NORFOLK, Virginia, April 2 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * 'Primates' to Rattle Swanky UMass Event Over Millions Wasted on Monkey Tests Washington - A giant jailed "marmoset" and stuffed "monkeys" will join PETA supporters outside the Renwick Gallery on Wednesday during a University of Massachusetts-Amherst (UMass) event, calling on Chancellor Javier Reyes to close the laboratory of experimenter Agnes Lacreuse, who ha  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 3 -- Community Catalyst issued the following news release: * * * Administration's Closing of Office of Minority Health Endangers Public Health and Rural Communities "This regressive administrative step does nothing but result in poorer health outcomes and increased spending for providers, health systems, states, payers, employers and families." BOSTON, MA -- Recently, news broke that as a result of "restructuring" led by the Trump administration and the Departme  more

MCLEAN, Virginia, April 3 [Category: Business] -- Chamber of Progress, a center-left tech industry policy coalition promoting a progressive future, issued the following news on April 2, 2025: * * * Boston Rejects Regressive Food Delivery Tax Proposal Today, the Boston City Council rejected a proposal to add a 15-cent tax to all app-based food delivery orders. The proposed tax was strongly opposed by consumers and local restaurants, who highlighted the regressive nature of delivery taxes. Rece  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * Coalition Asks Court to Stop Trump Attempt to Dismantle Department of Education Educators, Professors, School Districts, Unions File for Preliminary Injunction in Legal Challenge to Trump Executive Order Massachusetts - The coalition of educators,  more

FALMOUTH, Massachusetts, April 3 (TNSres) -- Woodwell Climate Research Center, formerly the Woods Hole Research Center, issued the following update: * * * Costs of permafrost thaw damage to infrastructure in Alaska could double by 2050 Recent research deploys AI methods to improve mapping of Arctic infrastructure at risk from permafrost thaw In the Arctic, permafrost plays a crucial role in building infrastructure. However, as the region warms and permafrost thaws, infrastructure is threaten  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, April 3 -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * Researchers to map the genome of the invasive European green crab With state funding, Washington Sea Grant will work with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to shed light on a highly invasive species Washington state will soon have another tool to support long-term management for one of the highest priority invasive spec  more

NEW YORK, April 2 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Council for International Business issued the following news: * * * USCIB Participates in MIT's Global Change Forum MIT Global Change Forum 47. Agnes Vinblad, Director of Environment and Sustainable Development at USCIB, participated in the Global Change Forum 47: Sustainability Science - Navigating the Challenges of Global Change conference at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on March 27-28. This annual forum offers an uno  more