WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: EPA New England's Healthy Communities Grant Program is now accepting applications for projects of up to $40,000 in federal funding that will benefit New England communities in one or more target areas. The deadline to submit a proposal is Friday, November 1, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. EPA plans to award approximately 15 cooperative agreements. The Healthy Communities Grant Program offer grants for entities to  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: Today, July 8, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of 38 organizations to receive over $3.6 million in funding for projects under the Environmental Education Grants Program. "Advancing environmental education advances EPA's mission because it better equips our communities with the information they need to protect public health today and in the future," said   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: * * * The environmental education grants, totaling $380,000 for New England, will empower youth to tackle environmental challenges, foster community resilience, and advance environmental justice in underserved communities * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that four organizations in New England have been selected to receive a total of $380,000 t  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON -- Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston arrested a Colombian fugitive wanted by Spanish authorities for drug trafficking charges. Deportation officers from ERO Boston arrested the 25-year-old Colombian national June 29 in Revere. "This Colombian fugitive is wanted by Spanish authorities for trafficking poison in their country," said ERO Boston Fiel  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON -- Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston removed a 40-year-old Brazilian national charged with rape in Brazil. Deportation officers from ERO removed Marcio Dos Santos from the United States to Brazil May 31 and handed him over to Brazilian authorities. "Marcio Dos Santos attempted to flee a rape charge in Brazil by hiding out in Connecticut," said E  more

BAVARIA, Germany, July 9 (TNSres) -- The Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat issued the following news on July 8, 2024: "One year after the treatment, I feel as good as I did before my diagnosis, except for a few colds," says Uresa A. today. In June 2023, Uresa (who was 15 years old at the time) received CAR-T cells at Universitatsklinikum Erlangen. The treatment was the last resort to slow down systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which is a serious autoimmune disease that was attacking Uresa's bod  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- The Greater Boston Food Bank issued the following news release: * * * Platinum Seal of Transparency on Candid & Four-Star Rating on Charity Navigator * * * The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB), the largest hunger-relief organization in New England, has been awarded the Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid (formally known as GuideStar) and a four-star rating from Charity Navigator. Very few nonprofit organizations receive both distinctions, putting GBFB am  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Hundreds of thousands of commuters travel through the 114-year-old passenger rail tunnel daily, underscoring need to replace and modernize this vital corridor damaged during 2012's Superstorm Sandy NEW YORK - Today, one of the largest infrastructure projects in American history took a huge step forward with billions of dollars in support from the Biden-Harris Administration and the Bipartisan Infra  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), part of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, announced today that $18 million in Community Health Impact Funds have been awarded to 22 local organizations to support affordable housing initiatives in Boston and North Suffolk County. The Phillip and Susan Ragon Building, a multi-year construction project that will result in a state-of-the-art clinical care buildi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 (TNSres) -- Massachusetts General Hospital issued the following news release: Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), part of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, announced today that $18 million in Community Health Impact Funds have been awarded to 22 local organizations to support affordable housing initiatives in Boston and North Suffolk County. The Phillip and Susan Ragon Building, a multi-year construction project that will result in a state-of-the-art c  more

PASADENA, California, July 9 -- Parsons Corp., an engineering, construction, technical and management services firm, issued the following news release: MPA Delivery Partners, a joint venture of Mace, Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) and Arcadis, congratulates the Gateway Development Commission on receiving full federal funding for the Hudson Tunnel rail megaproject: a critical link under the Hudson River that will improve reliability and resiliency of commuter and intercity rail transit on the b  more