WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Clean Water Action issued the following news release: * * * 51 Municipal Officials in Massachusetts call for state action to keep food waste out of the trash Letter to Governor and DEP Commissioner requests infrastructure and funding for composting * Massachusetts: While residents across the Commonwealth have just experienced a record-breaking heatwave in some areas, municipal officials are acting on a less-often-discussed contributor to the climate crisis: food wast more PR

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, July 21 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * An Interview with Adrian Santiago: An Emerging Professional in Community Planning * Adrian Santiago joined VHB in 2024 as a Community Planner in the VHB Tampa office. Since then, he has already contributed to significant regional projects, including the Tampa Bay more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Anthony Mongone and Rachel O'Brien Named Law360 2025 Rising Stars * Law360 has named real estate partner Anthony Mongone and asset management partner Rachel O'Brien as "Rising Stars" in the Real Estate and Fund Formation categories, respectively. The annual list recognizes attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments distinguish them among their peers. Anthony played a  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 22 (TNSjou) -- The Broad Institute issued the following news on July 21, 2025: * * * Prime editing treats childhood brain disease in mice Scientists use a precise form of gene editing called prime editing to correct the most common genetic mutations that cause alternating hemiplegia of childhood, a rare and severe neurological disorder that begins in infancy. * By the time they are a few months old, infants born with alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC) b more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * Cruel & Unusual Punishment: Massachusetts Forces Female Correctional Officers to Strip-Search Trans-Identifying Male Inmates * Independent Women Features (IW Features), the grassroots storytelling and original journalism arm of Independent Women, today spotlights the harrowing story of Danielle Laurenti, a Massachusetts correctional officer who endured punishment for ref more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * Federal investigators cite waste management company for failure to implement confined space entry requirements resulting in worker fatality * CLEVELAND - A U.S. Department of Labor investigation found that Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc., a Massachusetts-based environmental and hazardous waste management service provider, failed to properly ventilate a confined space containing organic chem more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 19 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Former adviser to London's mayor talks strategy with Northeastern students. Here is what he told them Asif Hussain, part of London mayor Sadiq Khan's campaign team for the 2021 and 2024 elections, was a guest lecturer on the Political Arguments In Action course. By Patrick Daly LONDON - As far as election campaign hit rates go, you can't beat a record of fought two, won two. Asif Hussain was part of  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Goodwin Announced as Top Referral Partner by Nasdaq Private Market * Goodwin today announced that it has been named the top referral partner for private company-sponsored tenders and auctions in 2024 and for the trailing twelve months through June 30, 2025 by Nasdaq Private Market (NPM). For the third year in a row, Goodwin notably collaborated with NPM's Company Solutio more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * In Business Insider, Ed Black and Melissa Bender Discuss How AI is Helping Ropes & Gray Perform Cutting-Edge Legal Work * In an article in Business Insider, Ed Black, senior counsel and technology strategy leader, and Melissa Bender, an asset management partner and co-head of the private funds practice, discuss how Ropes & Gray has been at the forefront of AI adoption, help more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Paulita Pike Named 2025 Chicago United BLC * Chicago office managing partner Paulita Pike has been selected as a 2025 Business Leadership Council (BLC) by Chicago United. Paulita is one of 50 leaders recognized this year for her exceptional qualifications, leadership, and impact within the Chicago business community. Honorees were chosen through a highly competitive selec more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 22 [Category: Environment] (TNSrep) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Report Shows Trump Administration Has Carried Out More Than 400 Attacks on Science in Six Months * The Trump administration has carried out more than 400 attacks on science in its first six months, according to a report released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). The report, which tracked attacks between January 20 and June 30, 2025,  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Advises Initial Purchases in Apollo Debt Solutions BDC's $400 Million Bond Offering * Ropes & Gray represented the initial purchasers in Apollo Debt Solutions BDC's $400 million 144A bond offering due 2030. The transaction closed on July 17. Apollo Debt Solutions BDC is a regulated, non-listed business development company that provides individual investors ac more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Advises Sales Agents in Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's $600 Million ATM Offering * Ropes & Gray represented the sales agents in Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's $600 million at-the-market offering of common shares. The ATM program launched on July 11. Blackstone Secured Lending Fund is a business development company that invests primarily in the debt of p more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Markey, Democratic Colleagues Query FAA Administrator Bedford on the Impact of Staff Cuts and Use of Artificial Intelligence on Aviation Safety * Letter Text (PDF) Washington (July 21, 2025) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, led 11 of his Democratic colleagues in writing a letter to Federal Aviation Adminis more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, July 22 -- The American Hockey League issued the following news: * * * Suchanek ready for return to Gulls crease after lost season By Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Summer's months for young prospects mean a time to rest, recover and build for training camp in September. For goaltender Tomas Suchanek, that was last summer's plan. Until it wasn't. A ruptured ACL led to knee surgery in September, and Suchanek missed the entire 2024-25 season followin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Sanders, Wyden Investigate Skydance's Role in Potential Secret Trump Payoff Connected to Paramount Deal * Skydance reportedly set up secret side deal with Trump worth tens of millions more dollars, with potential Skydance/Paramount merger pending Trump admin approval "These reports raise fresh questions about corruption in the Trump Administration and President Trump's willingnes more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 21 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * What Americans actually think about taxes * Doing your taxes can feel like a very complicated task. Even so, it might be less intricate than trying to make sense of what people think about taxes. Several years ago, MIT political scientist Andrea Campbell undertook an expansive research project to understand public opinion about taxation. Her efforts have now reached fruition, in  more PR