WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Feb. 24 -- Clark University issued the following news: By Meredith Woodward King A half mile from the Clark campus, on land once home to the Nipmuc and later tended lovingly by a 19th-century horticulturalist and farmer, three Clarkies built a trail. Over several weeks, Kasyan Green '21, M.S./GIS '22, Natalie Hanna '23, and Alexander Frasher '23 pulled weeds, raked leaves, and laid down mulch, carefully sculpting a three-foot-wide path that hugs the hillside and wind  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: EL PASO - On Monday Feb. 26 beginning at midnight, the Drug Enforcement Administration's El Paso Division will be accepting applications for Special Agents to work in one of five local offices: El Paso, Midland, or Alpine, Texas or Las Cruces, Roswell, or Albuquerque, New Mexico. Upon completion of a 16 to 20-week basic agent training (BAT) c  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced nearly $43 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for Vermont drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. The funding is part of the over $50 billion investment in water in  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $151 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for Massachusetts drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. The funding is part of the over $50 billion investment in wa  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced nearly $47.5 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for Rhode Island drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. The funding is part of the over $50 billion investment in w  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $55.7 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for New Hampshire drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. The funding is part of the over $50 billion investment in w  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced nearly $61.4 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for Connecticut drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. The funding is part of the over $50 billion investment in wa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Secretary Visits New Hampshire to Highlight Biden-Harris Administration's Efforts to Lower Prescription Drug Costs This week, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra toured New England to highlighted how President Biden's agenda is delivering for communities across the country. The Secretary joined First Lady Jill Biden in Boston to announce $100 milli  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Windsor Locks, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, and Governor Ned Lamont joined the Connecticut Airport Authority (CAA) to announce $5.4 million in federal fundingfor a major improvement project at Bradley International Airport (BDL). The funding will be used for the ongoing construction of an 80,000 square foot checked baggage inspection system tha  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 24 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 2023-00294) on Feb. 23, 2024: * * * NEXAMP, INC, Request for Approval of Certification For RPS Eligibility (Footbridge Solar Facility) ORDER GRANTING NEW RENEWABLE RESOURCE CERTIFICATIONS BARTLETT, Chairman; SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY On November 2, 2023, Nexamp, Inc requested certification of a 2.250 MW solar facility located in Harrington, Maine (Footbridge Solar Facility) a  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 24 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 2023-00325) on Feb. 23, 2024: * * * STANDARD SOLAR, Request for Approval of Certification For RPS Eligibility (Fort Fairfield Solar Facility) ORDER GRANTING NEW RENEWABLE RESOURCE CERTIFICATIONS BARTLETT, Chairman; SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY On December 19, 2023, Standard Solar requested certification of a 5.000 MW solar facility located in Maine (Fort Fairfield Solar Facility  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Feb. 24 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today announced that the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore's state-owned public marine terminals, managed by the Maryland Port Administration, and its private terminals handled a record 52.3 million tons of foreign cargo, worth $80 billion, in 2023. The port's new record illustrates the rebound from pandemic impacts and worldwide supply chain issues facing the   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 24 -- The Science History Institute issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2024: Othmer Gold Medal, Bolte Award, and AIC Gold Medal will be presented on May 8 in Philadelphia. We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Science History Institute Awards, given in recognition of exceptional achievements in chemistry, chemical engineering, the life sciences, and allied fields and industries. An awards ceremony will be held on May 8 at the Institute i  more

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 24 (TNSres) -- National Jewish Health, a respiratory hospital, issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2024: Researchers have shown that the drug benralizumab is as effective and safe as mepolizumab for inducing remission in patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) according to a study published today in The New England Journal of Medicine. The results of the non-inferiority study were presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma &   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The New England Farmers Union issued the following news release: Today, National Farmers Union (NFU) President Rob Larew was appointed by President Biden to the White House Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations (ACTPN). "I am deeply honored to represent family farmers and give them a seat at the table during important trade negotiations," said Larew. "I would like to thank President Biden for his trust. As future trade agreements are negotiated and trade p  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 24 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: This week, New England's regional grid operator, ISO-NE, filed the results of its eighteenth forward capacity auction with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) The filing outlines commitments by the region's various energy providers - clean energy sources and fossil fuel plants - to supply power for the June 2027 through May 2028 period. Over 900 energy sources cleared the auction, securing million  more