DALLAS, Texas, April 22 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: DALLAS, April 22, 2024 -- More Black and Hispanic people in the U.S. feel confident performing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). A 2023 American Heart Association survey found that 44% of Black Americans now feel confident in performing conventional CPR, up from 30% polled just three years ago. Hispanic survey participants also reported gains with a 7% increase from 37% in 202  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Stephen Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that Cornerstone Pharmacy, Inc. (doing business as "Whalley Drug"), and its owner, Yong Kwon, have entered into a civil settlement agreement wi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 23 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll Administration today celebrated its selection by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to receive $156 million in funding under the Solar for All competition, a $7 billion program that is part of the Inflation Reduction Act's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. A coalition led by the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) and including the Ma  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced that the Maine Governor's Energy Office (GEO) was awarded $62,120,000 through the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Solar for All grant competition to deliver solar programs to low-income and disadvantaged households in Maine. This award is part of the historic $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, whic  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 23 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: Governor's Energy Office to create statewide program to increase availability of clean, affordable solar energy to low-income households, reduce energy costs, and create good-paying jobs Governor Janet Mills today announced that Maine has received a $62 million award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Solar for All competition to increase solar energy availability for low-income households in M  more

ITHACA, New York, April 22 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Cornell Engineering and IPG Mediabrands, the media and marketing solutions division of Interpublic Group, announced a unique partnership on April 18 to leverage marketing investments to accelerate Cornell-led sustainability research. At their second annual Sustainability Forum, IPG Mediabrands unveiled a new Climate Action Accelerator Program to provide their clients and media partners with streamlined access to sustai  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 23 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Rebecca Tepper today celebrated the award of $5 million in federal grant funding for two coastal habitat restoration projects through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Zone Management Habitat Protection and Restoration Bipartisan Infr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 23 -- Mintz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Mintz will receive a 2024 Beacon of Justice Award from the National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA) for efforts to address to civil and human rights related issues. This is the fifth year in a row that Mintz has won this award. "Over the past thirty years Mintz has fought to help and protect low income and vulnerable individuals, families, and communities in their civil and human rights," said Sus  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: On Earth Day, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-VT), member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, and U.S. Representative Annie Kuster (D-NH-02) unveiled the Energizing Our Communities Act, legislation to support local communities that host Department of Energy (DOE)-supported transmission projects. The program will help build trust between local go  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: On Earth Day, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, and U.S. Representative Annie Kuster (D-N.H.-02) unveiled the Energizing Our Communities Act, legislation to support local communities that host Department of Energy (DOE)-supported transmission projects. The program will help build trust between local gove  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: Critical Funds Will Aid BECMA's Efforts to Support Small Black-Owned Business and Black Entrepreneurs BOSTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) visited Nubian Square in Roxbury for a roundtable discussion to celebrate the $1,000,000 million in federal funding they secured for the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (BECMA). The funding will help BECMA's   more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee issued the following testimony by Small Business Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman involving a hearing on March 20, 2024, entitled "Oversight of the U.S. Small Business Administration and Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Proposal": * * * Chair Shaheen, Ranking Member Ernst, and distinguished members of the committee, I appreciate the opportunity to join you today to discuss the U.S. Small Bus  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 23 -- The Society of Professional Journalists issued the following news: The Society of Professional Journalists recognizes the best collegiate journalism in Region 1 with 2023 Mark of Excellence Awards winners. SPJ's Region 1 comprises Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Central and Eastern Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. First-place winners will compete at the national level among other MOE winners from the 12 SPJ regio  more