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Some Republicans may still be in denial about the reality of climate change. (Donald Trump has even termed it "a hoax invented by the Chinese.") Fortunately our governor is not one of them.
The vast majority of scientists accept the fact that the burning of fossil fuels has resulted in the warming of the atmosphere, which in turn has brought a slow but dangerous rise in sea levels worldwide.
Endicott, North Shore InnoVentures partnering on life science, business incubator at college
BEVERLY — A $1.4 million grant to Endicott College — the largest federal grant the small private college said it has ever received — will spur construction of a new life science and business incubator center on campus that will be run through a partnership with North Shore InnoVentures, a Beverly-based biotech and cleantech incubator.
LYNN -- The Army's Black Hawk and Apache helicopter fleet may soon be powered by engines designed in Lynn, as U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton announced last week that the Army has awarded a two-year contract to GE Aviation.
More than 100 engineers, most of them based at the GE Aviation facility in Lynn, will work on the design of the GE3000 -- a 3,000-shaft horsepower engine that Moulton's office said "will provide advanced turboshaft propulsion capability" for Black Hawk and Apache helicopters.
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The U.S. Army has awarded GE Aviation a two-year contract to design its GE3000 engine to retool nearly 3,000 Apache and Blackhawk helicopters.
While the amount of the contract for the Improved Turbine Engine Program was not disclosed, the federal investment is expected to support more than 100 engineers, primarily at GE in Lynn.
Designing, manufacturing, and supporting T700 engines for the Army’s Black Hawk and Apache helicopters has been a major part of GE Lynn’s business for decades.
BURLINGTON - Burlington firefighters are about to get some backup after receiving a federal grant.
The Burlington Fire Department recently announced it was awarded a federal Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The exact funds received are $578,112. This will allow the department to bring four new firefighters onto the team.