CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, March 22 (TNScapv) -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine issued the following statement on March 21, 2024, with more than 120 organizations: * * * On March 21, 2024, ASAM joined more than 120 organizations in a statement urging the Biden Administration to finalize federal rules to eliminate menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. The statement lauded the profound health impacts these rules would offer, including preventing youth and adolescent use of the products  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, March 22 -- The American Society of Human Genetics issued the following news release: The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) thanks Congress for sustaining its support for biomedical research in the FY 2024 conference agreement by funding the National Institutes of Health (NIH) at $47.1 billion. In a constrained funding environment, the Society's members appreciate Congress' efforts to prioritize lifesaving research and new medical discoveries. To ensure that progres  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, March 22 (TNSres) -- The Auto Care Association issued the following news release: * * * New report spotlights need for bipartisan REPAIR Act to protect independent repairers and consumer choice. * * * Following the release of a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report detailing how automaker restrictions on vehicle data are creating barriers to repair vehicles, the Auto Care Association is renewing its call for Congress to advance federal right to repair legislat  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 22 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: EPA released tighter tailpipe limits on greenhouse gases today that require automakers to by 2032 make the largest gross reduction of greenhouse gas emissions ever required in the United States by a single rule. The new standards cover passenger cars, SUVs, pickup trucks, and some heavier commercial vehicles manufactured from model year 2027 to model year 2032. They also clamp do  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, March 21 -- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation issued the following news release: * * * This year's program marked the largest in-person advocacy event in the Foundation's history. * * * Last week, nearly 350 advocates representing 45 states participated in the Foundation's 17th annual March on the Hill, meeting with 214 offices. This year's program marked the largest in-person advocacy event in the Foundation's history. While on the Hill, advocates urged members of Congress to   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 (TNSres) -- The Governors Highway Safety Association issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: * * * $125,000 in grants to Hawaii, Idaho, Maryland, Oregon and Texas will provide safer walking, biking and scooting options for youth in underrepresented communities * * * The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) has awarded a total of $125,000 from the National Road Safety Foundation (NRSF) to five states to partner with community-based groups to implement   more

LAUREL, Maryland, March 22 -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release: When Zach Post was approached about leading a study to develop a framework for additively manufacturing (colloquially called 3D printing) a new space instrument for detecting air pollution, it was an opportunity he couldn't pass up. A materials engineer at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, Post had been interested in expanding his career   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 22 (TNSres) -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: The co-administration of THC and the terpene D-limonene is associated with reduced feelings of anxiety, according to data published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Researchers with John Hopkins University assessed the influence of D-limonene on THC's subjective effects in 20 healthy volunteers. (D-limonene is a terpene commonly found in many citrus  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 22 -- The National Information Standards Organization issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) announced today that its draft Interoperable System of Controlled Digital Lending (IS-CDL) Recommended Practice (NISO RP-44-202X) is now available for public comment through April 21 at the project website, https://www.niso.org/standards-committees/is-cdl. Libraries often need to lend digital surrogates of   more

BETHESDA, Maryland, March 22 -- The National Association of School Psychologists issued the following news release: The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) proudly endorses the "Creating Access to Resources in Education for Student Mental Health Act" (CARE for Student Mental Health Act), a vital piece of legislation aimed at addressing the nationwide shortage of school psychologists and other school-based mental health professionals that will increase equitable access to compreh  more