TUCSON, Arizona, April 22 (TNSper) -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: The Arizona Board of Regents voted Friday to confirm the appointments of Price Fishback, Takeshi Inomata, Chris Segrin, Kathy Short and Todd Vanderah as Regents Professors. The highest faculty rank of Regents Professor is reserved for full professors whose exceptional achievements merit national and international distinction. Regents Professor appointments are limited to no more  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY), Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy, reintroduced the Fair Access to Banking Act. The Fair Access to Banking Act would prohibit banks from denying fair access to financial services under the standards of woke corporate cancel culture and prevent the weaponization for political purposes. This bill is endorsed by   more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) and Congresswoman Young Kim (CA-40) have introduced a measure to assist partner countries to combat economic coercion by other countries including in particular China and Russia. The measure comes after both countries have stepped up such tactics against several governments to achieve their policy aims. "It is clear that the Chinese Communist Party and Russia have increasingly exerted  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers continues to use his rank and seniority on Capitol Hill to protect federal funding for Kentucky and programs that are vital to the American people and national security. As Dean of the House and Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science (CJS), he is working to safeguard taxpayer dollars in the 2024 federal budget by questioning differe  more

ITHACA, New York, April 22 (TNSbook) -- Cornell University issued the following news on April 21, 2023: In her new book, "Subsurface," Karen Pinkus, professor of Romance studies and comparative literature in the College of Arts and Sciences, confronts the global threat of climate change by using select literary works from the 19th century to delve underneath comfortable narrative layers and complacent ecological modes. The book, published April 2023 by University of Minnesota Press, explores k  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * OSHA, MSHA administrators, AFL-CIO president to join national ceremony in Washington * * * On April 28, 1970, the nation first observed Workers Memorial Day at a time when an estimated 38 people died on the job in the U.S. each day. More than a half century later, this annual tribute endures as do the determined efforts of the U.S. Department of Labor's   more

DALLAS, Texas, April 22 (TNSgov) -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release: Recently the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a strong draft rule to reduce Texas coal plant pollution that causes regional haze in national parks and wilderness areas across the central United States. The federal Clean Air Act requires states to protect visibility in these places by reducing regional haze, a smoggy-like substance caused by sulfur dioxide polluti  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 22 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today launched $10 million in funding for the Climate Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program and $6 million for the Energy Transition Barrier Reduction Program as part of the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA). The programs will increase training opportunities in the trades, expand the clean energy talent pi  more

CHIPPENDALE, Australia, April 22 (TNStalk) -- The Nature Conservation Council issued the following statement on April 21, 2023: * * * The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the states leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today highlighted that over 1100 MW of dispatchable capacity has been added to the NSW electricity grid since the closure of Liddell was announced. "The retirement of the Liddell coal-fired power station over the next week is a case study in cle  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- President Biden and Colombian President Gustavo Petro issued the following remarks on April 20, 2023, ahead of their bilateral meeting: * * * PRESIDENT BIDEN: Well, Mr. President, welcome. It's great to see you here in the Oval Office and in Washington. And, by the way, Happy Birthday. PRESIDENT PETRO: (Laughs.) Gracias. Muy amable. (As interpreted.) It was yesterday. The 19th of April is a very important date for Colombia, for Latin America, and for me as well.   more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued the following written testimony by Fawn Sharp, president of the National Congress of American Indians, at an oversight hearing entitled "Native Communities' Priorities for the 118th Congress": * * * On behalf of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), thank you for holding this hearing to address tribal priorities for the 118th Congress. I am Fawn Sharp, President of the Quinault Indian Nation and President of NCAI.   more

DALLAS, Texas, April 22 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on April 21, 2023: On Thursday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a strong draft rule to reduce Texas coal plant pollution that causes regional haze in national parks and wilderness areas across the central United States. The federal Clean Air Act requires states to protect visibility in these places by reducing regional haze, a smoggy-like substance caused by sulfur dioxide pollution from  more