PARK RIDGE, Illinois, Oct. 13 (TNSPol) -- The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2021: In an Oct. 5 letter to President Biden, American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) President Dina Velocci, DNP, CRNA, APRN, drew attention to the benefits the healthcare sector could incur with the elimination of anti-competitive policies. Velocci called upon the White House Competition Council to develop robust provider nondiscrimination rules  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (TNSPol) -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release: On Friday, President Biden announced three proclamations restoring environmental protections to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah and to Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Monuments off the New England coast. The decision will reinstate and slightly expand the original 1.3 million acre boundaries of Bears Ears National Monument and restore the original 1.8 million ac  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 12 (TNSRes) -- The Geological Society of America issued the following news release: Early in animal evolution, complex life was mostly limited to the sea floor. But a few organisms evolved to move through the water, giving them a big competitive advantage over those left scuttling around in the mud. Anomalocaris canadensis , thought to be one of the first predator animals, is one of those early swimmers. But paleontologists are still working out how exactly it hunted.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King co-sponsored the Recovering America's Wildlife Act (RAWA) of 2021, a bipartisan bill that would invest in proactive, on-the-ground conservation work led by states, territories, and tribal nations to support the long-term health of fish and wildlife habitat all across America. "The federal government plays a critical role in protecting threatened and endangered s  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King co-sponsored the Recovering America's Wildlife Act (RAWA) of 2021, a bipartisan bill that would invest in proactive, on-the-ground conservation work led by states, territories, and tribal nations to support the long-term health of fish and wildlife habitat all across America. "The federal government plays a critical role in protecting threatened and endangered sp  more

FOREST KNOLLS, California, Oct. 13 (TNSPol) -- The Turtle Island Restoration Network issued the following news release: President Biden signed proclamations on Oct. 8 to restore protections to the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument. Seamounts Marine National Monument, located off the coast of New England, is the first U.S. marine national monument in the Atlantic Ocean. The Trump administration attempted to strip protections designated for Seamounts, opening this stretch   more

ORONO, Maine, Oct. 13 (TNSJou) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: Fewer frogs died from vehicle collisions in spring 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began, than during the season in other recent years, according to a new study led by a University of Maine graduate student and community science project coordinator. Vehicles kill many adult frogs, salamanders and other amphibians that cross roadways, particularly during their spring migrations. When traffic levels plu  more