WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The National Association of Broadcasters issued the following news release: The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) tonight presented the 2023 NAB Marconi Radio Awards, a dinner celebration held at the Javits Center during NAB Show New York. The ceremony, presented by Xperi, was hosted by acclaimed sportscaster Rich Eisen with entertainment from VERZUZ host DJ Scratch. Established in 1989 and named after inventor and Nobel Prize winner Guglielmo Marconi, the NAB M  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 -- A Better Balance, a legal advocacy organization, issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2023: * * * The following is a statement from A Better Balance Co-Founder and Co-President Sherry Leiwant: "No worker should ever be forced to choose between their health or caregiving needs, and their economic security--but that is the reality for the 106 million individuals who have no access to paid leave. We applaud Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden for conducting today'  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- Access Now, an organization that says it defends and extends the rights of people and communities at risk, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: Following the second in a series of fora on artificial intelligence (AI) hosted by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer aimed at informing a draft legislative framework, Access Now remains concerned about the limited civil society participation in the AI policymaking process and urges the Senate to inclu  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 27 -- Access Now, an organization that says it defends and extends the rights of people and communities at risk, issued the following news release: The European Commission's knee-jerk response to online content governance during the Hamas-Israel war may jeopardise human rights. The Commission's recommendation, proposing a temporary incident response mechanism as a part of the Digital Services Act (DSA) framework, is a fast-tracked "solution" to the spread of illegal content onlin  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 28 -- Access Now, an organization that says it defends and extends the rights of people and communities at risk, issued the following agency statement on Oct. 27, 2023: * * * This statement is written and issued in collaboration with the MENA Alliance for Digital Rights. On October 27, as Israel prepared to launch a ground invasion into the Gaza Strip, unprecedented heavy bombardment severed the last remaining, already limited and intermittent, lines of communication, cutting t  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 (TNSres)(TNScapv) -- Access Now, an organization that says it defends and extends the rights of people and communities at risk, issued the following news release: To protect rights online, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) must not implement the measures published in its consultation paper on regulatory mechanisms for internet services. Through an open letter, Access Now, the Internet Society, and 22 other civil society organisations and technical experts are ur  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following statement on Oct. 24, 2023: * * * The American Clean Power Association (ACP) released the following statement from Josh Kaplowitz, Vice President for Offshore Wind, after New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the solicitation awards for three offshore wind and 22 land-based renewable energy projects totaling 6.4 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy: "The projects announced today represent $20 billion in new investme  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 27 -- Action Against Hunger issued the following news release: Action Against Hunger, the global leader in the fight against hunger, is part of the team selected by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)* to lead their flagship Enhancing Local Efforts for Vital, Transformative, and Evidence-Based Nutrition (ELEVATE Nutrition) project. Through this five-year cooperative agreement of up to $100 million, USAID seeks to advance technical leadership focused on improving  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 28 -- Action Against Hunger issued the following news release: Gaza is dying of thirst. 2.3 million people living in the Gaza Strip urgently need clean water. According to estimates, the population has seen its average daily water consumption reduced to three liters, which includes hygiene and cooking needs. Action Against Hunger staff report that they only have one liter of water a day for the next few days. Action Against Hunger warns that the amount of water that has entered   more

NEW YORK, Oct. 25 -- The Ad Council issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2023: The Huntsman Mental Health Institute and the Ad Council today unveiled their most comprehensive communications initiative yet, designed to create a more open, accepting and proactive society when it comes to mental health. Through extensive market research, the new "Love, Your Mind" campaign was developed to resonate with the nearly 70 million adults across the U.S. who are likely to experience mental healt  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 -- The Anti-Defamation League issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: Since the Hamas massacre of Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) has recorded a significant spike in antisemitic incidents across the United States. Preliminary data from ADL Center on Extremism indicates that reported incidents of harassment, vandalism and assault increased by 388 percent over the same period last year. ADL recorded a total of 312 antisemitic incidents   more

NEW YORK, Oct. 25 -- Educators for Excellence issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2023: Illinois State Senator Robert Martwick and Representative Kam Buckner announced legislation today to permit compensation of school board members, recognizing the impact of the board's role in shaping education outcomes in Chicago. The announcement comes as Chicago prepares to transition from a seven-member mayoral-appointed school board to a 21-member elected school board within the next school yea  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 25 -- The American Geosciences Institute issued the following news release: The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) welcomes new members to the AGI Board of Directors and congratulates Keri A. Nutter as she takes office as AGI President. New and outgoing members of the Board of Directors are being recognized during the Friends of AGI Reception on October 17 at the Geological Society of America's GSA Connects 2023 meeting. AGI welcomes the following members to their   more

