WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: Atlantic salmon hold, and have held for thousands of years, cultural and subsistence value to many Indigenous Peoples across the North Atlantic for thousands of years. Indigenous Peoples maintain tremendous knowledge passed down through generations, and this body of knowledge continues to evolve and grow. NOAA Fisheries collaborates with indigenous communities to enhance knowledge and improve At  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-2230) on Oct. 30, 2024, entitled "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment - September 2024": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in September than a year earlier in 260 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 101 areas, and unchanged in 28 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A total of 87 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Members of Connecticut's Congressional delegation announced that Connecticut will receive $77,834,656 from the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) ahead of the winter season. This is the first allocation of LIHEAP dollars this season. "As we approach the winter months, we must ensure all families are able to heat their homes without breaking the bank," said Congressman Larson. "Th  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Nov. 1 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * An affiliate of The Scion Group has acquired the Lebanon, N.H., apartment complex. * * * A new company on Oct. 31 will begin operating the Summit on Juniper student apartment complex on Mount Support Road in Lebanon, N.H. An affiliate of The Scion Group has acquired Summit from an affiliate of Michaels Student Living, which built and has operated the apartments since they opened in 2022. Summit has four b  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA's Clean Ports Program to fund 55 zero-emission port equipment, infrastructure, and planning projects across the nation to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, promote good jobs, and advance environmental justice * * * BOSTON (Nov. 1, 2024) -- Today, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with federal, state  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: BOSTON (Oct. 31, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the University of Massachusetts Boston, and the University of Massachusetts Lowell have been selected to collectively receive nearly $1.5 million in grants to provide technical assistance to businesses to develop and adopt pollution prevention (P2) practices in local communities. P  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: EAST HARTFORD--U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives John Larson (D-Conn.-01) and Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.-03) announced the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) has been selected to receive $250,000 in federal grants to provide technical assistance to help Connecticut businesses develop and adopt pollution prev  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Friday joined U.S. Representatives John Larson (D-Conn.-01), Joe Courtney (D-Conn.-02), Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.-03), Jim Himes (D-Conn.-04) and Jahana Hayes (D-Conn-05) to announce Connecticut will receive $77,834,656 from the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire issued the following news release: A Manchester man was sentenced in federal court for distributing fentanyl and for possessing a firearm as a prohibited person, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Thomas Holland, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Landya McCafferty to 83 months in federal prison and 3 years of supervised release. On March 28, 2024, Holland pleaded guilty to  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Nov. 2 -- The New England Journal of Medicine, a peer-reviewed medical journal from the Massachusetts Medical Society that says it delivers research and interactive clinical content to physicians, educators and the global medical community, published research articles on the following topics in its Oct. 31, 2024, edition (Vol. 391, No. 17): * Isatuximab, Bortezomib, Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone for Multiple Myeloma * Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Persons with Obesity an  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in announcing that the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) has been selected to receive $265,000 in grants to provide technical assistance to businesses to develop and adopt pollution prevention (P2) practices in local communities. The NHDES will provide P2 technical assistance to New Hampshir  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: Today, Members of Connecticut's Congressional delegation announced that Connecticut will receive $77,834,656 from the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) ahead of the winter season. This is the first allocation of LIHEAP dollars this season. "High costs are spreading families thin," said Congresswoman DeLauro. "No family should have to choose between keeping their home w  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: A remarkable story of international collaboration and conservation is coming to a happy ending. With the help of a diverse group of partners and volunteers, a juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtle found stranded in the Netherlands is returning to her home waters in the Gulf of Mexico in early November. The sea turtle was first found thousands of miles from home in October 2  more