NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- The 350.org issued the following news release: As Arctic weather brings extreme winter to the central and southern United States -- across Texas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas -- Black, Indigenous, immigrants, poor communities and communities of color are disproportionately bearing the brunt of this climate destruction. "The last few days have been overwhelming, we were trying to stay afloat while also serving as a direct line of communication for people   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Advocates For Youth issued the following statement on Feb. 18, 2021: * * * Today Advocates for Youth joins hundreds of organizations from across the country in endorsing the Equality Act, reintroduced today by Representative David Cicilline (D-RI). "In 27 states, LGBTQ youth are at risk of being fired, refused housing, or denied services simply because of who they are. It's not only unfair, it's dangerous: take a state like Texas, where ice storms have left millions  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 17 -- Alcoholism - Clinical and Experimental Research, a journal from the Research Society on Alcoholism and the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism, says that it provides animal and human clinical, epidemiological, experimental, policy and historical research relating to alcohol abuse, dependence or alcoholism, published research articles on the following topics in its February 2021 edition: Reviews: * Neuroimaging and Cognitive Evidence for Combin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following statement on Feb. 16, 2021: * * * The American Clean Power Association (ACP) today issued the following statement on the ongoing power outages in Texas. "It is disgraceful to see the longtime antagonists of clean power - who attack it whether it is raining, snowing, or the sun is shining - engaging in a politically opportunistic charade misleading Americans to promote an agenda that has nothing to do with restori  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity issued the following statement on Feb. 18, 2021: * * * The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) voted to close the grid resilience docket first opened in January of 2018. In response to the decision, America's Power issued the following statement by Michelle Bloodworth, President and CEO: "We are disappointed that FERC voted, ironically, to shut down its three-year-old grid resilience docket at the same time elect  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The American Council on Renewable Energy issued the following statement on Feb. 16, 2021: * * * "As electricity generators work feverishly to restore power to millions of Americans, the serious problems on the grid today in Texas and much of the nation's heartland reinforce the importance of critical investment in our nation's grid infrastructure. The challenges are not due to the energy transition; they are due to an outdated grid that's incapable of handling an increas  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The American Exploration and Production Council issued the following statement on Feb. 18, 2021: * * * The American Exploration and Production Council released the following statement with regard to the energy challenges faced across Texas and other states this week due to the extreme weather. "As Americans, we have come to take the immediate availability of energy at our fingertips for granted. As we are seeing in Texas and throughout the south, there are real conseque  more

LA GRANGE PARK, Illinois, Feb. 19 -- The American Nuclear Society issued the following news: The American Nuclear Society recommended that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) consider recognizing the reliability and resiliency benefits that carbon-free nuclear electricity generation provides to the bulk power system. ANS President Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar and Executive Director/CEO Craig Piercy submitted these comments in a letter during a FERC meeting on Thursday morning. Details: T  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2021: Twenty-six conservation and energy justice organizations today called for the next infrastructure bill to include support for creating energy microgrids, expanding solar projects in low-wealth communities and increasing funding for rural clean energy programs. This week's widespread power outages in Texas and Oregon show the nation's power system is ill-equipped to handle extreme weath  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Center for Liquefied Natural Gas issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2021: The Center for LNG (CLNG) today issued a statement on the power outages that affected Texas and other states this week and the work the LNG industry is doing to support their communities. Charlie Riedl, Executive Director of the Center for LNG (CLNG), said: "We are working hard to help keep energy flowing to domestic customers and people impacted along the Gulf Coast, including retu  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 15 -- Circulation, a journal from the American Heart Association, published research articles on the following topics in its Feb. 16, 2021 edition: Original Research Articles: * Coronary Optical Coherence Tomography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Determine Underlying Causes of Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries in Women * Gender-Based Differences in Outcomes Among Resuscitated Patients With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest * Trends in Re  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute, a non-profit public policy organization, issued the following statement on Feb. 17, 2021, by Myron Ebell, director of the Center for Energy and Environment: * * * Freezing temperatures and strong storms led to widespread blackouts in Texas over the weekend, with more than 4 million Texans living without power. Director of CEI's Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell said: "Texas utility regulators have been trying to figure   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Feb. 16, 2021: * * * The United States' Broken Infrastructure Is a National Security Threat By Jonathan E. Hillman Senior Fellow, Economics Program, and Director, Reconnecting Asia Project The warning signs are everywhere. In Texas, a winter storm leaves millions of households without power. In Wisconsin, farmers are struggling to safely use modern equipment on roads that were built  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following Q&A: * * * Extreme Weather Tests Grid Resilience across Much of the United States By Stephen J. Naimoli Associate Fellow, Energy Security and Climate Change Program An Arctic snap has hit the United States, bringing cold weather to the whole country but hitting the Midwest and Texas particularly hard. The weather has strained the energy systems across several states, leading to rolling blackouts,   more

