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NEC to host program on outlook for environmental policy

Solar panels on house in Greater Boston

Solar panels on house in Greater Boston

From The New England Council (newenglandcouncil.com)

BOSTON

“On Feb. 2, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., The New England Council’s Energy & Environment Committee will host a special program, ‘2021 Environmental Policy Outlook.’ The virtual event will feature a panel of environmental policy experts who will share their insights on  what to expect from the Biden administration and the 117th Congress as it relates to environmental regulation and legislation. Our panelists are:

Mark Kalpin, a Partner at Holland & Knight and the Chair of the NEC Energy & Environment Committee, will serve as moderator.

The program is open to all interested New England Council members.  For more information on this program or the Council’s Energy & Environment Committee, please contact Sean Malone.’’

N.E. COVID update: Eli Lilly partners with UnitedHealth; ER visits in early pandemic

Encaustic painting by Nancy Whitcomb

Encaustic painting by Nancy Whitcomb

From The New England Council (newenglandcouncil.com)

BOSTON

Eli Lilly & Company has partnered with UnitedHealth Group to develop promising new treatments for COVID-19. Researchers will study Eli Lilly’s new monoclonal antibody treatment for non-hospitalized patients who have recently contracted COVID-19. Read more here.

“Researchers at Harvard Medical School have published a study on the decline of emergency room visits in the early days of the pandemic. The investigators, working at Massachusetts General Hospital, raised raised concerns that critically ill patients were not seeking care because of fear of COVID-19 infection. Read more here.’’