NEW YORK, Oct. 18 -- The American Jewish Committee issued the following commentary by CEO Ted Deutch to Variety: * * * Hollywood Allies Are Essential for Combatting Antisemitism You can never have too many allies, especially when some are the biggest entertainers on the planet. I witnessed that in the aftermath of Feb. 14, 2018, when a gunman rampaged through Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., and murdered 17 people. I was a member of Congress then and Parkland was in m  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The American Astronomical Society issued the following news release: Astrophysicist Wen-fai Fong will receive the 2024 Lancelot M. Berkeley-New York Community Trust Prize for Meritorious Work in Astronomy. Bestowed annually since 2011 by the American Astronomical Society (AAS) and supported by a grant from The New York Community Trust, the Berkeley prize includes a monetary award and an invitation to give the closing plenary lecture at the AAS winter meeting. The 243rd AA  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 25 -- The American Jewish Committee issued the following statement on Oct. 24, 2023: * * * American Jewish Committee, the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, issued this statement following remarks from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who said the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas terrorists "did not happen in a vacuum." Secretary-General Guterres' suggestion that Hamas' horrific attacks on Israeli civilians should be seen in some broader context is deeply  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 -- The American Jewish Congress issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2023: * * * The leadership of the American Jewish Congress, including Jack Rosen, President; Dr. Munr Kazmir, Vice President; Daniel Rosen, Vice Chair; Dr. Ben Chouake, Secretary; and Michael Melnicke, Treasurer, released the following congratulatory statement: "The American Jewish Congress congratulates Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) upon his election as the new Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 27 -- The American Musicological Society issued the following news: Congratulations to this year's Career Development Grants in American Music recipients! The purpose of the grants are to support participation in annual meeting programming that deepens participants' knowledge of American music and strengthens their professional networks. Grant recipients will participate in relevant activities at the upcoming AMS-SMT Annual Meeting in Denver as part of a cohort of twelve. * * *   more

NEW YORK, Oct. 27 -- The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation issued the following news release: Today, the Mellon Foundation announced a call for concepts to institutions of higher learning considering research or curricular projects in three distinct humanities-grounded and social justice-oriented categories: Cultures of US Democracy * Projects that consider the circumstantial conditions that enable U.S. democratic practices to flourish, including how those can best be achieved, nurtured, and sust  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The National Association of Broadcasters issued the following news release: Total preliminary registered attendance reached 12,231 for the 2023 NAB Show New York, held October 24-26 at the Javits Center. NAB Show New York is the most efficient and diverse event experience on the East Coast where thousands of content economy professionals reconnect, reevaluate and rediscover ways to get more creative with new-to-market tech and existing tools through exhibits, conferences   more

NEW YORK, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- The Interactive Advertising Bureau issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2023: Today, IAB released a follow up to its earlier podcast study, which found that U.S. podcast ad revenues grew at a rate more than double the total digital advertising market overall. Part two of the study, titled U.S. Podcast Advertising Revenue Study 2023: Drivers, Strategies, and Tactics for Growth, reveals the drivers, strategies, and tactics propelling podcast ad revenues, an  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release: The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today called for hate crime charges for the suspect in a road rage murder of a Sikh man in New York City. Jasmer Singh, 68, was attacked Thursday after getting into a car accident on the Wan Wyck Expressway. The driver of the car Singh accidentally hit reportedly assaulted him. Singh spent a day in the hospital before he d  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following statement on Oct. 23, 2023: * * * The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today condemned the NYPD's aggressive actions in dispersing the crowd at a pro-Palestine protest in Bay Ridge this past Saturday. On Saturday, Oct. 21, thousands gathered in Bay Ridge for a pro-Palestine protest organized by Within Our Lifetime. The NYPD, and its Strategic Response Group issued a warni  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran issued the following news release: The sentencing of two women journalists in Iran, Niloufar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi, who have been detained in Iran for over a year, to long prison sentences for reporting on the death in state custody of Mahsa Jina Amini, underscores the use of the judiciary in Iran as nothing more than a tool of the state's repressive apparatus, said the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI). Niloufar Hamedi, who wo  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release: Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Chief Executive Officer Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and CEP President Frances F. Townsend are calling on all responsible parties in the United Kingdom to set aside Qatar's vast holdings until Qatar detains Ismail Haniyeh, Khaled Meshaal, and other Hamas leaders responsible for the October 7 massacre in Israel and ensures the safe return of all hostages. Qatar has more t  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 28 -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release: On Friday, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Chief Executive Officer Ambassador Mark D. Wallace called on National Basketball Association ("NBA") Commissioner Adam Silver to reject Qatar's investment in the Washington Wizards. CEP's October 20 letter advised Silver to reconsider the investment in light of Qatar's well-documented support for the perpetrators of the October 7 massacre in Israel. While Qatar-spon  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: Right-wing extremist groups and networks have been growing substantially in many European countries in recent years, including in Central Europe. Many of these movements espouse new right-wing extremist narratives, have a pro-Russian stance, and reject globalization as well as what they call "western" values. All of these movements reject human equality and try to institutionalize inequality.   more

NEW YORK, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release: Right-wing extremist groups and networks have been growing substantially in many European countries in recent years, including in Central Europe. Many of these movements espouse new right-wing extremist narratives, have a pro-Russian stance, and reject globalization as well as what they call "western" values. All of these movements reject human equality and try to institutionalize inequality. There ar  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 -- The CFA Institute, an association of investment professionals, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, announces that of the 16,035 candidates worldwide who sat for the Level III CFA Program exam in August 2023, 47 percent have passed. All candidates will be notified of their results today. Margaret Franklin, CFA, President & CEO, CFA Institute, comments: "Congratulations to all CFA Program can  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 28 -- PEN America issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2023: PEN America today decried the decision of the State University System of Florida to shut down all Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapters at member institutions. The System's move was made in consultation with Governor Ron DeSantis, whose administration alleged that the student group committed a criminal felony offense-material support to a terrorist organization-through its speech, protests, and 'Day   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The Campaign Legal Center issued the following statement on Oct. 27, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman George Santos of New York pleaded not guilty to a 23-count, superseding federal indictment charging him with conspiracy, wire fraud, and submitting false statements and records to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), among a litany of alleged crimes stemming from his 2022 congressional campaign. Saurav Ghosh, Director of Federal Campaign Finance Reform at Campaign Legal   more

