TAMPA, Florida, June 19 (TNSper) -- The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards issued the following news: Sylvia Kwan, FAIA, NCARB, NOMA, LEED AP, of San Francisco, was elected as secretary of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) at the organization's 2023 Annual Business Meeting. Kwan previously served a term as the organization's regional director of Region 6, which is comprised of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada,   more

WASHINGTON, June 20 (TNStalk) -- The Center for a Humane Economy issued the following statement on June 19, 2023: * * * Today, Animal Wellness Action issued a statement on federal charges brought against a man who moved between Oregon and Nevada and allegedly made as many as 50 "animal crush videos," mainly depicting the torture and killing of monkeys. Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, worked with former U.S. Representative Elton Gallegly,   more

WASHINGTON, June 22 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release: Hotter weather linked to climate change drove up crop insurance costs for heat-related crop damage and losses in the Southwest, according to a new Environmental Working Group analysis of federal data from 2001 to 2021. Average annual temperatures increased in almost all counties in the Southwestern states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah over the 21-year period. Over   more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, June 22 (TNStalk) -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following statement on June 21, 2023: * * * In the midst of a national state of emergency for the LGBTQ+ Americans, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) -- the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization -- commends the Nevada Legislature and Governor Joe Lombardo for enacting several pro-LGBTQ+ laws this legislative session. * * * Human Rights Campaign Nevada State  more