BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: Conservation groups expressed anger and frustration at the announcement by NOAA Fisheries to withdraw a proposed rule expanding protections for North Atlantic right whales from deadly vessel strikes. In 2024 alone, four right whales, including two females and two dependent calves, died as the result of vessel strikes in US waters. Since 2020, at least 16 critically endangered North Atlantic rig  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Reports by advocates, state provide full picture to rebuild transportation system * * * Governor Maura Healey announced a transportation funding proposal that aims to stabilize the MBTA's funding crisis and invests $8 billion over 10 years in the state's transportation system, using a greater portion of revenue from the Fair Share Amendment. The state also released a report by   more

BROOKLINE, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- The Environmental Business Council of New England issued the following news: Please join the Environmental Business Council of New England (EBC) in welcoming Apex Companies, LLC as a new member of the organization beginning January of 2025. "Established in 1988, Apex is a national multidisciplinary consulting and engineering services firm with a robust portfolio of capabilities in water; environment; environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and resilien  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 [Category: Education] -- Education Trust issued the following news release: * * * Parent Poll Highlights Concerns About Math Education and Access to Opportunities Across Massachusetts CONTACT: Chanthy Lopes Clopestoro@edtrust.org (401) 497-4458 Boston, MA -- January 16, 2024 -- As Massachusetts grapples with a literacy crisis that mirrors nationwide trends, another pressing issue is surfacing: students' numeracy skills. This concern comes at a time when math per  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- The Project on Predatory Student Lending issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: The Project on Predatory Student Lending (PPSL), the leading legal organization representing student borrowers against predatory for-profit colleges, issued the following statement on President Biden's announcement today that the Biden-Harris administration will approve a group borrower defense discharge for students who attended the for-profit college Ashford Universit  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 (TNSres) -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) helps to regulate the Earth's climate and weather * * * Earth, being 71 percent covered in water, is influenced by the ocean and its movements. In the Atlantic Ocean, a system of connected currents, called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), moves water throughout the world's oceans powered by a com  more