BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * 'Cut The Crap': Water Advocates Rally For Sewage-Free Rivers * Combined sewer overflows are a major source of pollution in the Charles and Mystic rivers and are becoming more frequent due to intense rainstorms caused by climate change. Photo: Shutterstock September 8, 2026 (Boston, MA) - Clean water advocates gathered on the Charles River Esplanade on Tuesday for a rally demanding sewage-free rivers. Combined sewer overflows (CSOs) are a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. BEFORE THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON, D.C. Pipeline Safety: Rationalize ) Docket No. PHMSA-2025-0135 Special Permit Conditions ) RIN: 2137-AF81 COMMENTS ON PIPELINE SAFETY: JOINT MEETING OF THE GAS PIPELINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND LIQUID PIPELINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (RATIONALIZE  more ST

NEW YORK, Sept. 10 -- The Anti-Defamation League, an anti-hate organization that aims to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment for all, posted the following news release on Sept. 9, 2026: * * * ADL Opens Applications for Second Cohort of Hazak, A First-of-Its-Kind Grassroots Accelerator to Combat Antisemitism The program equips community-based leaders with ADL expertise, tools and networks; applications close October 16 New York, NY - ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) opened applications for the s more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Files Amicus Brief Defending Limits On ICE Warrantless Arrests * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell joined a coalition of attorneys general in urging a federal appeals court to uphold a lower court order requiring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to comply with statutory safeguards when making warrantless arrests. In an amicus brief filed in the U.S. Court  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Secures Full Victory In Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Attack On Fair Housing Protections * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced that she, along with a coalition of 16 attorneys general, has secured relief from unlawful conditions the Trump Administration attempted to place on Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) funding. Administered by the U.S. Department of more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 9 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Secures Full Victory in Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Attack on Fair Housing Protections * LANSING -As part of a coalition of 16 attorneys general, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that the coalition has secured relief from unlawful conditions the Trump administration attempted to place on Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) funding. Administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Dev more PR

NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, Sept. 10 (TNSxrep) -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * AI is accelerating its integration into the entire business operations chain, ushering in a new value benchmark for the RMB13.5 billion retail cloud market - IDC's latest retail cloud report released. As the digitalization of the retail industry enters a more advanced stage, cloud computing is undergoing a role shift: from an infrastructure that carries business systems to a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following commentary by Director of Media Logan Sekulow: * * * Clancy Jury Exposes Closed-Door Chaos Jurors just gave a behind-the-scenes interview about the deliberation room that led to a hung jury in Lindsay Clancy's criminal trial. The mistrial highlights the erosion of the sanctity of life in America. And it clearly exemplifies how critical the pro-life work of the ACLJ remains. As reported by the New York Post: The jury foreperson in Lindsay Clancy's high-stak more PR

