ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 10 -- ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2023: ACTFL is pleased to announce the 2024 newly elected and appointed members to its Board of Directors. Milton Alan Turner (President-Elect) of Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio; Carmela Bernadetta Scala (Higher Ed, at-large) of Rutgers University, Jill Landes-Lee (SWCOLT Regional Representative) of the University of Utah, and Thomas Soth (SC  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 6 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: Research Highlights: Smoke from summertime wildfires that created short-term spikes in fine particulate matter air pollution was significantly associated with same-day hospitalization for unstable chest pain in Utah. In contrast, during the wintertime, when pollution from human sources, such as vehicle exhaust, is more concentrated, data indicates people waited about two weeks before seeking treatment f  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions, an organization that engages Republican policymakers and the public in solutions to address the nation's energy, economic and environmental security, issued the following statement on Nov. 9, 2023: * * * Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) President Heather Reams issued the following statement endorsing Celeste Maloy to represent Utah's 2nd Congressional District: "Celeste understands the value clean energy provide  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Nov. 8 -- Ducks Unlimited issued the following news release: Ducks Unlimited's efforts to save the Great Salt Lake got a major boost this week thanks to nearly $5 million in grants from The Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Trust. On Tuesday, the trust announced DU received the grants to implement projects that will benefit the struggling Great Salt Lake's wetland ecosystem. The grants in total are the single largest award DU has ever received in Utah. The projects inc  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The National Business Aviation Association issued the following news release: The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and the Utah Business Aviation Association (UBAA) cheered the success of the association's first Professional Development Program (PDP) course co-hosted with a regional business aviation group as a model for helping industry professionals invest in their careers, with access to world-class content provided in their local communities. Duncan Aviat  more

DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 10 -- The Western Watersheds Project issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2023: The conservation groups most active in Gunnison sage-grouse protection efforts today issued their initial analysis of the Bureau of Land Management's draft plan to protect this bird's key habitats on public lands in western Colorado and southeastern Utah. The Gunnison sage-grouse is listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, and 1.4 million acres, much of it feder  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following statement on Nov. 9, 2023: * * * On November 8, news broke that NuScale Power, the Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems, or UAMPS, and the U.S. Department of Energy have terminated their disastrous small modular reactor, or SMR, nuclear project. The boondoggle has wasted hundreds of millions in taxpayer money. "It's about time the plug was pulled on this small modular reactor disaster," said Environmental Working G  more