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: About the Leading Economic Index and the Coincident Economic Index: The Leading Economic Index provides an early indication of significant turning points in the business cycle and where the economy is heading in the near term. The Coincident Economic Index provides an indication of the current state of the economy. Additional details are below. The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(R)(LEI) for China de  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: About the Leading Economic Index and the Coincident Economic Index: The Leading Economic Index provides an early indication of significant turning points in the business cycle and where the economy is heading in the near term. The Coincident Economic Index provides an indication of the current state of the economy. Additional details are below. The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(R)(LEI) for India in  more

YONKERS, New York, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- Consumer Reports issued the following news release: Consumer Reports is calling on Hershey's to step up its efforts to reduce the levels of toxic heavy metals from its chocolate products after its latest tests found the company's cocoa powder, popular for hot chocolate and holiday baking, had concerning levels of lead. Hershey's milk chocolate, an iconic Halloween treat, had the highest levels of lead in CR's tests. Last year, CR found that a number of Her  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The Council for Responsible Nutrition issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2023: The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, today expressed disappointment in the passage of a new law in New York State that will ban the sale of weight loss and sports nutrition dietary supplements to consumers under the age of 18. Despite CRN's thorough efforts opposing the legislation and the   more

NEW YORK, Oct. 27 -- The Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres issued the following news on Oct. 26, 2023: In the midst of a catastrophic humanitarian crisis in Gaza affecting more than 2 million people trapped under Israeli siege and bombardment, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) today called for an immediate ceasefire to save lives and restore the flow of humanitarian aid. The trickle of humanitarian aid that  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 25 -- Environmental Advocates of New York issued the following statement on Oct. 24, 2023: * * * Today, New York announced funding for three offshore wind and 22 land-based projects totaling 6.4 gigawatts. The following statement in response can be attributed to Vanessa Fajans-Turner, Executive Director of Environmental Advocates NY. "Today's announcement not only paves the way for a greener, cleaner state but also prioritizes a sustainable future for subsequent generat  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2023: Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it will ban commercial and consumer uses of trichloroethylene (TCE), a highly toxic chemical used in a variety of commercial and consumer degreasing, cleaning, and lubricating applications. TCE is highly toxic at low levels of exposure and is known to cause cancer in humans. The chemical also poses potential human health hazards  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 26 -- Environmental Advocates of New York issued the following news release: In recognition of National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, concerned citizens, environmental advocates, and state legislators came together to urge Governor Kathy Hochul to prioritize the health and safety of all New Yorkers by addressing the pervasive problem of lead in our drinking water. New York ranks sixth in the nation for the highest number of lead pipes, with an alarming estimated 494,000  more

TEANECK, New Jersey, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- Sharsheret, an organization that says it supports Jewish women and families facing breast and ovarian cancer, issued the following news release: * * * Sharsheret, the only national not-for-profit organization dedicated to addressing the needs of women and families of all Jewish backgrounds facing breast cancer and ovarian cancer, will host its annual New York City Benefit, in person, on Thursday evening, November 9th at the New York Academy of Medicine.  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 27 -- Everytown for Gun Safety issued the following statement on Oct. 26, 2023: * * * Today, the nine current co-chairs of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a nonpartisan coalition of more than 2,000 current and former mayors that is a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following joint statement in response to the multiple mass shootings reported in Lewiston, Maine last night. "Yet again, another community is grappling with the unthinkable in the wake of a senseless and   more

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 -- Everytown for Gun Safety issued the following statement: * * * The North Carolina chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots network, released the following statement in response to a pastor's two-year-old toddler unintentionally shooting himself in a church parking lot in Burke County. With details still emerging, witnesses report (https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/2-year-old-boy-accidentally-shot-church-p  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 27 -- Everytown for Gun Safety issued the following statement on Oct. 26, 2023: * * * Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements today ahead of Friday's five-year mark of the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, in which 11 congregants were shot and killed and six others were wounded. The mass shooting is remembered as the deadliest antisemitic attack in United State  more

MANHASSET, New York, Oct. 19 (TNSres) -- Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research issued the following news: Researchers at The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research received a $6.1 million grant from Breakthrough Discoveries for Thriving with Bipolar Disorders Foundation (BD2) to serve as a hub of six other sites across the country. Each site will evaluate patients and collectively offer the best treatment and clinical trial options using cutting-edge biotechnology, big data analytics and  more

MANHASSET, New York, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research issued the following news: Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, is rising in prevalence among children and can lead to abdominal pain, incontinence, diarrhea and delayed growth. While some biologic therapies are effective, medications are often accompanied by immunosuppressive side effects and many patients are left with unresolved chronic inflammation. Bioe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2023: Today, hundreds of New Yorkers testified and submitted written public comment at a Department of Buildings hearing on Local Law 97, making the hearing hours long as they demanded Mayor Adams modify his proposed rules to fully implement and enforce the landmark city-level climate and jobs law, known as New York City's "Green New Deal" for buildings. At the behest of the real estate lobby, Mayor Ad  more

BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 27 -- The Global Justice Ecology Project issued the following news release: * * * The indiscriminate targeting and killing of civilians must end now. * * * The attack on Gaza being carried out by Israel following the attack and murder of Israeli citizens by Hamas on October 7th is targeting innocent Palestinians. Israel's retaliation is taking a severe and unjustifiable human toll. Men, women and children in Gaza are being collectively punished for the actions of Ham  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 -- The Hispanic Federation, an organization that supports and strengthens Latino institutions through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment, issued the following news release: Hispanic Federation (HF), the nation's premier Latino nonprofit membership organization, announced that, since September 2022, it has distributed more than $300,000 in emergency relief funds to local organizations leading recovery and resiliency effort  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 27 -- The Hispanic Federation, an organization that supports and strengthens Latino institutions through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment, issued the following statement on Oct. 26, 2023: * * * Following the latest mass shooting in Lewiston, ME, President and CEO Frankie Miranda issued the following statement: "When is enough, enough? Last night, Lewiston, Maine joined an ever-growing list of U.S. cities whose community   more

NEW YORK, Oct. 21 -- Access Now, an organization that says it defends and extends the rights of people and communities at risk, issued the following statement on Oct. 20, 2023, with 126 organizations: * * * We, the undersigned digital and human rights organizations, join the open call for an immediate ceasefire to end the ongoing bloodshed in Gaza, to halt a humanitarian catastrophe, and to prevent further loss of innocent lives in Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, and beyond. We further call on gov  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary on Oct. 25, 2023: * * * Countries Should Back ICC Investigation on Israel-Palestine By Balkees Jarrah, Associate Director, International Justice Program Horrific crimes are being committed with devastating consequences for civilians in the escalating hostilities between Israel and Palestinian armed groups. Impunity for past abuses has clearly contributed to today's violations, which show no signs of abating. Despite this  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary on Oct. 23, 2023: * * * Indigenous Teen Dies in Australian Adult Prison By Annabel Hennessy, Australia Researcher Last Thursday, a 16-year-old First Nations boy died after self-harming in pretrial detention in a West Australian prison. Even though he was under 18, the authorities held him at Unit 18 in Casuarina Prison-a maximum security prison for adult men. Two weeks before his death, his lawyers wrote to the Western   more

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary on Oct. 23, 2023: * * * Israel Still Blocking Aid to Civilians in Gaza By Sari Bashi, Program Director The Israeli government is deliberately deepening the suffering of civilians in Gaza by refusing to restore the flow of water and electricity and blocking fuel shipments. Willfully impeding relief supplies is a war crime, as is collectively punishing civilians for the actions of armed groups. On October 7, Hamas-led fig  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 25 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary on Oct. 24, 2023: * * * Israel's Unlawful Blockade of Gaza Sparks Women's Rights Crisis By Heather Barr, Associate Director, Women's Rights Division The humanitarian crisis upfolding in Gaza is affecting women and girls in specific and devastating ways. On October 7, Hamas-led gunmen launched the worst massacre of civilians in Israeli history, killing an estimated 1,400 people and taking more than 200 hostage. The Israe  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary on Oct. 24, 2023: * * * UN Expert Reports on Myanmar's 'Raging Fire of Brutality' By John Sifton, Asia Advocacy Director A "raging fire of brutality" is engulfing Myanmar, where military forces have killed more than 4,000 civilians since seizing power in a 2021 coup, according to an independent United Nations expert on Myanmar. On Monday before a UN General Assembly committee, the UN secretary-general, the UN sp  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary on Oct. 25, 2023: * * * UN General Assembly Should Act on Gaza By Louis Charbonneau, United Nations Director The United Nations General Assembly should use its emergency session on Israel and Palestine this week to call for unfettered humanitarian aid and essential services for civilians in the Gaza Strip. Member countries should also highlight the need for concrete steps to prevent further atrocities against civilians a  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary on Oct. 23, 2023: * * * UN Member Countries Condemn China's Crimes Against Humanity By Louis Charbonneau, United Nations Director Fifty-one United Nations member countries have issued a joint declaration condemning the Chinese government's crimes against humanity committed against Uyghurs and other Turkic communities, and calling on Beijing to end its systematic human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region. The cross-regi  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary on Oct. 25, 2023: * * * Victory for Transgender Rights in Japan By Kanae Doi, Japan Director; Kyle Knight, Senior Researcher, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program Today, Japan's Supreme Court ruled as unconstitutional the country's law mandating sterilization surgery for transgender people as a requirement for legal gender recognition. The case follows years of advocacy and litigation to remove this abu  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: The United Nations Human Rights Council has appointed Graeme Reid, director of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights program at Human Rights Watch, as UN independent expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. On November 1, 2023, Reid will assume his new role, to analyze and raise awareness of the root causes of violence a  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 28 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2023: Global soccer governing body FIFA has broken its own human rights rules in announcing a plan for hosting the next two men's World Cups that effectively eliminates bidding and human rights due diligence, Human Rights Watch said today. On October 3, FIFA announced that the 2030 World Cup will take place in Morocco, Portugal, and Spain with games in Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay. Each of these countries  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 28 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2023: The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Human Rights Policy states: "Guided by its human rights approach, FIFA embeds its commitment throughout the organisation and engages in an ongoing due diligence process to identify, address, evaluate and communicate the risks of involvement with adverse human rights impacts." It also states that, "FIFA will constructively engage with relevant a  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 -- The World Jewish Congress issued the following news release: In light of recent remarks made by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the current state of Israel's campaign against Hamas following the October 7 terror attacks, Amb. Ronald S. Lauder, President of the World Jewish Congress, wrote a letter to the Secretary-General, expressing his profound disappointment and concern. The letter emphasizes the importance of unbiased representation, the historical facts surrou  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 -- The Insurance Information Institute issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: The U.S. is experiencing its costliest year ever in 2023 for severe convective storms, with insured losses from these events exceeding $50 billion through the end of September, according to the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I.) Severe convective storms include natural catastrophes such as thunderstorms with lightning, hail, tornadoes, and derechos, which are organized lines of  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 -- OPERA America issued the following news release: OPERA America is pleased to announce Opera Passport by OPERA America, a new North American ticket discount exchange program among opera companies in the United States and Canada. The program extends the benefits of an operagoer's hometown opera subscription to 85 opera companies across North America. Opera Passport by OPERA America encourages operagoers to enjoy opera whenever they travel and builds awareness of the vibrancy  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 -- The International Refugee Assistance Project issued the following news release: In light of the escalation of violence taking place in Gaza, Israel, and surrounding regions, the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) urges all parties to follow international law and protect the lives of civilians. As a refugee rights organization dedicated to ensuring everyone has a safe place to live and a safe way to get there, IRAP recognizes that decades of ongoing displacement  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- The Association for Computing Machinery issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2023: ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, and the IEEE Computer Society announced today that James Gregory Pauloski of the University of Chicago and Rohan Basu Roy of Northeastern University are the recipients of the 2023 ACM-IEEE CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowships. Hua Huang of the Georgia Institute of Technology received an Honorable Mention. Pauloski is recogn  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 20 -- The Jewish Council for Public Affairs issued the following statement by CEO Amy Spitalnick: * * * October 20, 2023 Dear friends, I'm writing to you from Israel, as I conclude a two-day solidarity mission with my fellow CEOs of Jewish American organizations. We were here because it's vital to show the Israeli people that the Jewish American community is with them. As one survivor of Hamas' massacre told us last night: "We need to be reminded that we are not alone." And   more