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve's 84th Training Command among suicide prevention programs recognized by Department of War * The War Department recognized unique and innovative suicide prevention programs during a ceremony in the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes, Sept. 2. The 11 department and two Coast Guard programs were recognized for building partnerships, equipping leaders and peers, connecting people with resources, and creating environments in which service m more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Continues Fight to Protect Affordable Care Act Coverage * OAKLAND -Co-leading a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an amicus brief in City of Columbus v. Kennedy, a case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in support of a ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland blocking key provisions of more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 8 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Amicus Brief in Support of Due Process Rights of Immigrant Detainees * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the due process rights of immigrant detainees who are subject to prolonged confinement without a bond hearing. In Genalo v. GM, the respondent is a legal permanent resident who was detained for 21 months, without a bo more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuits Challenging Trump Administration's Attempt to Weaken Endangered Species Act Protections * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today is co-leading a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing two lawsuits against the Trump Administration, one against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and one against the FWS and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively, the Ser more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 8 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Leads Defense of Flight Workers' Rights from Federal Overreach * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Friday led a coalition of 18 attorneys general in opposing a proposed rule from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that would preempt state labor laws and infringe on worker protections for pilots and flight attendants. The proposed federal rule would compromise worker welfare by removi more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 8 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Supports Litigation to Block Unlawful Immigration Arrests without a Warrant * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed an amicus brief in support of litigation challenging Immigration and Custom Enforcement's (ICE) unlawful policy and practice of warrantless civil immigration arrests without probable cause. In the brief, Attorney General Bonta, co-leading a multistate coalition, highlight more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 9 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Pushes Federal Government to Strengthen 'Know Your Upstream Provider Rules' to Combat Illegal Robocalls * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird and a bipartisan coalition of 48 other attorneys general are urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Upstream Provider" (KYUP) requirements to prevent scammers from using the U.S. phone network to make illegal robocalls. KYUP r more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Sues to Defend Protections for Endangered Species * September 9, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 20 other attorneys general today are filing two lawsuits challenging new Trump administration rules that dramatically weaken the federal protections that have helped save America's most imperiled wildlife from extinction. With these changes, the administration is greenlig more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 9 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General McCuskey Pushes for stronger rules to combat illegal robocalls * Attorney General JB McCuskey and a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys general are pushing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Upstream Provider" (KYUP) requirements to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. phone network to make illegal robocalls. KYUP rules require voice service providers to e more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 9 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser challenges Trump administration's rollback of Endangered Species Act protections * Sept. 9, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing two lawsuits to protect endangered and threatened species, one against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and another against FWS and the National Marine Fisheries Service. The lawsuits challenge new rules that g more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 8 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CO-LEADS OPPOSITION TO ATF RULE ALLOWING AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION FOR MILITARY-GRADE WEAPONS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell co-led a coalition of 17 attorneys general in opposing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' (ATF) latest proposed rule, which would remove important guardrails, allow a flood of military-grade weapons into c more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 8 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SECURES VICTORY IN LAWSUIT CHALLENGING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ATTACK ON FAIR HOUSING PROTECTIONS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced that he has secured relief from unlawful conditions the Trump administration attempted to place on Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) funding. Administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the program provides funding to state and l more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 9 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Fights to Protect Endangered Species from Federal Rollbacks * #AG Rayfield and Governor Kotek stand up to Trump administration Attorney General Dan Rayfield is standing up for endangered and threatened species in Oregon and across the country and will be filing two lawsuits today against new federal rules that strip away core protections under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The rules make it easier for privat more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 8 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Weiser leads state coalition defending limits on ICE warrantless arrests * Sept. 8, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today co-led a coalition of attorneys general in urging a federal appeals court to uphold a lower court order requiring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to comply with statutory safeguards when making warrantless arrests. In an amicus brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeal more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions June 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southwest Region * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $41.85 per hour in the South to $54.76 in the Northeast in June 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In the other two regions, hourly employer costs for employee compensation stood at $44.03 in the Midwest and $51.66 in the W more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Sept. 10 -- Boat Owners Association of the U.S. issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2026: * * * BoatUS Foundation Unveils Speaker Lineup for Turning the Tide Conference on Abandoned and Derelict Vessels Presenters include state and municipal agency staff, boatyard operators, river keepers and industry leaders working on abandoned and derelict vessel removal and disposal - SPRINGFIELD, Va., - Today, the BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water announced its speaker lineup for its 2026 Turning the more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 10 -- The Boston Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Latino Equity Fund announces first $192,500 in grants for earthquake recovery by Mass. United for Venezuela Fund Funding round focuses on emergency services, children and health - Boston - The Massachusetts United for Venezuela Fund, created through the Latino Equity Fund at The Boston Foundation in partnership with local Venezuelan organizations and Venezuelan-owned businesses, today announced $192,500 in its first round of grants and commitm more PR