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 17 -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2021: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute announced today it has joined Caris' Precision Oncology Alliance(TM) (The Alliance/POA). Caris Life Sciences(R) is a leading innovator in molecular science and artificial intelligence focused on fulfilling the promise of precision medicine. The Alliance is a collaborative network of leading cancer centers that work together to advance comprehensive cancer p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Edison Electric Institute issued the following news release: As extreme cold weather and a series of winter storms continue to impact electricity customers across the country, investor-owned electric companies, electric cooperatives, and public power utilities are working together to ensure that power is restored to customers safely and as quickly as possible. In Texas, more than 2 million customers are without power as the state's primary grid operator-- the Electri  more

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 19 -- The Electronic Security Association issued the following news: ESA's National Training School has launched a valuable new tool to help employers with one of the biggest challenges faced when hiring new security technicians -- gauging practical areas of proficiencies. "Many other professions use skills assessments to verify computer or accounting expertise, for example, so ESA felt with the thousands of test questions we have available from our courses -- that we would  more

FLOWER MOUND, Texas, Feb. 15 -- Epilepsia, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features clinical and research results on all aspects of epilepsy from the International League Against Epilepsy, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 62, No. 2 edition: FULL-LENGTH ORIGINAL RESEARCH: * The phenotypic spectrum of X-linked, infantile onset ALG13-related developmental and epileptic encephalopathy * Automated identification and quality measurement for pediatric convulsive s  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 18 -- The International News Media Association issued the following news release: Accelerating audience data strategies and best practices among Latin American news media publishers is the focus of a new program by the Facebook Journalism Project and the International News Media Association (INMA), in collaboration with the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ). Applications for the eight-month Audience Analytics Accelerator LATAM program are now being accepted throug  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Climate Justice Alliance issued the following news release: As our neighbors burn furniture to stay warm amidst widespread power outages in below freezing temperatures, this arctic weather event, fueled by the climate crisis, has exposed the vulnerability of the Texas power grid and its failure to effectively serve its people. It is clear how much we need a just recovery: an all-encompassing, community-based, solutions oriented approach putting community needs and equ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Greenpeace issued the following statement: * * * Texas is experiencing record cold temperatures and the failure of its fossil-fueled electric power grid. Millions of Texans have been without power or the ability to heat their homes for multiple days. Conservative politicians who have taken millions of dollars from fossil fuel interests throughout their careers /1 -- including Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Senator Ted "Cancun" Cruz -- were quick to blame wind turbines an  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 19 -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following statement: * * * The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) has issued the following statement on the introduction of the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, by U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Representative Linda Sanchez (D-CA). The act includes an eight-year pathway to citizenship for people in the country without documentation, who arrived by January 1, 2021. The bil  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 16 -- Hypertension, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Heart Association that says it presents reports on clinical and laboratory investigations in the field of blood pressure regulation and the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying hypertensive diseases, published research articles, including the following topics, in its March 2021 edition: Reviews: * Role of Klotho in the Development of Essential Hypertension * Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Childhood Primary Hy  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Immigration Reform Law Institute issued the following news release: Last week Americans United for a Secure America (AUSA) submitted a friend-of-the-court brief in a case brought by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to block the Biden administration's order via the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to halt the deportation of illegal aliens in the United States for 100 days. AUSA is a project of the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI). The case made national h  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following statement: * * * In Texas, a cold snap resulted in wholesale electricity market prices at all-time highs in the $1000s of dollars per megawatt hour over Presidents' Day weekend. That compares to prices that on average are in the low $30s. Texas generally expects price spikes to happen on hot summer afternoons, driven by air-conditioning, and to be brief, lasting minutes or hours, in isolated locations. The recent hig  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 19 -- The International Risk Management Institute issued the following news release: International Risk Management Institute, Inc. (IRMI), has opened registration for the 2021 IRMI Emmett J Vaughan Agribusiness Conference (AgriCon). The Conference will be presented as a virtual event, held online May 17-19, and the only IRMI AgriCon held this year. "Lower expected government farm payments will significantly reduce farm sector profits in 2021," said IRMI President and CEO J  more

