MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, May 4 (TNSres) -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: Choice, a publishing unit of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), has received a Publisher Podcast Award in the Best B2B podcast category for its flagship podcast, The Authority File. The Authority File provides insight on the academic library market through conversations with representatives of some of the biggest and most innovative companies influencing it, as   more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, May 11 (TNSper) -- Americares, a health-focused relief and development organization, issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: Americares, the health-focused relief and development organization, is pleased to announce the promotion of Shripad Desai to deputy senior vice president and country team liaison. In this elevated role, Desai is responsible for working directly with Americares country team leaders in Colombia, El Salvador, India, Liberia, the Philippines,  more

HARFORD, Connecticut, May 12 (TNSgov) -- Clean Water Action issued the following news release: Clean Water Action, a national environmental advocacy organization that helped pass the Clean Water Act, applauded Connecticut Attorney General Tong for his leadership on microplastics and microfibers. Connecticut Clean Water Action Director, Anne Hulick, stated: "From our founding in 1972, Clean Water Action's mission has been to protect our waters from harmful pollution. Little did we know at that  more

NORWALK, Connecticut, May 12 (TNSres) -- The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued the following news on May 11, 2023: The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today published a proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) intended to improve generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) by adding illustrative guidance to help entities determine whether profits interest and similar awards should be accounted for as a share-based payment arrangement within the scope of Topic 718, Co  more

WINDSOR, Connecticut, May 11 (TNSres) -- LIMRA issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: New LIMRA research reveals today's younger workers expect a broader array of benefit offerings from their employers. While a majority of younger workers consider traditional benefits (such as paid time off, medical, and retirement savings plans) very important, they also prioritize non-traditional benefits, including flexible work schedules, emergency savings benefits, tuition reimbursement, and fi  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, May 8 (TNSrpt) -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following news release: Children's health, education, and protection must be given greater priority by governments globally as the official end to the COVID-19 global emergency does not alter the fact that an estimated 100 million additional children were driven into poverty, and 1.5 billion had their educ  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 9 (TNSgov) -- Save the Sound issued the following news release and letter on May 8, 2023: Save the Sound commends the leadership of Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, who led a coalition of 16 attorneys general in delivering a letter today to the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calling on the agencies to address the mounting problem of plastic microfibers present in waterbodies across the globe. We thank  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 9 (TNStalk) -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on May 8, 2023: * * * Connecticut Attorney General William Tong led 16 states in a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) urging the agencies to regulate plastic microfiber pollution. * * * Susan Eastwood, Chapter Chair of Sierra Club Connecticut, released the following statement: "The US is lagging behind other nations in   more