WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The American Institute of Physics issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: AIP is delighted to announce the appointment of Alejandro de la Puente as director of the Society of Physics Students and AIP's first Student Engagement Officer, a new executive role at the Institute. Starting April 22, de la Puente will lead student engagement efforts across AIP. "Alejandro is an ideal fit for this critical and enhanced leadership role at AIP. His breadth of professi  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 (TNSres) -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following statement on April 22, 2024: * * * Thursday, April 25 marks the 10-year anniversary of the Flint, Michigan water crisis, one of the most devastating drinking water catastrophes in recent U.S. history. On April 25, 2014, under the directive of the emergency financial manager imposed by then-Governor Rick Syndor, Flint's water supply was switched from nearby Detroit's water system to the Flint River. As a result, impr  more

GARDEN CITY, New York, April 23 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Today, a large coalition of environmental, community, and progressive groups held an Earth Day rally in Garden City to expose Rep. Anthony D'Esposito's disastrous record on climate and safe water. Groups slammed the first-term Congressman for his voting record and positions on fossil fuels, offshore wind, and clean water legislation. Food & Water Watch Senior New York Organizer Eric  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following statement on April 22, 2024: * * * Last week, Holtec International, the corporation in charge of decommissioning the shuttered Indian Point nuclear facility, sued the state of New York over passage of the popular Save the Hudson Bill last year. Groups with the Stop Holtec Coalition will rally Thursday at 5 p.m. before the Indian Point Decommissioning Board meeting in Cortlandt, in support of the Save the Hudson Bill. Groups   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 23 -- The American Geosciences Institute issued the following statement on April 22, 2024: * * * To highlight the vital role that geoscience knowledge plays in fostering action toward sustainability, the American Geosciences Institute (AGI) joins the American Geophysical Union and 16 additional global partners in issuing a joint Earth Day 2024 (April 22) statement: As we celebrate Earth Day, our geoscience communities will continue to promote the conscientious appl  more