WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges issued the following news release: The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) is pleased to award the AAVMC Dr. Catherine A. Knupp scholarship for the second consecutive year. Two students will receive a one-time award of $25,000 to support their academic pursuits. The 2024 recipients are Bonnie Dighero-Kemp (Oregon State University) and Samantha "Samm" Clark (Louisiana State University). Th  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Today, community and environmental groups filed an application asking the Louisiana Supreme Court to grant review and overturn legal errors in an appeals court decision that upheld (https://earthjustice.org/press/2024/louisiana-court-ruling-reverses-lower-court-decision-and-upholds-air-permits-for-formosa-plastics-massive-petrochemical-complex-in-cancer-alley) the Louisiana Department of Environmental Qual  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The National Ocean Industries Association issued the following statement on March 20, 2024: * * * National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) President Erik Milito issued the following statement after the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced it is issuing the Proposed Notice of Sale (PNS) for the next Gulf of Mexico wind lease sale (https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-proposes-second-offshore-wind-sale-gulf-mexico). The proposed lease s  more

NEW YORK, March 20 (TNSres) -- Physicians for Human Rights issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: * * * Researchers document the stark reality of harm, erosion of medical trust, and human rights violations in Louisiana * * * Today, Lift Louisiana, Physicians for Human Rights, Reproductive Health Impact, and the Center for Reproductive Rights published an extensive fact-finding report titled "Criminalized Care: How Louisiana's Abortion Bans Endanger Patients and Clinicians." (ht  more