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Sept. 10 -- Brandeis University issued the following news: * * * Brandeis University to open Robert K. Kraft Family Center for Jewish Life and Leadership By Judy Jaeger Robert Kraft is transforming Jewish life at Brandeis University with a $10 million gift that names a new center that will help prepare the next generation of Jewish leaders. The gift to create the Robert K. Kraft Family Center for Jewish Life and Leadership is part of a fundraising campaign that has received significant support from early leadership  more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Brittany Houston Selected for National Public Policy Leadership Cohort, Named Social Equity Center Board Member * Brittany Houston, assistant professor in the School of Public Policy in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, has been selected for the 2026-27 Network of Schools of Public Policy (NASPAA) NEXT cohort, a national leadership development program for early-career faculty in public service education. Houston has also been nam more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Chancellor Reyes: 'Welcome to the New Academic Year!' * Chancellor Javier Reyes welcomed the campus community to the start of the 2026-27 academic year in the campuswide email message, which can be found below, on Sept. 9.Dear UMass Community, Welcome to the 2026-27 academic year! It is great to see everyone back on campus! This fall, based on our preliminary numbers, we are excited to welcome close to 5,300 new first-year students to our  more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Sept. 10 -- The Chesapeake Bay Program issued the following news: * * * My Clean Water Story: Walter Boynton Boynton's early research helped shape the Bay's recovery plan By Jake Solyst When Walter Boynton came to the Chesapeake Bay in 1975, the estuary was in bad shape. For reasons that were unknown at the time, underwater grass beds were dying off, cutting off critical nursery habitat to crabs and fish and making low-oxygen conditions even worse. State and federal agencies were starting to come together to take on a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Padilla, Schumer Urge Supreme Court to Block Postal Service Rule Limiting Mail-In Voting * 261 Current and Former Members of Congress File Bicameral, Bipartisan Brief as Court Order Barring Postal Service Rule Limiting Mail Voting is Being Challenged by Trump's DOJ Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined a bicameral amicus brief led by Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Department Recognizes Suicide Prevention Programs for Supporting Warfighters * The War Department recognized unique and innovative suicide prevention programs during a ceremony in the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes, Sept. 2. The 11 department and two Coast Guard programs were recognized for building partnerships, equipping leaders and peers, connecting people with resources, and creating environments in which service members and families could more readily seek s more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 10 -- Empire Center, a non-profit think tank, issued the following news release: * * * New York's Electricity Prices Fifth Highest in the Country ALBANY, N.Y. -- Empire Center's Energy Data Bulletin shows New York households paid the fifth highest residential electricity prices in the country in June 2026, trailing only Hawaii, California, Massachusetts, and Maine. Newly released U.S. Energy Information Administration data put New York's average residential electricity price at 29.49 cents per kilowatt-hour, which is more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Sept. 9 -- Florida A&M University, a component of the public university system in Florida, posted the following news: * * * FAMU Leaders Selected for Prestigious Harvard Programs * Tallahassee, Fla.-Sept. 8, 2026-Florida A&M University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Allyson L. Watson, Ph.D., and Professor Natalie Arnett, Ph.D., have been selected to participate in leadership development programs at Harvard University. Supported by FAMU President Marva B. Johnson, J.D., their selections reflect the Uni more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Census Bureau issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Decennial Census of the Population of Americans; Proposed Residence Criteria and Proposed Regulations for Demographic Questions The Census Bureau is proposing to add two new parts to the Code of Federal Regulations governing the decennial census of population and housing. First, the Census Bureau is proposing to add a part outlining the residence criteria used for identifying each person's "usual residence, more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; List of Petitions Received HRSA is publishing this notice of petitions received under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, as required by the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended. While the Secretary of HHS is named as the respondent in all proceedings brought by the filing of petitions for compe more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Demands Trump Administration Extend Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans * Today, Governor Maura Healey demanded that the Trump Administration extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Salvadoran nationals currently living and working in the United States, which has been in place since 2001 but is set to expire on Wednesday. Governor Healey emphasized to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin that Salv more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Opens Workforce Pell Applications to Expand Short-Term Job Training * BOSTON -Governor Maura Healey today announced that Massachusetts has opened the application process for colleges, universities and eligible training providers seeking state approval to offer short-term programs through the new federal Workforce Pell Grant program. Programs that receive both state and federal approval will allow eligible students t more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey: No Data Centers Without Local Approval * BOSTON -Governor Maura Healey today signed an Executive Order giving communities a voice and protecting them against irresponsible data center development and higher energy bills. Under Governor Healey's Executive Order, if a data center doesn't have local approval, state permitting agencies will not advance the project. The Governor also directed state agencies to require more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 10 (TNSjou) -- Harvard Medical School issued the following news: * * * Scientists Reveal How the Monkeypox Virus Replicates Findings deepen understanding of what drives infection, could inform new therapies At a glance * Study reveals how shape changes during the assembly of viral proteins switch on replication in monkeypox virus. * The findings provide a foundation for understanding the molecular machines that drive infection in mpox and aiding the search for therapies. The future of federally funded researc more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Healey Executive Order Strengthens Data Center Safeguards, but Gaps Remain * The governor's executive order is a step in the right direction, but the best time to protect communities is before the first permit is issued. Photo: Wikimedia Commons September 8, 2026 (Boston, MA) - Governor Maura Healey issued an executive order establishing new safeguards for data center development in Massachusetts. Under the new order, new data centers wil more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * History Faculty Members Publish Quartet of New Books Over Summer * Faculty members in the Department of History had a busy summer, publishing a quartet of new books during the break. From the history of soccer to 18th century Andean mining, Native American peace medals to China's Great Leap Forward, the historians gave campers, beachgoers and those just relaxing at home plenty to dive into."The Shortest History of Soccer: From Ancient Kicking more PR