WACO, Texas, Feb. 16 -- The Journal of Church and State, a journal that says it features constitutional, historical, philosophical, theological, and sociological studies on religion and the body politic in various countries and cultures of the world from the J.M. Dawson Institute of Church-State Studies, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Winter 2021 edition: Articles: * Religion and State in China: A Theological Appraisal * Uncertainty and the Religious Marke  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 16 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following news on Feb. 15, 2021: While most of Texas struggles with unexpectedly prolonged severe weather conditions, LatinoJustice PRLDEF has received credible reports that several Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison units are without heat, and that the infrastructure on at least one of those units has deteriorated to the point where snow is coming in through cell windows. People are setting fires in living areas in TDCJ units to kee  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following statement: * * * On the day that the United States formally returns to the Paris Agreement, thanks to President Biden's day one executive action, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) released the following statement from Sara Chieffo, Vice President of Government Affairs: "Our re-entry into the Paris agreement could not come at a more critical time, as climate fueled extreme weather grips the country and Texas co  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 15 -- Limnology and Oceanography Journal - Methods, a journal that says it deals with problems in the aquatic sciences from the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, published research articles on the following topics in its February 2021 edition: New Methods: * Autonomous in situ measurements of freshwater alkalinity * A portable underway flow-through sampler for rapid survey of contaminated river plumes in coastal waters * Predicting disso  more

WACO, Texas, Feb. 18 -- Limnology and Oceanography Journal, a peer-reviewed journal from the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, published research articles, including the following topics, in its February 2021 edition: Articles: * Tackling the jelly web: Trophic ecology of gelatinous zooplankton in oceanic food webs of the eastern tropical Atlantic assessed by stable isotope analysis * The relevance of environment vs. composition on dissolved organic matter degradati  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Feb. 18 -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release on Feb. 17: In the midst of the blackouts ravaging Texas and nearby states, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy has sent a letter to Michigan lawmakers with recommendations to ensure that our state does not suffer the same fate. One solution is to adopt a reliable energy standard that requires any new electricity generation source to be fully dispatchable. Michigan's energy systems have been  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 17 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2021: The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed an amicus brief in support of certiorari in Supreme Court case Collier v. Dallas County Hospital District. Robert Collier, a Black man, worked as an operating room aide at a hospital in Dallas, Texas, where he experienced repeated incidents of racial discrimination. During his employment, Mr. Collier was confronted   more

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 20 -- The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund issued the following statement on Feb. 19 * * * The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund today released the following statement from NALEO Educational Fund CEO, Arturo Vargas on the recent extreme weather event facing the state of Texas: "As we witness the challenges facing families in Texas, our hearts are with those affecte  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The National Hydropower Association issued the following statement on Feb. 17, 2021: * * * Statement from Malcolm Woolf, President and CEO of National Hydropower Association, on the power grid disruptions in Texas that have led to widespread outages. "Disruptions in the electricity system inevitably prompt various industry groups to point fingers at their competition. However, the situation in Texas this week, like that of California last summer, highlight the need for   more

