Saturday - November 23, 2024
*Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for Saturday November 23, 2024 ( 4 items )  

2024 Bloomberg American Health Summit in Washington, D.C., to Spotlight Concrete Ways to Advance Public Health Amid Political Division
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 23 -- Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * The seventh Summit hosted by the Bloomberg American Health Initiative at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health will convene federal and state officials, community health leaders, faculty, and others to discuss the urgency of protecting public health * * * The seventh Bloomberg American Health Summit organized by the Bloomberg American Health Init  more

Congress Introduces the Youth Sports Facilities Act Following Efforts From SFIA and Industry Partners
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 23 -- The Sports and Fitness Industry Association issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC (November 22, 2024) - With the support of the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) and partner organizations across youth sports, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Marc Veasey (D-TX) introduced the Youth Sports Facilities Act (YSFA) H.R.10221 in Congress yesterday. The YSFA would open a new funding source for youth sports facilities and recreational spaces  more

New Maryland Transmission Line Would Disrupt Hundreds of Acres of Forests and Wetlands, CBF Report Finds
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Nov. 22 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation issued the following news release: Over 500 acres of protected land, including vulnerable forests and high-quality watersheds, would be threatened by the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project, according to a new analysis by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF). In the fight for cleaner water across the Chesapeake Bay watershed, CBF today issued new geospatial data regarding how the controversial proposed transmission lines in Baltimor  more

Universities Space Research Association: Findings From IXPE Data Reveal Key Insights on Corona Around Black Holes
COLUMBIA, Maryland, Nov. 23 (TNSres) -- The Universities Space Research Association issued the following news release: Groundbreaking research using data from NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission has revealed new insights into the shape and properties of a black hole's corona, a key structure surrounding black holes. Led by Universities Space Research Association's (USRA) postdoctoral researcher, Lynnie Saade, at USRA's Science and Technology Institute, these findings were r  more