NEW YORK, Oct. 25 -- The Lawfare Project, an organization that provides legal counsel and services, issued the following statement on Oct. 23, 2023: * * * Dear friends, As terrorists butcher Jews in their homes in Israel, their sympathizers in the United States and abroad are targeting Jewish students on college campuses. Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), WOL Palestine, and similarly aligned student groups -- which exist to foment Jew-hatred and demonize Jewish students -- have been ra  more

BRONX, New York, Oct. 27 -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release: The WCS Ocean Giants Team recently had a close encounter with a humpback whale in the NY Bight, when the whale (one in a pair of whales) approached their boat and swam around it for several minutes - images and memories that last a lifetime. The team, about 60 miles off the coast of NY, earlier this month was conducting ongoing research on humpbacks and other whales to better understand their distr  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 23 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to Bloomberg Opinion: * * * America Is No Longer Raising a Nation of Risk-Takers By Allison Schrager Too many parents are too involved in their children's lives, stifling their independence and willingness to take chances later in life. Like many people my age, I look back fondly on my free-range childhood. Now many of my generation have become neurotic helicopter parents -- and their children are pa  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 20 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to FoxNews.com: * * * By Judith Miller What will the leader of Hezbollah do? The world is watching the jewel in Iran's terrorist crown Since Hamas's barbaric attack on Israel, Hassan Nasrallah, the long-standing head of Hezbollah, Iran's terrorist proxy in Lebanon and the country's de facto ruler, has been uncharacteristically quiet. While Iran has warned that it will respond if Israel invades Gaza and  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 23 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to the Institute for Family Studies: * * * The Housing Theory of Marriage By Charles Fain Lehman Marriage, as IFS readers know, is in decline. That decline has not been equitable, with marriage dwindling far more among poorer Americans than the rich. In other words, marriage has become far more correlated with wealth--what was once a universal institution is now the reserve of the rich. Is that relat  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 23 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to Law and Liberty: * * * A Path to First Amendment Pluralism By Tal Fortgang The worst-understood passage in our Constitution's Bill of Rights is probably the first: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." That such a simple provision is the source of so much uncertainty is hardly the fault of regular Americans failing to understand the text's plain meaning, nor is it du  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 23 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Oct. 22, 2023, to the New Atlantis: * * * The Downer About Uppers By Charles Fain Lehman Adderall is America's new legal drug of choice. Is it fueling the drug crisis? Americans can't find enough Adderall. In 2021 pharmacists filled over forty million prescriptions for the popular ADHD drug, a sixteen percent increase in just two years. But this explosion in demand, likely driven by lax telehealth  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Oct. 25, 2023, to The Messenger: * * * Egypt and Other Arab States Won't Blame Hamas for the War. But Will They Help It? By Judith Miller Egypt reportedly played a critical role in securing the release on Monday of two more hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza. Egypt's assistance was acknowledged by Gal Hirsch, Israel's special envoy for missing and kidnapped Israelis. In a statement, he thanked the  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 20 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to UnHerd: * * * American Jews Aren't Swinging Right By Eric Kaufmann The Israel-Palestine conflict has not caused a Democratic exodus Despite sections of the American Left coddling Hamas and criticising Israel in the wake of the former's atrocities against Israeli civilians, most American Jews do not appear likely to follow co-religionists such as Jared Kushner or Steven Miller into the Republican c  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Oct. 24, 2023, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * Shut Up, the TED Talk People Explained By Jason L. Riley The company invited a lecture by Coleman Hughes and then buried it after employees complained. The nonsense on college campuses that is grabbing headlines deserves to be called out. But so does the nonsense at off-campus institutions that claim to support the civil deliberation of ideas but mo  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 23 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Oct. 22, 2023, to the Washington Free Beacon: * * * Parental Guidance Suggested By Robert VerBruggen REVIEW: 'The Two-Parent Privilege: How Americans Stopped Getting Married and Started Falling Behind' Children "require a lot of work and a lot of resources," writes the economist Melissa S. Kearney. And "having two parents in the household generally means having more resources to devote to the task   more

