SAN DIEGO, California, Sept. 1 -- The American Public Health Association issued the following news release: Every year, the American Public Health Association honors excellence in public health leadership and innovation, from state and local health officials to those speaking up for public health from the halls of Congress. During APHA's 2023 Annual Meeting and Expo, which officially kicks off Nov. 12, this year's awards will be presented at an event on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 12:30-2 p.m. Tickets c  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- The Environment California Research and Policy Center issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: * * * Analysis of Los Angeles, Ventura, San Diego counties finds 4,800 untapped acres of suitable roadside space for panels * * * Together, the counties of Los Angeles, Ventura and San Diego have more than 4,800 acres of suitable space to develop solar power alongside highways, which could potentially accommodate up to 960 MW of clean energy c  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 1 -- The Exploratorium issued the following news release: The Exploratorium's acclaimed public project Middle Ground: Reconsidering Ourselves and Others will celebrate its latest installation on September 14, 2023 with a lunchtime ceremony from 12 to 1pm in the heart of San Francisco's Civic Center Plaza. The free exhibition, which previously appeared at the Main Public Library and on the Embarcadero, invites passersby of all ages to learn more about themselves   more

OAKLAND, California, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- The Greenlining Institute issued the following news release: As more and more areas in the country face intensifying climate risks, a new report titled Bluelining: Climate Financial Discrimination on the Horizon, by The Greenlining Institute analyzes initial evidence that financial institutions like banks and insurance companies are beginning to increase prices or withdraw services altogether from regions they perceive to be at high environmental risk. T  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 1 -- PEN America issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: PEN America announces today a new emergency grant program to help early career screenwriters during the Writers Guild strike. As it has done during COVID-19, natural disasters, and other emergencies, the new Screenwriters Emergency Assistance Fund will offer short-term grants ranging from $500 to $1,000 to eligible screenwriters on a first come-first served basis. As part of its U.S. Writers Aid  more

OAKLAND, California, Sept. 1 -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: Torrents of raw sewage erupting out of San Francisco manholes flooding some forty homes last December is likely to happen again, according to documents posted by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and the local group Solutions Not Sandbags. Closure of a major outfall in 2021 dramatically reduced the capacity of the City's "combined sewers" t  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- The Simon Wiesenthal Center issued the following news: The Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) denounces a recent report published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) that creates a new blood libel against Israel. The report, which falsely makes claims like Israeli soldiers target Palestinian children, contains numerous inaccuracies and only inflames hatred towards Israel. Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Associate Dean and Director of Global Social Action at the SWC, and D  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 1 -- The International Myeloma Foundation issued the following news on Aug. 31, 2023: The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) announced today that global leader and patient advocate Emma Hatcher has been named as the IMF's Global Vice President of Patient Engagement & Advocacy. This hire is one of many strategic investments IMF has committed to in pursuit of centering the needs and voices of the myeloma community in all its work. Prior to joining the IMF, Hatc  more