SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 29 -- The California Academy of Sciences issued the following news release: As the nation's leading aquariums committed to ocean and freshwater conservation, we fully support the Biden-Harris Administration's bold actions to assert U.S. leadership in the fight against global climate change. We celebrate yesterday's clear mandate for a government-wide approach to addressing the climate crisis that focuses on scientific integrity, environmental justice, and job cr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 29 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey today announced major staff appointments within her office's Energy and Environment Bureau (EEB). "Our office's priorities are driven by the extensive expertise of our attorneys and staff, and the work of our Energy and Environment Bureau has become nationally known in the fight to combat climate change and protect ratepay  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (TNSJou) -- The Planned Parenthood Federation of America issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: A new study shows that patients may have a new option when it comes to emergency contraception. Today, the New England Journal of Medicine published results from a randomized controlled trial investigating the effectiveness of two intrauterine devices (IUDs) when used as emergency contraception. Conducted by researchers at the University of Utah Health in close partne  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) announced the introduction of the Environmental Justice Mapping and Data Collection Act of 2021, legislation that would take ground-breaking steps toward identifying and connecting environmental justice communities with policy outcomes. This legislation, written through colla  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) announced the introduction of the Environmental Justice Mapping and Data Collection Act of 2021, legislation that would take ground-breaking steps toward identifying and connecting environmental justice communities with policy outcomes. This legislation, written through collaborat  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, Jan. 29 (TNSRes) -- The University of New England issued the following news release: As the United States experienced a long-overdue racial reckoning during the summer of 2020 -- with Americans from all walks of life gathering en masse to protest systemic racism -- Jan Froehlich, M.S., O.T.R./L., associate professor of occupational therapy, was working with co-author June Thornton-Marsh and their editors at Routledge to put the finishing touches on a new book aiming to help pr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Worldwide ERC issued the following news release: The state of New Hampshire is suing the state of Massachusetts over billions of dollars in income tax paid by people working from home during the pandemic. The rapid rise in remote work has fed into a tax issue that is now reaching the United States Supreme Court. The Court is set to look at issues raised in a New Hampshire suit against the state of Massachusetts over billions of dollars in income tax paid by people workin  more