SOMERSET, Massachusetts, July 21 (TNStalk) -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing many of the world's largest companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and other global sustainability challenges, issued the following statement on July 20, 2022: * * * Ceres CEO and President Mindy Lubber joined President Biden, members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation, and other business and climate leaders at the site of a former coal plant f  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 (TNSreact) (TNScapv) -- The Climate Justice Alliance issued the following news release and joint letter with 1,140 organizations: Current legislative efforts to pass sweeping climate policy are dwindling. With rumors circulating that Biden is considering declaring a climate emergency, we call again on the President to immediately declare a climate emergency and invest in safe, clean, and local Just Transitions to wind, solar and other community developed renewables. Declari  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, July 21 (TNSpro) -- The College of William and Mary issued the following news story: A new course from William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science recently gave a group of VIMS graduate students a learning experience that wasn't just hands-on, but feet-wet and mouth-watering. Taught by Bill Walton, Acuff Professor in William & Mary's School of Marine Science and Shellfish Aquaculture Program Coordinator at VIMS, the eight-day course was built around a circumna  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 21 (TNSper) -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Governor Ron DeSantis announces the following appointments and reappointments to Florida's Judicial Nominating Commissions. Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission Fred Karlinsky, of Weston, is a Shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, LLP. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Miami and his law degree from Florida State University. Karlinsky is reappointed for   more

RINDGE, New Hampshire, July 21 (TNSpro) -- Franklin Pierce University issued the following news on July 20, 2022: In November 2022, after a requisite two-year, intensive planning and development process, Franklin Pierce University will officially launch its hybrid Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) program at the school's Academic Center in Goodyear, Arizona with a cohort of 48 students. Provisional accreditation from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, July 21 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: Governor Janet Mills announced today that she is providing up to $1.6 million through her Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan to expand opportunities for training health care professionals and medical providers in rural communities, further strengthening Maine's health care workforce. The initiative offers funding to support the expansion or development of new medical residency programs in under  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 21 (TNSres) -- The Museum of Science, Boston, issued the following news release: This week, the Museum of Science, Boston, the Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA), and the Town of Arlington announced the results of "Wicked Hot Mystic," a research project that developed detailed heat maps that bring to light how extreme heat impacts neighborhoods differently. In partnership with Resilient Mystic Collaborative communities, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council   more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) and the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 8294, a legislative package containing six appropriations bills for FY 2023. The federal budget negotiation process begins each year in the House, and includes twelve total appropriations bills. H.R. 8294 includes six appropriations bills: Agriculture and Rural Development; Energy and Water Development; Fi  more

SOMERSET, Massachusetts, July 21 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: With New England in the grips of a sizzling heat wave, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today joined President Joe Biden at the site of the former Brayton Point Power Station in Somerset, Massachusetts as the President began to outline a new path forward to fight climate change. "As Rhode Island's Attorney General, I was critical of the coal-fired power plant a  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a group of their colleagues in introducing legislation to protect access to critical reproductive health care services--like birth control, cancer screenings and more--by providing a consistent and strong source of funding for the Title X Family Planning Program. In addition, the legislation bars New Hampshire and other states from d  more

STANFORD, California, July 21 (TNSres) -- The Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment issued the following news release: News stories of farmhands and other outdoor workers dying from heat-related impacts are stark reminders that few regulations exist to protect laborers from extreme heat. The average number of days U.S. agricultural workers spend working in unsafe conditions will double by mid-century, and, without mitigation, triple by the end of the century, according to a 2020 study le  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine be used as another primary series option for adults in the United States ages 18 years and older. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) previously authorized for emergency use the protein-based vaccine, known as NVX-CoV2373. The National Institute o  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a background news call on July 20, 2022, on President Biden's actions to tackle the climate crisis: * * * MR. HASAN: Hi, everyone. Thanks for joining us today. This is Abdullah from the White House. Today, we'll be holding a background briefing on the actions the President will announce while in Somerset, Massachusetts, to tackle the climate crisis and seize the opportunity of a clean energy future. As a reminder, the   more

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, July 21 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news gaggle on July 20, 2022, with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy while en route to Somerset, Massachusetts: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi, everyone. It's is a short flight, so I'm going to be really quick at the top here. Today, the President is headed to Somerset, Massachusetts, to reiterate that climate change is an emergency. He will make clear that since Congr  more