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*Maryland Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for 2024-12-16 ( 6 items )  
Biden-Harris Administration, NOAA Make $20 Million Available for Habitat Restoration and Resilience for Tribes and Underserved Communities (10)
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Dec. 15 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: * * * Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding fosters inclusive climate resilience. * * * Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced the availability of $20 million in funding for projects that will advance coastal habitat restoration and climate resilience priorities of tribes and underserved communities. Of the $20 million of funding available, more PR

Department of Labor Finds Contractor's Safety Failures Led to Diver's Preventable Fatality at Underwater Worksite at Manns Harbor Bridge (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Coastal Gunite Construction Co. did not evaluate diver's health before first day on job * * * MANNS HARBOR, NC - A Maryland-based construction contractor could have prevented a 47-year-old diver from suffering fatal injuries during an underwater dive test in June 2024 at the Manns Harbor Bridge on Croatan Sound. Investigators with the U.S. Department of  more PR

Justice Dept.: Clemency Recipient List (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is granting clemency consisting of 39 pardons and 1,499 commutations. President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is pardoning the following 39 individuals: NINA SIMONA ALLEN - Harvest, Alabama Nina Simona Allen is a 49-year-old woman who was convicted of a non-violent offense in her 20s. In the years since, Ms. Allen returned to school to earn a post-baccalaureate degree and two more PR

NIH Center for Cancer Research: Empowering Others to Contribute to Rare Neuroendocrine Tumor Research (10)
BETHESDA, Maryland, Dec. 15 (TNSres) -- The National Institutes of Health Center for Cancer Research issued the following news on Dec. 13, 2025: Lacey Koelling was first diagnosed in 2018 with bilateral carotid body tumors called paragangliomas. These are a type of neuroendocrine tumor that forms near certain blood vessels and nerves outside of the adrenal glands, which are important for making hormones that control several functions in the body. The nerve cells involved in paragangliomas are p more PR

Senate Appropriations Committee Issues Testimony From DOT Secretary Buttigieg (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The Senate Appropriations Committee released the following testimony by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg from a Nov. 20, 2024, hearing entitled "A Review of Disaster Funding Needs": * * * Chair Murray, Vice Chairman Collins, and members of the committee--thank you for this opportunity to speak with you today alongside my colleagues in the Biden-Harris Administration. A month ago, I was in North Carolina and Tennessee visiting communities impacted by Hurricane Hel more PR

White House: Clemency Recipient List (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The White House issued the following news release: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is granting clemency consisting of 39 pardons and 1,499 commutations. President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is pardoning the following 39 individuals: NINA SIMONA ALLEN - Harvest, Alabama Nina Simona Allen is a 49-year-old woman who was convicted of a non-violent offense in her 20s. In the years since, Ms. Allen returned to school to earn a post-baccalaureate degree and two master's degre more PR