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News Tipoffs - Connecticut Editors Newsletter for Friday October 25, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Mass. A.G. Campbell Joins Coalition Urging Federal Court To Maintain Access To Emergency Abortion Care
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 25 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: * * * 24 Attorneys General Call on Ninth Circuit to Allow Emergency Abortion Care in Idaho * * * Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced today that she has joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in U.S. v. Idaho to protect access to emergency abortion care in Idaho. The brief urges the United States Court of Appeals for   more

Mich. A.G. Nessel Joins Coalition Urging Federal Court to Maintain Access to Emergency Abortion Care
LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 25 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (PDF) (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/ag/press_releases/2024/dkt-220_amicus-brief-of-ca-ny-et-al-in-supp-us-govt_usa-v-idaho_9th-cir-en-banc.pdf?rev=d5170b7e6bbe484090f134e6fea2d50d&hash=9CAF23957D2440EF9760664DD0880F15) in U.S. v. Idaho to protect access to emergency   more

Millions in the U.S. may rely on groundwater contaminated with PFAS for drinking water supplies
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: The predictive model results can help members of the public, water suppliers and regulators understand the potential for PFAS contamination, guide future studies and inform strategic planning for water resources. USGS scientists are the first to report national estimates of PFAS occurrence in untreated groundwater that supplies water to public and private wells. This research   more

NUWC Division Newport hosts Australian ambassador, US Sen. Jack Reed for tours, discussions on Oct. 16
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport welcomed the Hon. Dr. Kevin Rudd, Australia's ambassador to the United States, and U.S. Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), for tours and briefings on Oct. 16 as part of the warfare center's continuing support of AUKUS, a trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the U.S. "Thank you for the work you do here. It's part of my revolving ed  more

White House Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $110 Million in Awards From ARPA-H's Sprint for Women's Health to Accelerate New Discoveries and Innovation
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Oct. 23, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Announces $110 Million in Awards from ARPA-H's Sprint for Women's Health to Accelerate New Discoveries and Innovation President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden created the White House Initiative on Women's Health Research to fundamentally change how our nation approaches and funds women's health research. Despite making up more than half the population, women ha  more