ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 25 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2023: Attorney General Raul Torrez has joined a multistate federal lawsuit against the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) accusing it of singling out one of the two drugs used for medication abortions for excessively burdensome regulation, despite ample evidence that the drug is safer than Tylenol. The lawsuit, led by Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson and Oregon Attorn  more

VANCOUVER, Canada, Feb. 23 -- Lithium Americas, an agency that advances lithium projects, issued the following news: Lithium Americas Corp. (TSX: LAC) (NYSE: LAC) ("Lithium Americas" or the "Company") received a Letter of Substantial Completion from the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") Loan Programs Office for its application to support the financing of its Thacker Pass lithium project ("Thacker Pass" or the "Project") in Humboldt County, Nevada. The Letter of Substantial Completion determines  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 24 (TNSpp) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2023: The William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV unveiled the Indian Nations Gaming and Governance program (INGG) following a substantial gift from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians in early 2020. Then just as the school was set to further boost its reputation as a leader in tribal law, gaming, and governance education ... a global pandemic hit. Fast forward a coupl  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * Researchers track and compare wastewater samples between the Las Vegas Strip and the local community to better estimate visitor impacts to local disease trends. * * * If you thought the waters of data-driven research couldn't get any murkier, you haven't met the team of scientists studying our sewage. Wastewater surveillance has been used throughout the COVID-19 pandemic  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 22 (TNStalk) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following Q&A on Feb. 21, 2023, with assistant professor-in-residence John Haberstroh: * * * John Haberstroh took an unexpected path to academia, starting his career as a cross country, track and field, and soccer coach at his alma mater, Bishop Montgomery High School, in Torrance, California. With encouragement from mentors, the avid marathoner stayed the course and earned a master's and Ph.D. in hist  more