...by unfunded mandates on municipalities. The proposed settlement agreement and links to the amended permits are posted to the Federal Register at bit.ly/MS4settlement. Public comments were accepted through Jan. 27....
...parallels a national trend, with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services deeming prescription opioid overdose deaths an epidemic in 2013. For the full task force report, visit: www.mass.gov/eohhs/docs/dph/substance-abuse/opioid/report-of-the-opioid-task-force-6-10-14.pdf...
On Dec. 12, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection released a draft second amendment to the Final Massachusetts Volkswagen Settlement Beneficiary Mitigation Plan. Massachusetts received $75 million of the national...
...cash. The proposed language would clarify how the receipts in special funds can be spent: if the receipt is for one specific purpose, such as opioid settlement funds, a municipal...
...leaving broken-hearted friends and family members. All taken by the opioid epidemic. This led me to reflect on how the coronavirus has eclipsed the opioid crisis as the most urgent...
...opioid prescriptions were 10 years ago. “Unfortunately, most of the government and media commentary and response has been treating the opioid crisis like it’s an anomaly, and we will be...
...Opioid Crisis: What Employees Need To Know” – Jan. 31, 2019, 2-3 p.m. Equipping employees with knowledge on the opioid epidemic allows them to stay safe and productive and enables...
On Oct. 15, Gov. Charlie Baker filed legislation to combat the growing opioid addiction crisis in the Commonwealth. The governor’s bill is aimed at both prevention efforts and treatment...
A newly formed special committee of the Braintree Town Council is using the MMA’s report on the ongoing opioid epidemic as a roadmap for action, with a particular focus on...
Federal and state authorities on Oct. 10 announced a negotiated $366.25 million settlement with a South Carolina-based company to clean up New Bedford Harbor. The agreement, the largest single-site cash...