DES PLAINES, Illinois, Feb. 20 (TNSRes) -- The National Insurance Crime Bureau issued the following news release: The recent freeze in Texas is creating havoc for homeowners in the region resulting in broken pipes flooding homes. The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) cautions those needing to repair damage to take time to research contractors prior to hiring. The NICB offers answers to common post-disaster questions many will have following the severe Texas freeze. "Recovering after a dis  more

LUBBOCK, Texas, Feb. 17 -- The National Sorghum Producers issued the following news release: National Sorghum Producers (NSP) is pleased to announce that Stoller USA, a subsidiary of The Stoller Group, will be joining the NSP Industry Partner program as a Contributor Level sponsor. "We are excited to develop this new partnership with Stoller USA," NSP CEO Tim Lust said. "Their focus on crop health, plant growth and yield optimization will help sorghum farmers reach their fullest potential, and  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- NeighborWorks America issued the following news release: NeighborWorks America recognizes the 'unsung heroes' who help communities rise above challenges and map a new way forward. On Feb. 16, NeighborWorks America awarded six individuals with its annual Dorothy Richardson Award for Resident Leadership. The honorees represent Houston, Texas; Syracuse, New York; Roseburg, Oregon; Washington, DC; and Lincoln, Nebraska. Traditionally awarded in the fall, the Dorothy Richardso  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 19 (TNSRes) -- The International News Media Association issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2021: The rise of news podcasts in the fast-emerging voice ecosystem and the possibilities behind monetisation for media companies are the key focuses behind a new report released today by the International News Media Association (INMA). "The Engagement and Economic Promise of News Podcasts" explores the media podcast road map from ideation to creation to engagement to maki  more

LULING, Texas, Feb. 19 (TNSPer) -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release: St. Charles Parish Hospital has named Keith Dacus as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective February 22, 2021. Dacus comes to St. Charles Parish Hospital from Mercy Health in St. Louis, Missouri. He gained positions of increasing responsibility in healthcare in the Mercy Health system across Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma, including planning and development, strategy and most recently CEO of M  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 19 -- The Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services issued the following statement: * * * In response to the anticipated introduction of the Senate and House versions of the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, RAICES released the following statement: "The introduction of this bill is a good symbolic gesture, but it's not enough to protect people like me, my family and my community. What we still need is leadership that will ensure there is a path to vict  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Feb. 18 (TNSGra) -- The School Nutrition Association issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2021: The School Nutrition Foundation (SNF) has launched the LEAD to SucceedTM Initiative, a professional development program made possible through a $2 million grant from U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food & Nutrition Service. SNF developed the training program working with a team from Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business and other partners. The initia  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2021: A lot is being said, written and tweeted about the power outages in Texas. Much of it is not constructive and some is fundamentally dishonest. The hot takes and political analysis that are divorced from reality do nothing to help the millions of people who are without power in freezing conditions, nor are they constructive ways of stopping future outages. While regulators are tryi  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 18 -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: Southwest Research Institute announced consolidated revenues of nearly $696 million in fiscal year 2020, up more than 3% from 2019 and the highest ever recorded by the Institute. Internal research and development spending increased 24%, topping $10 million for the first time. The Institute's Advisory Trustees, Board of Directors and special guests met virtually for the 73rd Annual Meeting, highlighte  more

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 19 -- The American Water Works Association issued the following statement on Feb. 18, 2021: * * * As Texas experiences unusually cold temperatures and electrical power losses, Texas AWWA Executive Director Mike Howe today provided the following update: Texas has seen a week of extraordinarily cold weather along with freezing rain and snow that taxed our electrical power providers and the electric grid. The cascading effects of this prolonged weather event has resulted i  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 20 -- The Young Invincibles, a non-profit, issued the following statement on Feb. 19, 2021: * * * After a major winter storm plummeted parts of the midwestern and southern United States into sub-zero temperatures, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) responsible for the management of the Texas Interconnection, introduced rolling power outages to prevent catastrophic, system-wide failure. The rolling blackouts across the state left nearly seven million Texans w  more