Emergency Response Agencies Are Taking a More Data-Driven Approach to Heat Safety

Triplett examines how emergency response organizations use portable WBGT monitoring to support responder safety, rehab, crew management, and field operations.

Emergency operations present a unique set of heat-related challenges because environmental conditions, work intensity, and protective equipment can all influence responder heat stress at the same time”

— Richard Wexler

MERRIMACK, NH, UNITED STATES, August 19, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As emergency response agencies face increasingly challenging operating environments, Triplett Test Equipment & Tools, a leading test and measurement equipment

Cleantech Industry Resources (CIR) Trains Bhutan’s Next Generation of Solar Engineers

Cleantech Industry Resources logo.

Cleantech Industry Resources has completed over 13 GWp and 632 sites in Late-Stage Engineering (Solar), 6.2 GWp and 127 sites of Late-Stage Engineering (BESS), and 334 GWp across 17,045 sites in Project Sites Diligenced globally.

College of Science and Technology (CST), Royal University of Bhutan selects CIR to teach advanced PV modeling in STAR-C Bhutan’s first Level 2 program

BURLINGTON, VT, UNITED STATES, August 19, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Cleantech Industry Resources (CIR), the world’s only commoditized Development-as-a-Service (DaaS) platform for clean energy, was selected by the College of Science and

Hypertherm’s HySpeed® Technology Accelerates Plasma Cutting Performance for Powermax SYNC® Systems

HySpeed® Technology Accelerates Plasma Cutting Performance

Achieves laser-like cutting speeds for air plasma cutting

Achieves laser-like cutting speeds for air plasma cutting

HANOVER, NH, UNITED STATES, August 19, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Hypertherm Associates, a U.S.-based leading manufacturer of industrial cutting systems and software, launched its new HySpeed® technology (patent pending), enabling fabricators to

Polly Report: Insurance Savings Now Cover 90% of Car Buyers' Negative Equity

Q2 2026 Embedded Insruance Report Key Data

Polly Insurance

As trade-in debt hits near-record highs, Polly's Q2 2026 report finds insurance savings can close 90% of the gap.

The data keeps telling us the same thing: insurance engagement is one of the few levers dealers can pull that consistently improves deal outcomes without adding friction to the deal.”

— Chris Pres, VP of Automotive

WILLISTON, VT, UNITED STATES, August 19, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Polly, the leading embedded auto insurance marketplace for automotive retail, today released its Q2 2026 Quarterly Embedded Auto Insurance Report, showing that insurance savings can

Eyesight Ophthalmic Services Welcomes Fellowship-Trained Retina Specialist Dr. Qingjie Wang

Qingjie Wang, MD, PhD

EXETER, NH, UNITED STATES, August 19, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Eyesight Ophthalmic Services, Northern New England's leading provider of eye care for adults and children, is pleased to announce that Qingjie Wang, MD, PhD, a fellowship-trained vitreoretinal specialist, will join the practice in August.

Dr. Wang brings an exceptional combination of clinical

Welch Discusses Farm to School Funding, Access to Nutrition Programs at School Nutrition Association of Vermont’s 2026 Conference

More than 19,400 children face hunger in Vermont 

SHELBURNE, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, delivered remarks Monday at the School Nutrition Association of Vermont’s 2026 “Seeds of Change: Growing Vermont’s Future” conference. At the event, Senator Welch discussed his bipartisan efforts to protect and expand access to nutrition and farm to school programs.  

“What I so admire about what you do today, and every day, is you believe in nutrition for

Welch, Shaheen Lead Colleagues in Pushing for Answers on Violent U.S. Joint Counternarcotics Operation with Ecuadorian Military

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, led their colleagues in pressing for answers about the sharp discrepancy between the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and Ecuadorian military regarding a violent joint counternarcotics operation carried out in March 2026. 

Between March 1 and March 6, 2026, Ecuadorian and United States armed forces carried

Sanders, Welch Demand Dairy Farmers of America End its Illegal Retaliation Against Vermont Dairy Workers

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 18 – Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today wrote to Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) CEO Dennis Rodenbaugh to demand that the company reverse its decision to close the St. Albans plant and creamery and lay off 80 Vermonters. DFA appears to have decided to shutter the plant following the efforts of workers to come together and form a union.

“This decision will have a devastating impact on your workers, their families,

Welch Joins Over 90 Bicameral Lawmakers in Demanding Trump Drop Dangerous Childhood Vaccine Executive Order

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, joined U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), U.S. Representative Kim Schrier (D-WA-08), and 87 bicameral lawmakers in demanding President Trump reverse his executive order directing federal health agencies to overhaul longstanding childhood vaccine recommendations and encouraging states to reconsider school immunization requirements. 

President Trump’s order comes in the wake of Republicans’ tax bill, the so-called one One

Middlebury Athletics Unveils 2025-26 Annual Report

Middlebury Athletics is proud to release its 2025-26 Annual Report, highlighting the athletic and academic achievements of our student-athletes, coaches and staff. From national championships to academic prestige and community impact, this document immortalizes the moments that defined our department over the last year.
 
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