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The members of Naam Tamilar Katchi staged a demonstration in front of the Forest Office here on Thursday. They said that a big corporate group had sought permission to carry out research activities at

Amid the suddenly open Boston mayoral race and the precipitous decline in Covid-19 cases, a long-awaited decision on Beacon Hill about whether Boston residents will have a seat at the table on major public transportation decisions has disappeared from the public debate. A plan for what comes after the existing Fiscal Management and Control Board (FMCB) was supposed to be made

With the possibility of a third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic looming large, the unhindered dumping of bio-medical waste across the suburbs of Chennai on highways and water bodies have become a major issue in Tamil Nadu. Political parties like ...

Zvironas appointed Lithuanias chief customs officer BNS Link copied aA Darius Zvironas, the head of the Lithuanian Police Forensic Science Center for the past six years, has been appointed as the countrys chief customs officer. Muitinė On Tuesday, Finance Minister Gintare Skaiste appointed Zvironas, the winner of the selection process for the job, as director-general of the Customs Department and granted him the rank of general of the internal service, the Finance Ministry said. The n...

The Nevada Gaming Commission has amended its regulations to require the state to establish and maintain a self-exclusion list for internet gaming sites. Nevada Gaming Commission Chair John Moran is seen on the right next to Nevada Gaming Control Board Chair Brin Gibson in April of 2021. State gaming regulators recently signed off on a self-exclusion list for online gambling sites. (Image: Las Vegas Review-Journal) Earlier this month, the NGC approved changes to Regulation 5A, which covers onli...

‘Low Levels’ of Algae Toxins Found in Mad River Already This Year, Blue Lake Rancheria Says; Tribe, Partners Will Continue to Monitor The Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe’s Environmental Scientist Jacob Pounds samples the algae mats for analysis. ### From the Blue Lake Rancheria: Low levels of toxins have been detected in algae mat samples from the Mad River, collected by the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe‘s Environmental Department at two locations where potential algae blooms had been observed. T...

After reaching Prayagraj, the team members wearing PPE kits collected samples from Shringverpur ghat and then moved to Phaphamau ghat, both spots where bodies had been buried in sand. (Image used for representational purpose only) PRAYAGRAJ: A team of experts from CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR), Lucknow arrived in Prayagraj and collected water samples from the Ganga at various ghats on Monday evening amid the uproar over reports of bodies being immersed in the holy river an...

The Independent received a letter from land-use attorney Winston Stromberg, with Latham & Watkins, who represents the community group, Save Livermore Downtown.  In his communication, Stromberg addresses legal issues affecting the Eden Housing project that will be considered Monday, 7 p.m., at the virtual Livermore City Council meeting. The following is Strombergs submission in its entirety. Re: May 24, 2021, City Council Meeting, Agenda Item 5.2:   Eden Housing Project (DDR 20-019; VTP...

UpdatedTue, May 25, 2021 at 2:43 pm ET Replies(37) The MBTAs equity analysis found the GLX will provide a "disparate benefit to non-minority riders and a disproportionate benefit to non-low-income riders." (Jenna Fisher/Patch) SOMERVILLE, MA — The Green Line Extension will be a boon to residents of Somerville and Medford, but some populations will enjoy the benefits of the project more than others. And after decades in limbo, those may not be the people the extension was originally intended t...

During a meeting Monday afternoon, MBTA officials presented the results of an equity analysis finding that the forthcoming Green Line service into Somerville and Medford will disproportionately benefit higher-income, white riders. “Everybody’s getting more service, but some individuals are getting slightly more service than others,” said Lynsey Heffernan, the T’s director of policy and strategic planning. Since the MBTA received $1 billion in federal funds for the Green Line Extension, ...