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 3 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, Scott W. Murray, issued the following news release: The Department of Justice announced that it is making $850 million available to help public safety agencies respond to the challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19. The Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program, authorized by the recent stimulus legislation signed by President Trump, will allow eligible state, local and tribal governments to ap  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The White House issued the following news release on April 3: Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of New Hampshire and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on January 20, 2020, and continuing. Federal funding is available to State and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations   more