NEW YORK, Oct. 27 -- The American Musicological Society issued the following news: The AMS is pleased to announce that Matt Brounley has joined the Society in the role of Special Projects Coordinator. Matt Brounley is a musicologist based in New York and has been a member of the AMS since 2013. In 2022, he received his Ph.D. from Stony Brook University. His dissertation, advised by Dr. Benjamin Tausig, is based on ethnographic projects at musical instrument stores and critically examines how e  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 27 -- The Muscular Dystrophy Association issued the following news release: The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) celebrates the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of AGAMREE(R) (vamorolone), a structurally unique steroidal anti-inflammatory drug to treat children and adolescents living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). This multi-functional drug shows potent inhibition of pro-inflammatory NFkB pathways via high-affinity binding to the glucocorticoid receptor  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2023: The New York Civil Liberties Union and the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF) sent a letter today to all New York Sheriffs urging them to adopt new policies regarding the treatment of transgender people in custody consistent with the recent Makyyla Holland settlement, and warning against costly litigation and settlements arising from inadequate or nonexistent policies. Maky  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 27 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news: Today, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling that solidifies the rights of Black voters to have an equal opportunity to elect candidates of their choice to the Louisiana Supreme Court. The ruling ensures that a longstanding Louisiana Supreme Court seat, which was created as a result of a 1992 consent decree and amended in 2000, will remain in the hands of Black voters. The Legal Defense Fu  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners issued the following news release: As an estimated $150 billion criminal industry, human trafficking is a threat that can impact any age, gender, race or ethnicity. NAPNAP Partners for Vulnerable Youth, a charitable affiliate of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP), recognizes that abuse and exploitation of children and adolescents through trafficking has become a critical emerg  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 27 -- The National Employment Law Project issued the following news release: The National Employment Law Project (NELP) applauds the introduction of the Unemployment Insurance Modernization and Recession Readiness Act by Senators Wyden (D-OR) and Bennet (D-CO) and Representative Beyer (D-VA). "Anyone who is out of work should be able to sustain themselves and their families until they can find a new job," said Rebecca Dixon, president and CEO of NELP. "Yet our current unemployme  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: Today, CEP released the second installment in a series of new reports on the Iran-backed Shiite group, the Houthis, who took control of Yemen's capital city of Sanaa in 2014 and plunged the Arabian Gulf nation into a devastating civil war. This report examines Houthi efforts to gain control of Yemen's telecommunications companies, and how these companies have since become key sources   more

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news on Oct. 25, 2023: The Open Space Institute (OSI) today announced the acquisition of land in the Town of Wawarsing that marks another critical step toward establishing a protected corridor between the Catskill Park and the Shawangunk Ridge. The property also provides shelter for wildlife and supports efforts to fight climate change. OSI purchased the 237-acre property from Kristyn Monos, a conservation-minded landowner. Sit  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- PEN America issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: Prisons censor staggering numbers of books and other reading materials, not just for their content but for a stunning range of capricious reasons including the size of a book or the color of mailed wrapping paper, according to a new report by PEN America. Reading Between the Bars: An In-Depth Look at Prison Censorship presents a comprehensive look at the tactics used by prisons to deny reading material  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 27 -- The New York State Bar Association issued the following news release: A new law allowing litigants in a civil case to file affidavits and other sworn documents without getting them notarized will eliminate unnecessary delays and needless costs in civil lawsuits. "This law is a big step forward for access to justice," said Richard Lewis, president of the New York State Bar Association. "The notarization requirement was a big impediment in civil litigation, particula  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 25 -- The New York State Bar Association issued the following news release: The chief legal officers of 19 prominent companies -- including Citigroup, Nasdaq, NBCUniversal, Ford Foundation, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Mastercard, The Bank of New York Mellon, KPMG, New York Life Insurance and The New York Times Company -- will discuss the ethics of new technologies, the essentials of data privacy and the key to minimizing risk at the New York State Bar Association's 10th Corpora  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- The National Kidney Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Foundation Educates Patients Around the World on link between Kidney Disease and Kidney Cancer * * * The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) launched an educational animated patient-friendly video series on kidney cancer initially in two languages -English and Spanish- that have now been translated into an additional eight languages: Korean, French, Swedish, Italian, Polish, Hausa (Nigerian), J  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 -- The National Kidney Foundation issued the following news release: The National Kidney Foundation and entire kidney community mourns the loss of Derek Forfang, who passed away last week. As NKF Kidney Advocacy Committee and Public Policy Committee Chair, Derek was a tireless volunteer and advocate leader who dedicated himself to ensuring his fellow kidney patients were empowered to shape public policy and make a better future for themselves. His passion and dedication will c  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 27 -- The National Minority Supplier Development Council issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2023: On Wednesday evening, NMSDC wrapped up its 2023 Anniversary Conference & Exchange with its Annual Awards ceremony at the Baltimore Convention Center. This event recognizes the achievements of corporate members, minority business enterprises (MBEs), and other NMSDC partners who have shown exemplary leadership in the realm of supplier and business diversity. This year's awar  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The Natural Products Association issued the following news release: The Natural Products Association (NPA) today criticized New York Governor Kathy Hochul's decision to sign S.5823C/A.5610D, legislation to restrict and prohibit access to dietary supplements. S.5823C/A.5610D would minimize public access to dietary supplements and, in certain situations, require a prescription to access these products. Failure to comply with this legislation would result in fines for each   more

