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745 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA 02215 Ben Hires (CAS’00, STH’03, MET’08) is “Opening Doors” as the CEO at the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center The following article was originally published by Bostonia on March 4, 2021, and was written by John O’Rourke. Photo by Cydney Scott. Click here to read the original article. They are determined to use their experience, influence, and positions to help make their business, organization, and world a more inclusive place. They a...

A proposal to curb protests at infrastructure projects like oil pipelines drew strong condemnation from tribal groups on Wednesday who said the threat of muscled-up criminal penalties would deter Native communities from exercising their right to peacefully protest. Rep. Steve Gunderson, a Republican from Libby, introduced on Wednesday House Bill 481, which would up the criminal and civil penalties for those who trespass on and damage property associated with infrastructure projects; Gunderson o...

Legislators Hear Testimony On Bill Expanding Workers’ Compensation Lawmakers on the House Business and Labor Committee heard testimony Wednesday on several bills that would change workers’ compensation, including one that would allow essential workers to receive benefits if they contract COVID-19. “May we honor all those who stepped up and cared for all of us during the pandemic, despite the risks to their personal health and safety,” Olsen said. Rep. Andrea Olsen (D) - HD 100. Credit M...

Oil pump. Federal officials are postponing Montana’s March oil and gas lease sale, a few weeks after the Biden Administration pushed pause on new leasing to review current policy. While the oil and gas industry in Montana remains largely unaffected, the move has frustrated industry members. One small company in Colorado spent years waiting for a parcel in Montana to come up for bid. On Friday, the Bureau of Land Management postponed its chance. “It’s very disappointing,,” Brian Wert is ...

Wheeling firefighters spent much of Sunday afternoon battling a blaze at a residence on the 1100 block of Lane H, between Cherry Street and McColloch Street in

Oil-gas lease moratorium: Not much impact in Montana No current operating rig on fed lands in MT By: Mike Dennison and last updated 2021-02-01 19:40:19-05 HELENA — Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series on the Montana impacts of President Joe Biden’s executive orders on oil-and-gas development. While President Biden’s order to halt oil-and-gas leasing on federal lands has been blasted by the industry and GOP members of Montana’s congressi...

 

If Keystone XL pipeline is toast – what are true impacts for Montana? Construction jobs, tax revenue lost . and last updated 2021-01-29 20:08:46-05 HELENA — Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on the Montana impacts of President Joe Biden’s orders on oil-and-gas development. As President Biden halts the Keystone XL Pipeline and oil-and-gas leasing on federal lands, Republican critics here are accusing him of ending thousands of jobs and costing the state m...

Jan 30, 2021 A house fire ignited around noon Friday at Lot 6 on Division Street in Moundsville. City Fire Chief Gary Brandon said no injuries were reported, and the homeowner was not home at the time. The cause of the fire was unknown Friday evening and remains under investigation. The Moundsville Fire Department was joined by the VFD and Glen Dale Fire Department, as well as Marshall County EMS and Moundsville Police Department. (Photo by Alan Olson) NEWSLETTER Im interested in (please check ...

The suspension, part of a review of President Donald Trump’s environmental policies, went into effect after Acting Interior Secretary Scott de la Vega signed the order on Wednesday, Jan. 20. The move is in line with Biden’s campaign pledge to stop new drilling on federal lands. Biden also said he’d end the leasing of publicly owned energy reserves as part of his plan to address so-called climate change. The suspension also applies to new coal leases and permits and blocks the approval of...