WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- American Rivers issued the following statement: * * * California Senator Dianne Feinstein, the longest-serving female senator in history, has died at age 90. Tom Kiernan, President and CEO of American Rivers, made the following statement: "Dianne Feinstein was a champion for rivers. She was at the center of western water decisions since her first day in the Senate. She was the sponsor of the 21st Century Dams Act, which aims to provide billions in funding for dam remov  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The American Psychological Association issued the following news release: Debra Kawahara, PhD, associate dean for academic affairs and distinguished professor at the California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University, has been elected 2025 president of the American Psychological Association. "I am deeply honored to be elected and serve as a leader for this esteemed association," said Kawahara. "As APA president, I will work to promote the int  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 29 -- The Association of California Water Agencies issued the following news release: The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) today announced the results of an election for its top leadership, with member agency representatives voting in Cathy Green as president and Ernesto "Ernie" Avila as vice president. They will begin their two-year term of service on Jan. 1, 2024. Green, currently ACWA vice president, has served on the Orange County Water District  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The International Franchise Association issued the following news release: The International Franchise Association (IFA) today released the following statement on California Gov. Gavin Newsom signing AB 1228 into law, after it was passed by the State Legislature on Sept. 14. The legislative agreement will protect California restaurants from the harms of AB 257 (the FAST Act), joint liability on quick-service restaurants imposed by the original version of AB 1228, and reg  more

JOSHUA TREE, California, Sept. 29 -- The Mojave Desert Land Trust issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: The Chuckwalla National Monument Establishment and Joshua Tree National Park Expansion Act of 2023 is being introduced to federal legislators by Representative Raul Ruiz (CA-25). The Mojave Desert Land Trust (MDLT) joins Representative Ruiz, elected officials, Tribal and community leaders, and local residents in calling on President Biden to designate the Chuckwalla National M  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 29 -- The National Association of State Boards of Education issued the following news release: The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) is pleased to present its first national Distinguished Student Service Award to California's Naomi Porter. This award was established in 2023 to recognize the dedication and education policy impact of student representatives on state boards of education. Naomi Porter, a recent graduate of Palos Verdes Peninsula   more

ORICK, California, Sept. 29 -- Save the Redwoods League issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: California State Parks, Save the Redwoods League, and the National Park Service today announced the restoration of 3,200 acres of young, previously clear-cut redwood forest in the first five years of Redwoods Rising. The unique public-private collaborative effort with a long-term goal of restoring thousands of acres in Redwood National and State Parks (RNSP) has reforested more than 25 m  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 29 -- Rising Tide North America issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: * * * Organize with and join us and in the streets during the APEC summit in SF Nov. 11-18. * * * This November in San Francisco, the United States and thirteen other countries plan to announce the conclusion of large parts of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) trade agreement at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC). IPEF will have major impacts on clim  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 29 -- The Simon Wiesenthal Center issued the following news: Dr. Deborah Singer Soffen MD has been appointed as the Simon Wiesenthal Center's first-ever Center's Children's Advocate. Dr. Soffen made the shift from pediatrician and has since devoted her time to promoting the idea that the "path to peace" for Israelis and Palestinians " begins in the classroom." She considers the indoctrination and recruitment of children in armed conflict to be a form of "societa  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 29 -- The Animal Legal Defense Fund issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Today, the Animal Legal Defense Fund announced it has accepted a gift of more than $1 million from Kathryn "Kathy" Casey in support of the Animal Legal Education Initiative (ALEI), a partnership with the George Washington University Law School, launched in 2022 and dedicated to developing animal law as a stand-alone legal discipline that is fully integrated into legal educat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Today Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) again urged California's First District Court of Appeal to reject a radical new theory of liability for manufacturers of non-defective prescription drugs. WLF joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the California Chamber of Commerce, and the Alliance for Automotive Innovation on the supplemental amicus brief, which was drafted by Justin Sarno and Ben  more