WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA to review cleanup at Vermont Superfund site this year Contact Information James Anderson (Anderson.James.R@epa.gov) 617-918-1401 R1 Press Office (R1_Press@epa.gov) BOSTON (Feb. 12, 2025) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct comprehensive reviews of completed cleanup work at the Burgess Brothers Landfill National Priorities List (NPL) Superfund site in Vermont thi  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Feb. 14 -- FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) issued the following news release: * * * FIRST(R) and Medtronic Partner to Encourage Students to Pursue Medical Technology Careers through STEM Medtronic, a leading global healthcare technology company, signs on as a FIRST Strategic Partner; Medtronic to continue to expand opportunities in robotics to all students MANCHESTER, N.H., February 13, 2025 - FIRST(R), a robotics community that pr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. William Keating, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * KEATING DEMANDS ANSWERS FROM NOAA ON BLUEFIN TUNA QUOTA ENFORCEMENT Washington, DC - On Friday, Congressman Bill Keating (MA-09) sent a letter to Acting Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of NOAA, the Hon. Vice Admiral Nancy Hann calling for answers on NOAA's failure to stop the overharvesting of bluefin tuna and the potential impact on lo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * Over 70 Civil Rights, Faith Groups Demand President Trump Abandon Gaza Expulsion Plans, Embrace Comprehensive Peace Over 70 national, regional, state, and local civil rights organizations, civic groups, houses of worship, and faith-based advocacy organizations today sent a joint letter to President Donald Trump urging his administration to abandon plans to unilate  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * ESTABLISHING THE NATIONAL ENERGY DOMINANCE COUNCIL By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Policy. America is blessed with an abundance of natural resources and is a leader in energy technologies and innovation that are critical to the economic prosperity and national security of the American  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Joins Researchers & Medical Community in Opposing Major Cuts to Life-saving NIH Research PROVIDENCE, RI - Earlier this week, a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump Administration's attempt to make abrupt, unlawful cuts to research funding at universities, medical schools, hospitals and other scientific institutions administered by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). A court hearing  more