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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Friday March 29, 2024 ( 4 items )  

American Society for Horticultural Science: Identification of Tropane Alkaloid Chemotypes and Genotypes in Hyoscyamus Niger L.
FORT COLLINS, Colorado, March 29 (TNSres) -- The American Society for Horticultural Science issued the following news release: Researchers conducted a study on tropane alkaloids (TAs), crucial natural compounds found abundantly in various plant families. TAs, often toxins, include major ones like L-hyoscyamine, atropine, and scopolamine, each with distinct pharmacological uses. The focus of this study was on H. niger L., (henbane) a plant with pharmaceutical significance due to its production o  more

History Colorado: Center for Colorado Women's History Opens Exhibition Exploring the Hidden History of Women's Undergarments
DENVER, Colorado, March 29 -- The History Colorado issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: On March 29, 2024, the Center for Colorado Women's History will open Rumors of Bloomers, an exhibition that explores women's experiences as expressed through undergarments. Using never before displayed objects from the History Colorado Collection- such as corsets, bloomers, swimming costumes, petticoats, and Mother Hubbard gowns - Rumors of Bloomers highlights the ways "unmentionables" have g  more

National Wildlife Federation: New Methane Rule Will Reduce Natural Gas Waste, Generate Money for Taxpayers, Help Address Climate Change
DENVER, Colorado, March 29 -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management's final rule on reducing methane waste from oil and gas production on public lands will conserve critical energy resources, with the added benefit of decreasing toxic pollution and planet-warming methane gas generated from routine flaring and venting. The rule will benefit wildlife, public lands, water resources, and nearby communities. By requiring royalties for waste  more

TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER: COLORADO JUDGE APPROVES GROUNDBREAKING CONSENT DECREE IN TRANSGENDER RIGHTS CLASS ACTION
DENVER, Colorado, March 27 -- Transgender Law Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to change law, policy, and attitudes so that all people can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination regardless of their gender identity or expression, issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: A Denver County District Court judge approved sweeping changes to Colorado's prison system today, aimed at redressing decades of violence and discrimination endured by transgender women incarc  more