CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, July 22 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * ASAM: Make Methadone Treatment for OUD Accessible by Cutting Federal Red Tape, Allowing States to Personalize Treatment Models * Empowering states to adopt innovative methadone treatment models would improve access to lifesaving care amid the overdose crisis Rockville, MD (July 22, 2025) - The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) released it more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 22 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Baltimore nurses to hold historic strike for patient safety * RNs at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital to strike on July 24 for the first time Registered nurses at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Md., will hold a one-day strike from July 24, 7 a.m. to July 25, 6:59 a.m., to protest Ascension management's refusal to address their urgent concerns about patient care more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, July 23 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation posted the following news release on July 22, 2025: * * * Bay Restoration Is Bright Spot Among Harsh Budget Cuts in House Committee Bill The House Appropriations Committee would continue funding key Bay restoration programs at EPA and the Department of the Interior at current levels in the fiscal year 2026 spending plan it approved today, 33-28. The panel rejected President Trump's push to eliminate critical grant programs the Ba more PR

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, July 23 -- The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command issued the following news: * * * DEVCOM CBC Assists in Showcasing Autonomous Decontamination at MSPIX 2025 By Parker Martin The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) attended this year's Maneuver Support & Protection Integration eXperiments (MSPIX) to showcase its newest autonomous decontamination capabilities. Held in Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, MSPIX  more PR

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, July 22 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * Fleet Readiness Center Southeast inducts T-45 Goshawks to service life extension production line * Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) has inducted its first two T-45 Goshawk aircraft into the Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) production line, 13 months after the Navy identified the requirement. The Goshawk is the primary tandem-seat jet trainer used by the Navy and Mar more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Markup of FY26 Financial Services and General Government Bill * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered opening remarks at the House Appropriations Subcommittee Markup of the FY26 Financial Services and Government (FSGG) bill. Belo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Opening Remarks During Full Committee Markup of Fiscal Year 2026 Interior and Environment Bill * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG), delivered opening remarks at the House Appropriations Full Committee Markup of the Fiscal Year 2026 Interior and Environment Bi more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 23 -- Humanity and Inclusion issued the following statement on July 22, 2025: * * * We Are Starving Too: Gaza Humanitarian Workers Paralyzed by Hunger Amid Israeli Blockade Below is a statement by Sharaf Al FAQAWI, HI Gaza Area Manager, on the starvation of humanitarian workers in the Gaza Strip. "Just like the over two million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, we humanitarian workers are also being starved, displaced, and killed. For almost two years now, every s more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 22 (TNSjou) -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs issued the following news: * * * Study: Gold Standard of Mosquito Nets Not Sold in Tanzanian Markets CCP research finds that Tanzanians can only buy untreated nets, which are less effective at malaria prevention than treated ones. By Stephanie Desmon In Tanzania, 1.5 million bed nets are sold commercially each year. But new research led by the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs finds th more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 23 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Radiation Therapy Overcomes Immunotherapy Resistance in Some Cancers By sparking the immune system into action, radiation therapy makes certain tumors that resist immunotherapy susceptible to the treatment, leading to positive outcomes for patients, according to new research by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy and t more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 22 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Air Pollution in Baltimore's Curtis Bay Community Linked to Nearby Coal Terminal Activities and Wind Findings suggest that existing coal dust mitigation measures are insufficient * Bulldozer activity involving coal at an open-air facility at the Port of Baltimore is closely linked to air pollutants in the adjacent neighborhood of Curtis Bay, accordin more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 22 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: * * * Maryland Energy Administration Awards $5 Million in Community Resiliency Grants * On June 20, 2025, the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) announced $5 million in grant awards through its 2025 Resilient Maryland Program--a statewide initiative that supports the planning, design, and construction of distributed energy resource (DER) more PR

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida, July 23 -- The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International issued the following news: * * * Mid-Eastern Chapter Hosts Conference, Puts Members First The Mid-Eastern APCO Chapter, hosts of APCO 2025 Baltimore, outlined efforts to expand the chapter's reach and keep members involved with events and training. "The chapter has been working hard at engaging with chapter members in Maryland, Delaware and Washington, D.C., to grow participation and en more PR

LAUREL, Maryland, July 22 [Category: Science] -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory posted the following news release: * * * NASA, Johns Hopkins APL Poised to Demonstrate Next-Gen Spacecraft Comms Technology * For decades, NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) constellation has ensured reliable communications between spacecraft just above Earth and scientists and engineers on the ground. By 2030, however, NASA will shift near-Earth communications services from  more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 23 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * NOAA Research develops an AI-powered sibling to its flagship weather model HRRR-Cast is NOAA's first regional experimental AI forecast system * NOAA's pioneering High Resolution Rapid Refresh short-term weather forecast model, known as the HRRR, will soon be joined by an experimental, AI-powered sibling. This month, NOAA's Global Systems Laboratory (GSL) is releasing HRR more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 23 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service issued the following news: * * * NOAA's Space Weather Observatory, SWFO-L1, Arrives in Florida for Final Launch Preparations NOAA's Space Weather Follow On - Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) observatory, the first NOAA satellite fully dedicated to continuous, operational space weather observations, has arrived in Florida in preparation for its Fall 2025  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 (Rep.) -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following news release: * * * Norton, Raskin, Van Hollen Introduce Bill to Remove Name of Segregationist from Chevy Chase Circle * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) today introduced a bill which would remove the plaque and inscriptions bearing Francis Newlands' name from Chevy Chase Circle a federal park located in bot more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Olszewski Joins Bipartisan Bill to Release Epstein Files * (Washington, DC) - Maryland Congressman Johnny Olszewski today co-sponsored bipartisan legislation that would require the U.S. House of Representatives to vote on releasing files related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. The legislation (link is external) is sponsored by Congressmen Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA). Th more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 22 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Thursday 7/24: USC Keck & Norris nurses to hold informational picket for safe staffing * Nurses at USC Keck & Norris Hospitals in Los Angeles, California will hold an informational picket on July 24 to protest the administration's refusal to address RNs' deep concerns about safe staffing and patient care issues, announced California Nurses Association/National Nurses United ( more PR

ADELPHI, Maryland, July 23 -- The University of Maryland Global Campus issued the following news: * * * UMGC Responds to New Workforce Demands for an AI-Driven Future By Alex Kasten In a career field where there is already a talent shortfall--cybersecurity--the Maryland Department of Labor projects that the demand for skilled workers will grow by 37 percent over the next decade. At the same time, as Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes ingrained in the operations of more and more companies a more PR