NEW YORK, Oct. 27 -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following statement on Oct. 26, 2023: * * * In response to the reactions of New York state and local leaders to yesterday's protest and counter protest at Cooper Union, the New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following statement attributable to Executive Director Donna Lieberman. "According to reports, Wednesday's protests at Cooper Union were peaceful. Protestors and counter protestors were not violent and made no direct th  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 25 -- Open Society Foundations issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2023: The Open Society Foundations today announced the recipients of their 2023 Soros Arts Fellowships, the preeminent award supporting socially engaged art. This year marks the fellowship's largest cohort, awarding $100,000 to 18 mid-career artists for impact-driven art projects that propose bold solutions to address the climate crisis, reclaim and uplift indigenous knowledge, and imagine and build sust  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 25 -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news: More than 5,000 acres in Maines' Kennebago Uplands have been permanently protected with support from the Open Space Institute's (OSI) Appalachian Landscapes Protection Fund (ALPF). The Rangleley Lakes Heritage Trust (RHLT) project completes the second of a three-phase effort to conserve the Kennebago Headwaters, one of the most resilient and intact wild brook trout fisheries in the United States and a watershed with except  more

TOWN OF WAWARSING, New York, Oct. 24 -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news on Oct. 23, 2023: * * * Latest railbed acquisition marks another step toward achieving OSI's Growing Greenways Plan. * * * The Open Space Institute (OSI) today announced the acquisition of more than two miles of the Ontario and Western ("O&W") railbed in the Town of Wawarsing in Ulster County. OSI's acquisition will provide new recreational access to OSI-protected areas of the Shawangunk Ridge State Fo  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 27 -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news: The Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge (WNWR) was established in the late 1990's with a mere 134 acres of land. Today, this celebrated South Carolina refuge comprises more than 37,000 acres--and the Open Space Institute has played an integral part in its expansion. In mid-October, leaders and supporters gathered at Hasty Point Plantation, part of the WNWR, to celebrate the refuge's 25th anniversary . Hasty Point Plantation  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 -- Parliamentarians for Global Action issued the following news: Parliamentarians for Global Actions (PGA) welcomes Armenia's reaffirmation of its commitment to the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances, by completing the ratification process for Protocol No. 13 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, concerning the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances on 19 October 2023. While Armenia was already a S  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 25 -- PEN America issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2023: In response to cancellations of book and cultural events, awards, exhibitions and promotions, both regarding Palestinian writers and artists, and on Jewish and Israeli topics and events, PEN America today urges the literary and cultural communities to robustly defend the free exchange of ideas. We reject "efforts to hold writers, or indeed any civilians, culpable for the beliefs of a governing authority." The   more

