SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 20 -- The California Academy of Sciences issued the following statement on April 19, 2024, by Senior Exhibit Content Developer, Paige Laduzinsky: * * * The California Fish and Game Commission on Thursday recognized the 100-year anniversary of the extirpation of the grizzly bear (Ursus arctos californicus), California's state animal, which is on the California state flag. During the commission meeting, Paige Laduzinsky, senior exhibit content developer at the Ca  more

ALBANY, New York, April 20 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following statement on April 19, 2024: * * * Governor Hochul and legislative leaders are set to release a final 2024-2025 state budget, without two key priorities of the state's climate movement, the NY HEAT Act and the Climate Change Superfund Act, after Speaker Heastie reportedly killed them in budget negotiations this week. In response, Food & Water Watch Senior New York Organizer Laura Shindell, released the following state  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following statement on April 19, 2024: * * * Today the EPA finalized its rule designating PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act), which will grant the agency more power to hold polluters accountable to pay for clean-up costs. Over the last year, various industries have lobbied for liability waivers to avoid accountability for clean-up costs. This inclu  more

FROSTBURG, Maryland, April 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science issued the following news release: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) Associate Professor Xin Zhang has received a 2024 Excellence in Scholarship or Research Award, the highest honor that the University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents bestows to recognize exemplary faculty achievement. Working from UMCES' Appalachian Laboratory, Zhang is recognized for her  more