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 [Category: Biology] -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, posted the following news: * * * How Building Bridges Across Disciplines Boosts Scientific Discovery * It was an unlikely group. In 2018, five researchers gathered for a National Science Foundation (NSF) Ideas Lab, themed around synthetic cells. They were from all different disciplines: biophysicist Mary Elting (NC State), historian Jane Maienschein (Arizona State University and MBL Fellow), cell biologist  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2026: * * * Husted calls on states to end "drive-only" licenses for illegal immigrants COLUMBUS - Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) today wrote to 19 U.S. governors and the mayor of Washington, D.C. in strong opposition to policies in their states that allow illegal immigrants to obtain "drive-only" driver's licenses and urging them to end such policies. Nineteen states, as well as the District of Columbia, currently allow illegal immigrants to obtain "dri more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Illegal Alien Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Benefit Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft * BOSTON - A Dominican national unlawfully residing in Dorchester, Mass. pleaded guilty on Sept. 2, 2026 in federal court in Boston to healthcare benefit fraud and aggravated identity theft. Manuel Antonio Baez, 52, pleaded guilty to one count of falsely representing a Social Security number, one count of making fals more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Illegal Alien Sentenced for Passport and Benefit Fraud * BOSTON - A Dominican national unlawfully residing in Salem, N.H., was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for passport and SNAP fraud. Juan Felipe Chalas, 58, was sentenced by Judge Leo T. Sorokin to one year and one day in prison, to be followed by two years of supervised release. Chalas was also ordered to pay restitution of $304,932.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * In Worcester, Pressley, Warren, McGovern Tout Historic Law to Tackle Housing Crisis, Build Safe, Affordable Housing * Pressley-Led Bills Will Address Bias in Home Appraisals, Expand Affordable Housing, Strengthen Oversight of Corporate Landlords, and Help Families Reach Financial Stability Pressley-McGovern Grandfamily Housing Act Would Help Grandparents Raising Children Access Safe, Affordable, Age-Appropriate Housing Photos (Dropbox) WORCESTE more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 10 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts issued the following news release: * * * Legal Groups That Secured Supreme Court Birthright Victory File New Motions Responding to Latest Executive Order Filings address the Trump administration's repeated, unlawful attempts to deprive US-born babies of their constitutional rights - Legal groups that secured a June Supreme Court victory in Trump v. Barbara on behalf of babies who would have been denied citizenship under a failed Trump executive order fil more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026: * * * Massachusetts Releases Full Investigating History Curriculum for Grades 3-7 Free, state-developed curriculum is already in use in more than 100 school districts - EVERETT - The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced the release of Investigating History (https://www.doe.mass.edu/investigatinghistory/), a free, comprehensive, social studies curriculum for grades 3-7 developed b more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * McGovern, Warren, Pressley Tout Historic New Law to Combat High Cost of Housing in America * WORCESTER - Yesterday, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, alongside Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) visited the Worcester YMCA to discuss the historic 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and how the new law will m more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 10 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Co-Leads Challenge to Trump Administration's Rollbacks of Endangered Species Act Regulations New Rules Put Species and Their Habitats at Risk - BALTIMORE, MD - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today co-led a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing two lawsuits to protect endangered and threatened species, one against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and another against FWS more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 10 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * An electrochemical approach turns ammonia into pure hydrogen An MIT team has demonstrated a more efficient way to extract pure hydrogen gas from hydrogen carrier molecules. - As a liquid that is easily stored and transported, ammonia (NH3) is an attractive carrier for hydrogen, which is used in fuel cells, semiconductor manufacturing, chemical processing, and other applications. However, breaking ammonia into hydrogen and nitro more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 10 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release: * * * AG Davenport: FCC Must Strengthen Due Diligence Rules in Effort to Combat Illegal Robocalls TRENTON - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport co-led a coalition of 49 attorneys general in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Upstream Provider" (KYUP) rules to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. communications network to make illegal robocalls. KYUP rules require "voice servi more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 9 (TNSletter) -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following letter with co-signers to Attorney General Todd W. Blanche: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 3, 2026 The Honorable Todd W. Blanche Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 Dear Attorney General Blanche: For nearly four decades, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has embodied a fundamental national commitment that disability should not be a basis for exclusion or diminish more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 10 -- The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics issued the following news release: * * * NASA's Hubble, Webb Find Far-out Solar System Objects 'Remember' Past The researchers unexpectedly found fewer small trans-Neptunian objects than they expected, and that the colors of these bodies followed the same relationships as their larger family members. - For the first time, scientists used the joint power of NASA's Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes to study some of the most far-flung bodies in our sola more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Nearing the End of the Line for State and Local Climate Litigation? * Late last month, Chief Judge Brenda Sannes, of the Northern District of New York, ruled that New York State's "climate superfund" law is preempted by federal law. Relying on the 2nd Circuit opinion from 2021 in City of New York v. Chevron Corp., Chief Judge Sannes found in West Virginia v. James that the Clean Air Act displaced federal common law, and held t more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Sept. 10 -- Worcester State University issued the following news: * * * New Secretary of Education praises Worcester State's role in the region during Academic Year Kick Off By: Nancy Sheehan Worcester State University held its annual academic year kickoff event on Sept. 4, during which President Maloney, senior administrators, and Massachusetts Secretary of Education Dr. Stephen Zrike addressed faculty and staff on institutional priorities, campus developments, and the broader landscape of public higher education more PR

