OAKLAND, California, Aug. 26 -- Color of Change, a nonprofit civil rights advocacy organization, issued the following statement on Aug. 25, 2023: * * * Following the news that the Atlanta City Council will manually verify each signature of a referendum petition aimed at stopping the opening of Cop City, Color Of Change released the following statement from Michael Collins, Senior Director of State and Local Government Affairs: "The Atlanta Police Foundation's plans to build Cop City" have see  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 26 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2023: Yesterday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia signed a consent decree mandating the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to finalize much-needed updates to ethylene oxide regulations by March 1, 2024. This court-enforced deadline comes as a result of years of tireless advocacy from communities across the country and a corresponding lawsuit filed by Earthjustice on behal  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 26 -- The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation issued the following statement on Aug. 25, 2023: * * * The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation released the following statement from President and CEO Joel R. Johnson: "Designating Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary is a transformational moment for our coastal California waters and all stewards of our shared ocean. This indigenous-led nomination advances ocean justice and equity by protecting ancestral water  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 26 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following news release: The experiences of patients hospitalized during the COVID-19 pandemic was significantly worse than in the years before the crisis, with hospitals with higher staffing levels holding on to better scores longer, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Patients particularly reported worse staff responsiveness and hospital cleanliness, possibly reflecting staffing shortages in the hospital workforce and the ef  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 26 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following news release: Spending on mental health services among Americans with private health insurance has surged since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, continuing to rise even as the use of telehealth has plateaued, according to a new study. Spending on mental health services rose by 53 percent from March 2020 to August 2022 among a large group of people with employer-provided insurance, according to researchers from the R  more