CAMBRIDGE, England, July 24 -- Cambridge University Press will publish the following book in August 2020 - "The Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court over Nationals of Non-States Parties" by Monique Cormier: The publisher provided this outline of the work: This book provides a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the ICC's jurisdiction over nationals of non-States Parties. It is within the context of developments at the Court in recent years that this work addresses the overarc  more

NEW YORK, July 24 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following statement on July 23 by Lead Senior Scientist Richard Denison: "Today EPA released a list of potential candidates for a key chemical safety advisory committee that is critically flawed from the outset: Candidates were solicited and screened under an illegal directive issued by scandal-plagued former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt that barred any scientist receiving EPA grant funding from serving on the agency's dozens of a  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt traveled to New Hampshire and Massachusetts, where he met with stakeholders of New England's fishing and lobster industries, discussed offshore wind projects and conducted a site inspection of the Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The Trump Administration remains committed to being a good neighbor and ensuring Federal decisions are informed  more

STORRS, Connecticut, July 24 -- The University of Connecticut issued the following news: Western Connecticut is known for rolling hills, rich history, and industry, such as hat making. Once called the "Hat City of the World," Danbury thrived. Anyone familiar with Lewis Carroll's Mad Hatter may also be aware of the dangers of hat making, due to the industry's use of the potent toxin mercury. Starting in the late 1700s, Danbury hat factories were a point source of pollution, dumping large quantit  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 24 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: The COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium (CCC19), which includes the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, announced results July 22 of its second national observational study. The study compares the outcomes of cancer patients diagnosed with COVID-19 to the treatments they received. Patients who were treated with the antiviral drug remdesivir fared   more