BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 3 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: * * * EPA announces latest round of funding toward President Biden's commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $28,650,000 from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to help Connecticut identify and replace lead service lines,   more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: * * * EPA announces latest round of funding toward President Biden's commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $28,650,000 from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to help Maine identify and replace lead service lines, preventing expos  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 3 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: * * * EPA announces latest round of funding toward President Biden's commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $28,650,000 from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to help New Hampshire identify and replace lead service lines  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, May 4 -- Champlain College issued the following news: Students and faculty represented Champlain College at the recent National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) Boston/New England Chapter Student Production Awards, also known as the Emmys. The annual awards recognize outstanding student achievement in television production in categories including news, fiction, documentary, animation, and more. Among those nominated were Broadcast Media Production senior Audre  more

WATERVILLE, Maine, May 3 -- Colby College issued the following Q&A on May 2, 2024, with Kate Weiler, co-founder of Drink Simple, an organic maple water company: * * * In the beverage industry, about 90 percent of companies go out of business within the first three years. It's an unspoken rule that just making a good product is not enough. But Kate Weiler '04, who cofounded organic maple water company Drink Simple a decade ago, has beaten the odds despite challenges that include a global pand  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Stephen Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging KYLE PETERSEN, 38, of Newington, and ERIK PETERSEN, also known as "Peach,"  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Hartford, CT - Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation announced $28,650,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to help Connecticut identify and replace lead service lines, preventing exposure to lead in drinking water. "The Connecticut Congressional delegation worked together to secure significant investments in upgrading our state's clean water infrastructure through the Bipartisan Infra  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined Representatives Jim Himes, Rosa DeLauro, Joe Courtney, and Jahana Hayes and U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy in writing a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) supporting the Connecticut Department of Transportation's (CTDOT) request for assistance following yesterday's events in which a tanker fire damaged Intersta  more

BRAINTREE, Massachusetts, May 4 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Sky Safety Inc. faces $447K in proposed penalties for violations * * * The U.S. Department of Labor has determined an East Boston window cleaning company's failure to inspect and replace damaged or defective equipment contributed to an employee's fatal 29-story fall from a building in downtown Boston's financial district in October 2023. The de  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 3 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: * * * EPA announces latest round of funding toward President Biden's commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $28,650,000 from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to help Rhode Island identify and replace lead service lines,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 3 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: * * * EPA announces latest round of funding toward President Biden's commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $28,650,000 from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to help Vermont identify and replace lead service lines, prev  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 4 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering grad students are undertaking a broad range of innovative research projects. * * * By Kimberly Tecce, Department of Mechanical Engineering From cutting-edge robotics, design, and bioengineering to sustainable energy solutions, ocean engineering, nanotechnology, and innovative materials science, MechE students and their advisors are  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: To watch or download the exchange click here Today, in a hearing of the Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) committee, U.S. Senator Angus King commended Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on her department's decision to listen to Maine fisherman and the Maine Delegation about the impacts of off-shore wind leasing in high traffic economic zones. Senator King then pressed the Secretary on what she i  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 4 -- The Massachusetts Port Authority issued the following news on May 3, 2024: Against the backdrop of the Norwegian Gem, the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) today joined elected officials and community stakeholders to celebrate the start of the 2024 cruise season at Flynn Cruiseport Boston. The Gem is just one of the eight ships homeporting in Boston this season and offers weekly sailings to Bermuda through August, followed by sailings to the Canada/New Engl  more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, May 4 (TNSres) -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: The New England First Amendment Coalition is deeply concerned about reports (https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2024/05/campus-encampments-live-updates-police-start-taking-students-away) of two Dartmouth College student journalists being arrested while covering a protest on their campus Wednesday night. The protest is one of many pro-Palestinian demonstrations occurring   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 4 -- The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute issued the following news release: The Northeast chapter of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) has named Sarah Patrie, PE, as its new executive director. In her new role, Patrie will advance PCI's marketing, technical, and educational efforts in New England and New York State. Before joining PCI's Northeast chapter, Patrie was vice president of transportation services at the Associated General Contractors (AGC  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, secured more than $100 million for 101 New Hampshire projects in the final government funding bills for fiscal year (FY) 2024. The federal investments, appropriated through the Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) process, will go towards a range of Granite State priorities throughout the state, including wat  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 3 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The invasive insect emerald ash borer is killing ash trees at an unprecedented rate in the United States, and now five North American species of ash are considered critically endangered, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service. But a small percentage are surviving, and research by Forest Service scientists suggests that those trees may hold the key for saving the specie  more