DENVER, Colorado, June 28 -- The American Water Works Association issued the following news release: The American Water Works Association (AWWA) recognized the five recipients of its 5 Under 35 - Outstanding Young Professional Award at its recent ACE24 event in Anaheim. The award, which debuted in 2021, recognizes and honors AWWA members under the age of 35 who have demonstrated outstanding service to their Sections or the Association through leadership and active participation in young profess  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 29 -- The Florida Department of Financial Services issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: Today, Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced the appointment of D. Ryan West to the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association (FIGA) Board of Directors. FIGA is a nonprofit corporation created by the Florida Legislature in 1970 and services pending claims by or against Florida policyholders of member insurance companies that become insolvent and  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Commerce announces the appointment of 22 new and returning members to six of the regional fishery management councils. Appointments to the Pacific and North Pacific fishery management councils will be announced later this summer. The Secretary of Commerce made appointments for open council seats from the governors' lists of nominees. Council members represent diverse gro  more

BROOKLINE, Massachusetts, June 29 -- The Environmental Business Council of New England issued the following news: The EBC Dam Management Committee is excited to announce that Molly Osmun, Environmental Engineer with Gomez and Sullivan Engineers, DPC has joined the Leadership Team as an Ascending Professional Representative. In this role, Molly will provide the Committee with insight into EBC's Ascending Professionals community and Committee, as well as thought leadership on the Dam Management i  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following remarks on June 27, 2024, by Commissioner Allison Clements at the June 2024 commission meeting: * * * C-5 I dissent from today's order authorizing Venture Global's proposed CP2 LNG terminal and CP Express Pipeline project. I do so because the Commission has not adequately addressed the projects' environmental and socioeconomic impacts, including adverse impacts on environmental jus  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement on June 27, 2024, by Commissioner Allison Clements on a decision (Dockets No. ER23-2977-000, ER23-2977-001, ER23-2977-002) involving Midcontinent Independent System Operator Inc.: * * * I support today's order accepting MISO's proposal to implement downward-sloping reliability-based demand curves in its Planning Resource Auction. This reform marks an important evolution in  more

PARIS, France, June 29 (TNSres) -- Sanofi, a life sciences company, issued the following news release: * * * * Frexalimab high-dose arm observed a 41% reduction in plasma neurofilament light chain (NfL) levels, a biomarker of nerve cell damage, after 48 weeks of treatment * Data support potential as a first-in-class, high-efficacy, and disease-modifying treatment for people with relapsing MS * Phase 3 studies of frexalimab in relapsing MS and non-relapsing secondary progressive MS (nrSPMS) a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 24 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts issued the following joint statement with eight organizations: * * * With the option to hold virtual public meetings set to expire statewide on March 2025, the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight today advanced a bill (H.4771) that would update the Open Meeting Law to require hybrid meetings, guaranteeing members of the public the ability to participate in state and municipal meet  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: A Bronx man pleaded guilty today to travelling to the Worcester area to distribute approximately one kilogram of fentanyl. Jose Luis Lopez Genao, 32, of Bronx, N.Y., pleaded guilty today to one count of distribution of and possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni scheduled sentencing for   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: A former driving instructor was sentenced yesterday for conspiring to defraud the Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) into issuing driver's licenses to applicants who did not pass the road test. Ngan Dinh, 48, of Boston, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Patti B. Saris to two years' probation with the first six months to be served as home  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: A former Northeastern University employee was convicted today by a federal jury in Boston of staging a hoax explosion and making false statements to a federal law enforcement agent about the hoax. Jason Duhaime, 46, formerly of San Antonio, was convicted of intentionally conveying false and misleading information related to an explosive device   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: A Worcester man pleaded guilty yesterday for his involvement in a cocaine distribution conspiracy. Luis Torres, 47, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute and to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and one count of use of a communication facility to facilitate a drug felony. U.S. District Court J  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 29 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news: Mayor Michelle Wu announced the contractors selected by the City of Boston to expand access to electric vehicle charging with a curbside demonstration program. Building new curbside charging stations will create more access for residents to charge their electric vehicles, especially those without private parking or access to a driveway or garage. Through the demonstration project, the City is seeking to test d  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 29 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on June 28, 2024: * * * Renovated former Boston Public School building creates 74 LGBTQ-friendly mixed-income apartments for older Boston residents and over 10,000 square feet of community space * * * Mayor Michelle Wu today joined Senator Elizabeth Warren, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, Pennrose, LGBTQ Senior Housing Inc., local elected officials and residents for the grand opening of The Pryde, Massachu  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, June 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute on Drug Abuse issued the following news release: * * * NIH-supported study reveals crucial need to increase public awareness that medications for opioid use disorder can be prescribed in primary care settings * * * Results from a national survey indicate that many Americans, 61%, are unaware that primary care physicians can prescribe medications for opioid use disorder, and 13% incorr  more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, June 24 (TNScapp) -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following joint statement with eight organizations: * * * With the option to hold virtual public meetings set to expire statewide on March 2025, the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight today advanced a bill (https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H4771) (H.4771) that would update the Open Meeting Law to require hybrid meetings, guaranteeing members of the public the a  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 29 (TNSres) -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia issued the following news: An international team of researchers including several at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) published the final results of a key clinical trial that led to the approval of the monoclonal antibody dupilumab for the treatment of pediatric patients between the ages of 1 and 11 years old with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration earlier this year  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 28 -- The Boston Foundation issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: * * * adds two new Directors * * * Abrams Capital Managing Director Raja Bobbili, Rabbi Elaine Zecher of Temple Israel of Boston to join Board * * * The Boston Foundation today announced that Dwight Poler, founder and CEO of AccelR8 Ventures, will become Chair of the Foundation's Board of Directors on July 1. Poler, the Board's current Vice Chair, takes over from Linda Mason, who lea  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 29 (TNSres) -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release: Teamsters are condemning the decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to allow Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart to go before voters this November with an anti-worker, anti-taxpayer referendum. The ballot question, if passed, would legitimize Big Tech companies' practice of unlawfully misclassifying employees as independent contractors. "These billion-dollar com  more