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Congresswomen Lucille Roybal-Allard and Jaime Herrera Beutler, co-founders of the Congressional Caucus on Maternity Care, have successfully advocated for key provisions in the FY 2021 domestic appropriations bill to promote maternal, infant, and child health. The bill includes funding for various initiatives aimed at reducing health disparities and maternal mortality,
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National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation submitted a document to the New York State Department of Public Service for the filing of transportation agreements with Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company. The agreements, effective as of November 1, 2020, outline the terms and conditions of the pipeline transportation service provided by Tennessee Gas
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Brianna Denoncour, a seasoned Wildlife Biologist 1 and Avian Ecologist at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, has spent over 15 years protecting state-listed species and their habitats. With a background in Environmental and Forest Biology, Denoncour has been instrumental in reviewing wildlife impacts of energy development projects
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has established a new clinical trials network, the COVID-19 Prevention Trials Network (COVPN), to conduct large-scale clinical trials testing investigational vaccines and monoclonal antibodies against COVID-19. The network was formed by merging four existing NIAID-funded clinical trials networks and aims to enroll thousands of
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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) has submitted comments on the Preliminary Scoping Statement (PSS) for the North Side Energy Center Solar Project, a 180-megawatt solar energy generating facility proposed by NextEra Energy Resources LLC in the Towns of Massena, Brasher, and Norfolk, St. Lawrence County. The
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New York State has embarked on an ambitious path to achieve carbon neutrality, driven by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's Green New Deal and the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA). The CLCPA sets New York on a path to become the first state in the nation to
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Senators led by Tammy Baldwin are voicing concerns over the allocation of COVID-19 relief funds by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to private equity companies, which have reportedly used the funds to pay dividends, management fees, and bonuses to executives while cutting pay, furloughing, or firing frontline
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Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) recently announced over $20 million in federal grants to Genesee County to help fund Head Start educational opportunities for children in mid-Michigan. The grants are part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) efforts to promote early childhood education and development.
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The New York State Department of Public Service has granted a waiver to The Brooklyn Union Gas Company, allowing them to complete a required seven-year integrity assessment by no later than June 30, 2021, for a pipeline running through New York Harbor near the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York City.
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The New York State Public Service Commission is seeking public comment on a joint proposal submitted by New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (RG&E) regarding their rates, charges, rules, and regulations for electric and gas service. The proposal addresses customer
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The Kentucky Public Service Commission has reexamined the solar power contracts between Louisville Gas and Electric Company, Kentucky Utilities Company, and their customers under the Green Tariff Option #3. The Commission's original order, issued May 8, 2020, approved two 20-year renewable power agreements between Kentucky Utilities Company and
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The Point Beach Nuclear Plant, owned and operated by NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC, has received approval from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to temporarily waive certain access authorization and fitness-for-duty requirements due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The exemption allows the plant to implement alternative controls to ensure the