NEW YORK, Oct. 28 -- PEN America issued the following news release: PEN America strongly denounces Iran's recent ban on performing for actresses who have appeared in public without a head cover. Led by Iran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, and Iran's Cinema Organization, the ban is a "stifling attack on freedom of expression and artistic freedom." "A country's well-being depends on its people's ability to think and feel for themselves. This is especially vital for artists and write  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: Goats used for H&M's cashmere live in a real-life horror movie: That's the message PETA is plastering all over Brooklyn and Manhattan just in time for Halloween. Combining slasher movie-style posters with an actual photo of a terrified goat screaming in pain in the cashmere industry, the new campaign warns viewers that workers tie down terrified goats by their legs and horns and tear out their ha  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- The Peter G. Peterson Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Americans Deeply Concerned about Worsening Fiscal Outlook, Growing Interest Burden and Looming Automatic Social Security Cuts Ahead of Upcoming Budget Deadlines, October U.S. Fiscal Confidence Index dips to 38 (100 is neutral) * * * A new Peter G. Peterson Foundation survey shows that 89% of U.S. voters are calling for a bipartisan fiscal commission to address the rising national debt. As  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 27 -- Physicians for Reproductive Health issued the following statement on Oct. 26, 2023: * * * Yesterday, the Georgia Supreme Court allowed the state's 6-week abortion ban to remain in effect as legal challenges continue. The case will now return to the trial court, which has not yet ruled on all claims from the plaintiffs - a coalition of physicians, health centers, and reproductive justice advocates. Dr. Nisha Verma, a Fellow with Physicians for Reproductive Health, responds  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release: Up to 400 million of the 1 billion Windows 10 devices in use will soon lose support from Microsoft. On Tuesday, PIRG delivered 20,000 petition signatures to the company calling for Microsoft to extend that support. "Microsoft abandoning Windows 10 could cause the obsolescence of more computers than any single action ever," said PIRG's Designed to Last Campaign Director Lucas Rockett Gutterman. "Micr  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 19 -- The American Jewish Committee posted the following Q&A with CEO Ted Deutch in the National Journal: * * * This Q&A originally appeared in the National Journal. Interview by Cristina Maza. * You've been an advocate for Israel for many years. How did your relationship with the country begin? My advocacy for Israel started in high school. There were just a handful of Jewish kids in my big high school, and I was the person people turned to when they wanted to understand Isra  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2023: Just hours before the U.S. House of Representatives successfully elected U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-4) to fulfill the role of Speaker after a historically long vacancy, The Ripon Society heard from three serious-minded freshmen from the New York congressional delegation on their first year in Congress: U.S. Reps. Anthony D'Esposito (NY-4), Mike Lawler (NY-17), and Marc Molinaro (NY-19). "I don't think   more

NEW YORK, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The Rockefeller Foundation issued the following statement on Oct. 23, 2023: * * * IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings - Ministerial Meeting - The Moment Together: Driving Finance Solutions for Development and Climate Co-hosted by The Rockefeller Foundation and The Open Society Foundations Chair's Summary On October 12, 2023, during the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) in Marrakech, The Rockefeller Foundation and the Open So  more

QUEENS, NEW YORK, Oct. 26 -- The Sikh Coalition issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: Today, the Sikh Coalition joined members of the Queens Sikh community in calling on the New York Police Department (NYPD) to fully investigate bias as a potential motivating factor in the deadly assault of Mr. Jasmer Singh and publicly disclose their findings. The letter reads in part: "Given aspects of Mr. Singh's visible identity as a Sikh man of South Asian descent and the severity of his in  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 -- Teach For America issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: Teach For America (TFA) today released a list (https://teachforamerica.app.box.com/s/qygi8ymc6bf80lwz10a0403tjqpcc704) of colleges and universities contributing the greatest number of graduates to its teaching corps. This year's corps of 2,200 diverse leaders hails from nearly 650 colleges and universities, 44% are first generation-college graduates and 60% identify as Black, Indigenous and people of colo  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Oct. 25 -- Brooklyn Museum issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2023: The Brooklyn Museum is pleased to announce the return of its annual Brooklyn Children's Book Fair on Sunday, November 12, from 11 am to 3:30 pm. This year is the largest in the fair's history, bringing together forty-one Brooklyn authors and illustrators to share their latest books. For the first time, the free event will have books in Mandarin, Hindi, and Spanish, plus a book celebrating Diwali,   more

RYE BROOK, New York, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society(R) (LLS), the largest nonprofit funder of leading-edge research for every type of blood cancer to improve treatment options for patients, today announced it has received $17 million from the Mike and Sofia Segal Family Foundation to advance the treatment of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML), a rare type of blood cancer. The $17 milli  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 27 -- The Paley Center for Media issued the following news release: The Paley Center for Media announces applications are now open for its highly selective Peter Roth Internship Program. The program's mission is to inspire the next generation of television professionals to embody Peter Roth's commitment to innovative storytelling, love for writers, passion for the artform of television, and the importance of nurturing a diverse array of creative voices and portrayals on televisio  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 -- Vital Strategies issued the following news release: A new Memorandum of Understanding between Vital Strategies, The National Center for Epidemiology, Prevention and Disease Control (CDC Peru) of the Ministry of Health (Minsa) and Pure Earth aims to protect over 7 million children from toxic lead. "Around the world, one in three children have levels of lead in their blood that are unsafe and can lead to a lifetime of cognitive and physical developmental impairments. Despite  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 -- Waterkeeper Alliance issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2023: * * * Today, Waterkeeper Alliance applauded Representative Jared Huffman (CA) and Senator Jeff Merkley (OR) for reintroducing the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act, emphasizing the legislation's sweeping but common-sense measures to address the plastic pollution crisis. Some highlights of the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act include: new safeguards to control the discharge of plastic production  more

BRONX, New York, Oct. 25 -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following agency statement: The following statement was issued today by the Wildlife Conservation Society concerning New State Gov. Kathy Hochul's historic announcement of a major green energy project that will power 2.6 million homes and provide 12 percent of the state's electricity needs. Said Monica Medina, President and CEO of the Wildlife Conservation Society: "At WCS, we extend congratulations to Governor Kathy Hoc  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 27 -- The Lawfare Project, an organization that provides legal counsel and services, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2023: * * * Suit to move forward * * * The Lawfare Project is proud to announce a significant victory in its defamation lawsuit brought on behalf of Tamar Herman, a beloved Jewish teacher at Seth Boyden Elementary School in New Jersey. On Monday, October 23, Judge Daniel Lindemann (Superior Court of New Jersey) denied all of the motions to dismiss  more