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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Saturday April 12, 2025 ( 5 items )  

Community Catalyst Leads National Response Against New Rule That Threatens Health Care Access
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 12 -- Community Catalyst issued the following news release on April 11, 2025: * * * Community Catalyst Leads National Response Against New Rule That Threatens Health Care Access From Repeal to Rollback: The Trump Administration's New Strategy to Gut the ACA BOSTON, MA--Today, Community Catalyst organized hundreds of local, state and national partners to submit comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Se  more

Reproductive Equity Now Joins Advocates, Experts Call on Lawmakers to Ban Sale of Location Data
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 11 -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following news release: * * * Reproductive Equity Now joins Advocates, experts call on lawmakers to ban sale of location data Legislation would protect against domestic abuse, stalking and harassment, and safeguard abortion access, LGBTQ people, digital privacy, and personal safety BOSTON (April 9, 2025) - A  more

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: Crustal Brines at an Oceanic Transform Fault
WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, April 12 -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * Crustal brines at an oceanic transform fault New research explores geological processes along plate boundaries Being a geophysicist can sometimes feel like being a detective --uncovering clues, and then building a case based on the evidence. In a new article published in Science Advances, a collaborative team led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), presents a   more

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: Innovative partnerships advancing ocean observations
WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, April 12 -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * Innovative partnerships advancing ocean observations Research institutions and maritime pair up to monitor the vast and open ocean Sustained scientific observations and monitoring are crucial for measuring ocean change, providing valuable data that contributes to a better understanding of oceanography, biodiversity, and the interconnectedness of global systems, and help inform  more

Woodwell Climate Research Center: To Protect the Climate, We Need to Protect Mature and Old Growth Forests
FALMOUTH, Massachusetts, April 12 (TNSres) -- Woodwell Climate Research Center, formerly the Woods Hole Research Center, issued the following update on April 11, 2025: * * * To protect the climate, we need to protect mature and old growth forests Stepping up protections for mature and old growth forests could help them reach their carbon storage potential A new study, published today in the peer-reviewed journal Biological Conservation and co-authored by scientists from Woodwell Climate Rese  more