LOS ANGELES, California, March 25 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: To celebrate her 56th birthday on March 30, Baywatch actor, model, and outspoken vegan Donna D'Errico is going back to basics in a bold new campaign for PETA urging everyone to stick to wearing one skin--their own--and leave animals in peace and in one piece. "The reason that I don't wear any animal products in my wardrobe or shoes or anything like that is just because I don't wa  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 28 -- The California Academy of Sciences issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced today that the California Academy of Sciences is among 30 finalists for the 2024 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The Academy is one of four institutions in California to be selected as a finalist for this award. The National Medal is the nation's highest honor given to museums and libraries th  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSres) -- Environmental Entrepreneurs issued the following news release: * * * Threat from Lawmakers Sabotaging Growth * * * Solar panels produced in rural Ohio and Alabama. Electric cars, trucks and buses rolling off assembly lines in Georgia and Tennessee. Cutting-edge batteries coming from the Carolina foothills and the California desert. The U.S. is at the advent of what could be the biggest economic revolution in generations -- as long as lawmakers and politician  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 28 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release: A groundbreaking analysis (https://www.ewg.org/research/paraquat-disproportionately-threatens-californias-low-income-latino-communities?auHash=CNs5Wx_D3S18qmxtR7joL2xiTkYjsJSvISbm8HxM5t8) by the Environmental Working Group sheds light on a concerning disparity in exposure to the toxic weedkiller paraquat, with rural Latino communities in California's farm country facing a disproportio  more

TEMECULA, California, March 28 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: Today, PETA sent a formal request (https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Redacted-27_03_2024-Request-to-Investigate-and-Take-Aggressive-Enforcement-Action-Against-Wyld-Jungle-LLC-.pdf) to the U.S. Department of Agriculture urging it to take immediate enforcement action against the Wyld Jungle, an illegal roadside zoo run by Michael Holston--a social media influencer with a   more

IRVINE, California, March 28 -- The Motorcycle Industry Council issued the following news release: The Motorcycle Industry Council Board of Directors voted to retain the current slate of officers to lead the powersports industry through 2024. Derek Brooks of Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., will continue as Chair; John Hinz of KTM North America, Inc., as Vice Chair; and Jim Woodruff of National Powersport Auctions, will remain as Secretary/Treasurer. "I am grateful to the board for their vote  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 28 (TNSres) -- The Los Angeles County Natural History Museum issued the following news: In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca have published the first-ever mineral-based treatment for a widespread disease. Reported in the journal PLOS One, the study by mineralogist Dr. Aaron Celestian, Curator of Mineral Sciences at NHM, and pharmaceutical chemist Dr. Jason Lively, opens th  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 27 -- The International Association For Food Protection issued the following news release: The International Association for Food Protection set the program for IAFP 2024 - the Association's Annual Meeting, July 14-17 in Long Beach, California. The meeting has earned recognition as the leading food safety conference. Online registration and the program are available on the Association website at www.foodprotection.org. The meeting begins Sunday evening, July 14, with th  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 27 -- Courage California, an organization that says it works to unite communities organizing for progressive change, issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: The Building the California Dream Alliance today announced a unified policy agenda that nearly 60 progressive organizations will stand behind in 2024. The sweeping package of legislation aims to rebalance California's priorities at a time of expected budget shortfall, emphasizing the need to protec  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 28 -- The State Bar of California issued the following news release: In a 128-page ruling, California State Bar Court Hearing Judge Yvette D. Roland found licensee John Charles Eastman (SBN 193726) culpable of 10 of the disciplinary charges filed by the State Bar's Office of Chief Trial Counsel (OCTC) and recommended that he be disbarred (). Absent a challenge, the recommendation goes to the California Supreme Court for review. As is the case for all State Bar  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 28 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: PETA is awarding director Steve Buscemi with its Compassion in Film Award for his kind, modern decision to cast Tessa Thompson's real-life adopted dog, Coltrane, to star alongside her in The Listener, rather than using a dog or a cat supplied by one of Hollywood's notorious animal exhibitors--such as Atlanta Film Animals (AFA), which a recent PETA investigation revealed warehoused  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 28 -- The Paley Center for Media issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: The Paley Center for Media today announced additional talent and moderators for PaleyFest LA, taking place from Friday, April 12 through Saturday, April 20, at the DOLBY THEATRE in Hollywood. The nation's premier television festival celebrating creative excellence, PaleyFest LA brings audiences together with television's brightest stars from the most acclaimed and buzzworthy TV s  more

MONROVIA, California, March 27 -- World Vision International issued the following news release: Humanitarian agency World Vision welcomes the ceasefire resolution adopted by the UN Security Council. We pray that all sides embrace this resolution. Humanitarian aid must now reach the children that desperately need it, so that famine can be averted. World Vision warns that a ceasefire will have only limited value if it does not quickly lead to the permanent end of hostilities and a lasting peace.   more