GENESEO, New York, July 27 -- The State University of New York's Geneseo Campus issued the following news: SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. spoke at the International Baccalaureate (IB) Global Conference in Washington, DC, on July 25, about SUNY's commitment to preparing students for the future. His remarks highlighted SUNY Geneseo as a "liberal arts college providing the kind of experience that so many elite private colleges in New England provide at literally 10 times the cost." Adding that t  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA announces initial selections from $2 billion Inflation Reduction Act program--the largest single environmental justice investment in history--delivered by President Biden's Investing in America agenda * * * BOSTON (JULY 25, 2024)-- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that the City of Springfield, and its partner Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts, were s  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: HARTFORD U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Representatives John Larson (D-Conn.-01), Joe Courtney (D-Conn.-02), Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.-03), Jim Himes (D-Conn.-04), and Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.-5), and Governor Ned Lamont announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected 3 projects in Connecticut to receive a total of over $700 million in federal f  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended an unlawfully present Brazilian fugitive wanted by Brazilian authorities to face criminal charges for raping a vulnerable minor in his home country. Deportation officers from ERO Boston arrested the 23-year-old noncitizen July 23 near his residence in Framingham. U.S. Border Patrol arrested the Braz  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on July 26, 2024: A Brockton man was convicted by a federal jury yesterday in Boston in connection with a wide-ranging drug trafficking conspiracy that that involved dozens of parcels containing kilograms of cocaine sent from Puerto Rico to various addresses throughout Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Investigators intercepted 10 parcels and seized more th  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 27 -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: BOSTON, July 26, 2024: Morgan Lewis partner Steven Browne was recognized as a Distinguished Leader as part of Law.com's second annual New England Legal Awards, which honor professional excellence in law in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The Distinguished Leader Award recognizes lawyers who achieve impressive career results and demonstrate clear leade  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, July 27 -- NEJM Evidence, a peer-reviewed journal from New England Journal of Medicine Group that says it presents clinical trial design and decision-making, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2024 edition (Vol. 3, No. 8): Original Articles: * Operative versus Nonoperative Treatment of Proximal Hamstring Avulsions * Effect of Fenofibrate on Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy * Critical Care Reviews Meeting 2024: A Patient-Level Meta-Ana  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: The Fiscal Year 2025 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act provides $44.6 billion in total funding. "This year's Interior bill delivers for our public lands and our Tribes and will benefit both Oregonians and people across the United States for years to come," said Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Chair of the Senate Appropriations S  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, July 27 -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, issued the following news dated July 29, 2024: * * * Teaming partners VHB and Barletta have been enhancing New England's infrastructure since 2007. * * * For more than 15 years, VHB and Barletta Heavy Division have been at the forefront of New England's most ambitious transportation projects, carving out a reputation for e  more