BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 29 -- Action for Boston Community Development issued the following news release: On Friday, June 14, students from ABCD's University High School (UHS) crossed the graduation stage with diplomas in hand and plans for the future. UHS is ABCD's alternative high school for Boston students ages 16 to 22 whose needs aren't met in traditional academic settings. UHS operates in partnership with the Boston Public Schools - Boston Collaborative High School. The class of 2024 i more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 28 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: The Supreme Court ruled today that the cruel and unusual punishment clause of the Eighth Amendment does not prohibit cities from punishing unhoused people for sleeping in public, even if they have nowhere else to go. The Court held that punishing a person for sleeping in public, even if they have no other option, punishes conduct, not status, and so Robinson  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 28 -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and global sustainability challenges, issued the following statement on June 28, 2024: * * * Ceres strongly denounces today's U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn the 1984 decision in Chevron v. National Resources Defense Council. Known as the "Chevron Deference" ruling, the decision overturns a 40-year legal precedent that a more PR

FALMOUTH, Massachusetts, June 29 (TNSres) -- Woodwell Climate Research Center, formerly the Woods Hole Research Center, issued the following update: * * * Research Assistant Zoe Dietrich's low-cost chambers are making carbon flux sampling more accessible * * * By Sarah Ruiz, Science Writer and Editor The MacGyver session at the annual American Geophysical Union (AGU) conference is full to the brim with scientists showing off blinking circuit boards and 3D-printed mechanisms. Research Assist more PR

BROOKLINE, Massachusetts, June 29 -- The Environmental Business Council of New England issued the following news: The EBC Dam Management Committee is excited to announce that Molly Osmun, Environmental Engineer with Gomez and Sullivan Engineers, DPC has joined the Leadership Team as an Ascending Professional Representative. In this role, Molly will provide the Committee with insight into EBC's Ascending Professionals community and Committee, as well as thought leadership on the Dam Management i more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 24 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts issued the following joint statement with eight organizations: * * * With the option to hold virtual public meetings set to expire statewide on March 2025, the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight today advanced a bill (H.4771) that would update the Open Meeting Law to require hybrid meetings, guaranteeing members of the public the ability to participate in state and municipal meet more PR

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, June 24 (TNScapp) -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following joint statement with eight organizations: * * * With the option to hold virtual public meetings set to expire statewide on March 2025, the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight today advanced a bill (https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H4771) (H.4771) that would update the Open Meeting Law to require hybrid meetings, guaranteeing members of the public the a more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 29 (TNSres) -- Brigham and Women's Hospital issued the following news release: * * * Model accounts for average mercury content of different types of fish to help assess effects on neurodevelopment for at-risk populations, especially during pregnancy * * * A new model developed by researchers could help inform guidelines and improve evidence-based advice on the risks and benefits of fish consumption, especially during pregnancy. In a paper published in The America more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 29 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Weakens federal power to regulate pollution, environmental harms. * * * The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned 40 years of precedent and practice comprising the "Chevron doctrine," under which federal courts defer to an agency's interpretation of ambiguous legal terms when Congress has given that agency authority to implement the law. The doctrine was at the center of a case brought by h more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 28 -- The Boston Foundation issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: * * * adds two new Directors * * * Abrams Capital Managing Director Raja Bobbili, Rabbi Elaine Zecher of Temple Israel of Boston to join Board * * * The Boston Foundation today announced that Dwight Poler, founder and CEO of AccelR8 Ventures, will become Chair of the Foundation's Board of Directors on July 1. Poler, the Board's current Vice Chair, takes over from Linda Mason, who lea more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 29 -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following statement on June 28, 2024: * * * Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that the federal courts can overrule the experts at federal agencies whose job is to implement public health and safety laws. Instead, federal courts would be the arbiters of regulatory questions, including those involving science. The ruling, which combined two cases, Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless,  more PR

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, June 28 -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is part of a global program to improve ocean observing capabilities, which are critical for helping understand ocean, coastal, and marine environments. Ocean Discovery League (ODL)--led by oceanographer and National Geographic deep-sea explorer Dr. Katy Croff Bell--has received a $1.2 million ocean technology transition grant from NOAA and the more PR