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Sept. 10 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Nick DellaRosa Joins VHB as Northeast Technology Leader * VHB welcomes Nick DellaRosa as Northeast Technology Leader, strengthening the company's ability to help clients navigate an increasingly data-informed project environment and take advantage of technologies that support better project delivery and decisio more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 9 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Fights to Protect Endangered Species from Federal Rollbacks * Salem, OR - Attorney General Dan Rayfield is standing up for endangered and threatened species in Oregon and across the country and will be filing two lawsuits today against new federal rules that strip away core protections under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The rules make it easier for private companies and individuals to damage or destroy the habitats that threatened and e more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (TNSFR) -- The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, intends to repatriate human remains representing 33 Native American individuals and five associated funerary objects to 10 Indian Tribes, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The remains and objects were removed from Texas archaeological site 41NU2 in Nueces County by George Woodbury in 1934 and donated to the museum by the Gila Pueblo Archaeological Foundation more PR

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: * * * Program builds acquisition skills through hands-on training * HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - More than 50 developmental interns participated in Contracting JUMPSTART: Phase 2 here to build on the foundational training they received earlier this year. During opening remarks, Anna Morris, director of Contracting (and senior contracting official) at Hanscom AFB, emphasized that professional development extends beyond learning the more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that says it combines journalism and engagement, posted the following news on Sept. 8, 2026: * * * Pulitzer Center Reporting Sheds Light on Maternal Mental Health Author: Leo Diven Legay, Pulitzer Center Staff The murder trial of Lindsay Clancy--a Massachusetts mother charged with killing her three children by strangling them in 2023--attracted international attention. On Friday, September 4, 2026, the judge at her nearly monthlong trial declared a mistrial after the jury failed to rea more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Rep. Pressley Urges Extension of El Salvador TPS to Save Lives * Pressley Has led Efforts in Congress to Extend TPS for Haiti, Other Countries Grappling with Humanitarian Crises BOSTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement urging the Trump Administration to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador, which is set to expire today. "The termination of Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador w more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following letter with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Bureau of Engraving and Printing Acting Director Michael Brown: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 4, 2026 The Honorable Scott Bessent Secretary Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Restaurant Owner Pleads Guilty to Employment Tax Scheme * BOSTON - The owner and operator of two Massachusetts restaurants pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to paying employees in cash over the course of six years without withholding and paying federal employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Marios Michalakis, 44, of Westwood, Mass., pleaded guilty to six counts of failin more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Sept. 10 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jackley Pushes Federal Government to Strengthen 'Know Your Upstream Provider Rules' to Combate Illegal Robocalls PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 48 other Attorneys General in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Upstream Provider" (KYUP) requirements to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. phone network to make illegal robo more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- Quinsigamond Community College issued the following news release: * * * Saint-Gobain Invests $300,000 in Advanced Manufacturing