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News Tipoffs - Massachusetts Editors Newsletter for Sunday November 10, 2024 ( 5 items )  

BOEM Completes Environmental Review for Proposed Wind Energy Project Offshore Massachusetts, Rhode Island
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued the following news release: In support of the Biden-Harris administration's efforts to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced the availability of the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed SouthCoast Wind Project. If approved, this project could generate up to 2.4 GW of offshore wind ene  more

Calif. A.G. Bonta Secures Decision Affirming End of Anticompetitive American Airlines, JetBlue Alliance
OAKLAND, California, Nov. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2024: * * * Affirms the protection of market competition on high traffic routes that include the cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Long Beach, Burbank, Ontario, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, and Santa Ana * * * California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statement in response to a Court of Appeals decision affirming the lower court's decision to end the a  more

Department of Labor Awards More Than $10.5M in Grants to Support Mine Safety, Health Training Across the Nation
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: * * * Supports delivery of federally mandated education in 45 states, territories * * * The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration has awarded more than $10.5 million in grants to organizations in 45 states, the Navajo Nation and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to reduce mining accidents,   more

Labor Dept.: Abiomed Inc. to Pay $57K to Resolve Alleged Gender-Based Promotion Discrimination at Danvers, Massachusetts, Headquarters
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: * * * Evaluation found medical equipment provider excluded 6 female employees from consideration * * * BOSTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs and Abiomed Inc., a federal medical equipment supplier, have entered into a conciliation agreement to resolve allegations of gender-ba  more

U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Justice Department's Victory Protecting Airline Competition
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2024: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit today affirmed the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts' ruling in favor of the Justice Department and the Attorneys General of six states and the District of Columbia in their civil antitrust lawsuit to stop the Northeast Alliance between American Airlines and JetBlue. "Today's decision is a hard-won victory for the millions o  more