at QCC WORCESTER, MA - September 9, 2026 - Quinsigamond Community College and Saint-Gobain North America, a global leader in sustainable construction and advanced materials, today announced a $300,000 partnership to support an advanced manufacturing learning space and cutting-edge equipment in the college's future QCC Center. "This partnership with Saint-Gobain reflects our shar more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * SBS Democracy Project Presents Constitution Day Event 'The American Experiment at 250' on Sept. 17 * A retired NASA astronaut and state lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle will come together on campus Thursday, Sept. 17 for a Constitution Day event focused on the state of American democracy as the country marks its 250th anniversary."The American Experiment at 250: Where Does Our Democracy Stand?" will be held on the second floor more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Statement on Temporary Protected Status Designation for El Salvador * Massachusetts is home to more than 7,000 Salvadoran TPS holders Washington (September 9, 2026) -Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after the Trump administration temporarily kept in place Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for El Salvador despite planning to end protections today. El Salvador continues to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13309) by R. Corinne Blackford, small business and economic development policy analyst. Here are excerpts: * * * Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Contracting Program Among federal small business contracting programs (see CRS Report R45576, An Overview of Small Business Contracting) that provide contracting preferences to small businesses, the federal preference for small businesses owned by veterans is specifical more PR

BERKELEY, California, Sept. 9 -- The University of California Haas School of Business posted the following news release: * * * Startup Teragen Energy bets on fuel cells for data centers * Teragen Energy, co-founded by CEO Ruofan Wang, PhD, EWMBA 25, Chief Commercial Officer Emerson Reiter, EMBA 24, and CTO Joshua Persky, just closed a $6 million pre-seed funding round. Teragen is developing advanced fuel cell systems to power data centers, advanced manufacturing, and other industries. In this Q&A, Wang and Reiter discuss the problem Teragen more PR

ITASCA, Illinois, Sept. 9 [Category: Transportation] -- The National Safety Council posted the following news: * * * Traffic Fatalities Down Slightly in First Half of 2026, Preliminary NSC Analysis Shows * WASHINGTON, D.C. - An estimated 18,460 lives were lost in motor vehicle crashes during the first six months of 2026, according to preliminary analysis by the National Safety Council. This represents a 2% decrease from the revised count for the first half of 2025, as overall miles driven increased by 0.8% between January and June. The res more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trahan, Warren Statement Following Burlington ICE Facility Site Visit * Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) released the following statement following a congressional oversight visit to Burlington ICE facility yesterday, where dozens of individuals have been detained: "Today we exercised our constitutional duty to conduct unannounced Congressional oversight of an ICE facility. Immigration attorney more PR

DOVER, Delaware, Sept. 10 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release: * * * Trio of courts rule with AG Jennings on voting rights Three courts have sided with Delaware to protect the state's elections and campaign finance rules. "Each of these attempts to strip away Delawareans' voting rights and to obfuscate campaign spending are part of a shameless, coordinated attack against the fabric of our democracy," said Attorney General Kathy Jennings. "No idea that requires silence to survive has any place in a d more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Sept. 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news: * * * Tiny crustacean helps scientists understand genes regulating circatidal rhythms Investigators identify core genes that control both circadian and circatidal rhythms At a glance * The four core circadian clock genes (Cry2, Per, Bmal1, Clk) control both circadian and circatidal rhythms in the crustacean hawaiensis. * Transcriptional wiring, how the genes interact with one another, differs between circadian and  more PR

DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, Sept. 10 -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news: * * * UMass Dartmouth receives $730,000 to advance offshore wind workforce development efforts and research projects MassCEC funding will expand paid student internships and support research on cod spawning and offshore wind monitoring - UMass Dartmouth has received nearly $730,000 from the Mass Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) to expand offshore wind workforce development and advance research supporting responsible industry growt more PR

DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, Sept. 10 -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news: * * * UMass Law ranks among nation's most improved law schools for graduate employment Employment outcomes increased by more than 50% as UMass Law expanded career support and practical training - The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's School of Law (UMass Law) ranks No. 9 nationally among the law schools that have made the greatest gains in graduate employment, according to a new analysis by National Jurist. UMass Law's g more PR

RICHARDSON, Texas, Sept. 10 -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: * * * Graduate Education, Global Engagement Leader Retires By Jessica Good Dr. Juan Gonzalez, who served as dean of graduate education and vice provost for global engagement at The University of Texas at Dallas since 2018, retired Aug. 31 after 30 years with the University. "In eight years of leading UT Dallas' graduate programs and global engagement, Dean Gonzalez has promoted a culture of service that has had a profound impact on student succe more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 9 -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * USC develops algorithmic tool to improve screening of patients for Alzheimer's clinical trial * A new blood-based screening algorithm dramatically reduced the number of unnecessary PET scans needed to recruit patients at risk of Alzheimer's disease for a clinical trial, according to research from scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC published in Alzheimer's & Dementia(r): The Journal of the A more PR

VERMILLION, South Dakota, Sept. 8 -- The University of South Dakota posted the following news: * * * USD University Libraries Bring the Art of Anna Mavromatis to Campus * The University Libraries at the University of South Dakota is bringing the art of Anna Mavromatis to campus in an exhibit titled "Once Upon a Time," displayed in the library's second floor glass cases for the fall 2026 semester, Aug. 24, 2026 - Jan. 4, 2027. The exhibit is open to the public for viewing during library operating hours, which can be found online. Mavromatis more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey issued Circular 1569, 'Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program Decadal Science Strategy 2020-2030,' compiled by Carolyn Ruppel and Patricia Soupy A. Dalyander. The 23-page circular preserves a strategy first published in 2020 in a geonarrative format that was discontinued in February 2026, outlining how the USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program plans to improve hazard preparedness and management of coastal and marine resources through 2030. The program's state more PR

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB Named a 2026 Best Place to Work in Atlanta * VHB has been named one of the Atlanta Business Chronicle's 2026 Best Places to Work, ranking #13 in the Large Companies category. This award celebrates organizations that foster exceptional workplace cultures and create environments where employees can thrive. Th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Markey Urge Delta Air Lines CEO to Remain Neutral in Flight Attendants' Unionization Efforts "All workers deserve the right to join a union freely, and Delta must not obstruct that right for their flight attendants" - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) raised their concerns in a letter to Delta Air Lines, which operates more flights in the New England region than any other airline, about reports of u more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Trahan Statement Following Burlington ICE Facility Site Visit * Burlington, Mass. -U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and U.S. Representative Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) released the following statement following a congressional oversight visit to Burlington ICE facility, where dozens of individuals have been detained: "We exercised our constitutional responsibilities to conduct oversight and made an unannounced visit to an ICE fa more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Sept. 9 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Washington challenges gutting of federal Endangered Species Act protections * Attorney General Nick Brown today is co-leading a coalition of 21 attorneys general in two lawsuits to maintain protections for endangered and threatened species under threat by the federal administration. One was filed against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and another against FWS and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The s more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management issued the following news release: * * * Why some organizations turn AI experiments into business value while others quietly fail * CAMBRIDGE, Mass., September 9, 2026 -As organizations invest heavily in generative artificial intelligence, many leaders assume that expanding employee access to AI tools will naturally lead to transformative innovation. New research from MIT Sloan School of Management suggests otherwise: the organizations  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 [Category: Energy] -- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release: * * * Wildfires spark calls for Turkiye's leadership on fossil fuel phaseout ahead of COP31 * Street view of the wildfires in Turkiye's Antalya province, which will host the COP31 summit. (Photo credit: 350.org Turkiye) With hundreds of people evacuated and thousands without power due to wildfires in Turkiye's Antalya - the Mediterranean coasta more PR