ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 5 -- NSF, a testing and certification organization in the water industry, issued the following news: NSF, the leading global public health and safety organization, is now offering California's Proposition 12 (Prop 12) certification for American meat and egg distributors distributing products in the state of California. Prop 12 is an animal welfare law from California that sets higher standards for confining certain farm animals. The law was enacted on January 1, 2024  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 5 -- Moms Demand Action, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news release: The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots network, released the following statements in response to the shooting of 24-year-old Meraxes Medina, a transgender Latina woman who was found shot and killed in south Los Angeles. Police have a suspect in custody. "This is absolutely despicable  more

PASADENA, California, April 5 -- CALSTART, an organization that says it works with member companies to build a clean transportation industry, issued the following news release: CALSTART has elected two new members to its board of directors: National Grid Vice President Bart Franey and Rivian Senior Director of Public Policy Chris Nevers. National Grid is committed to delivering safe, reliable and clean energy solutions to the customers and communities it serves. Rivian is an electric-vehicle ma  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 5 -- CodePink, a grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S.-funded wars and occupations, to challenge militarism globally, issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: On Monday, CODEPINK peace and human rights activists will gather outside the German consulate in Los Angeles, Germany's UN Mission in New York City, and the German Embassy in D.C. to demonstrate solidarity with Palestine, Nicaragua and South Africa, as the International   more

SAN JOSE, California, April 5 -- Equality California issued the following statement on April 4, 2024: * * * Equality California, the nation's largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, released the following statement from Executive Director Tony Hoang following the victory by Evan Low in the CA-16 primary election, where he is running to replace retiring Rep. Anna Eshoo: "We are thrilled to see Evan Low advancing to the November General Election after his victory in California's 16t  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 5 -- Equality California issued the following news release: Equality California, the nation's largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, will hold a rally at the State Capitol West Steps in response to rising anti-LGBTQ+ attacks in California and across the country as well as officially release its 2023 State Legislative Scorecard and honor those lawmakers who earned a 100% rating. The rally serves as part of the organization's annual LGBTQ+ Advocacy Day,   more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Families USA, a nonpartisan consumer health advocacy organization, issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Families USA, one of the nation's leading health care advocacy organizations, today announced the appointment of longtime consumer health advocate and champion Anthony Wright as the organization's new executive director, effective July 2024. Wright has served as the executive director of Health Access California, the statewide health care consumer advocac  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 5 -- UNITE HERE, a labor union for workers in the hotel, gaming, food service, manufacturing, textile, distribution, laundry, transportation and airport industries in the U.S. and Canada, issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: * * * Workers struggle to afford basic expenses like rent and food; UNITE HERE Local 2 members are in contract negotiations with Flagship, calling for the same economic gains contracted workers at Google have won * * * Over  more

OAKLAND, California, April 5 -- The Greenlining Institute issued the following statement on April 4, 2024: * * * The Greenlining Institute is proud to announce it has been selected, as part of the Justice Climate Fund application, to support the Environmental Protection Agency's implementation of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund through the Clean Communities Investment Accelerator. This grant will support JCF's efforts to connect underserved communities with financing to promote clean energy,  more

SEATTLE, Washington, April 5 (TNSres) -- INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: * * * The California Association of Sanitation Agencies, the Responsible Flushing Alliance & the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry Release the Results of Their Collaborative Collections Study * * * In accordance with California's Proper Labeling of Wet Wipes law (AB 818), state wastewater agencies and industry experts went deep to find out  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 5 -- KFF, an organization that says it focuses on health policy, issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: KFF Health News and Cox Media Group Television Stations announced today that they received the 2024 Goldsmith Awards' inaugural Government Reporting Prize for their joint reporting (https://goldsmithawards.org/honoree/overpayment-outrage/) in the series "Overpayment Outrage," which exposed how the Social Security Administration routinely reduced o  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 5 -- The Health Access California issued the following news release: Health Access California, the statewide health care consumer advocacy coalition, announces that its longtime Executive Director, Anthony Wright, will depart this summer to lead Families USA, the national, non-partisan voice for health care consumers, based in Washington, DC. Under Wright's leadership for 22 years, Health Access has achieved numerous victories (https://health-access.org/history/)   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 5 -- Rainforest Action Network issued the following news release: In response to a September 2022 Rainforest Action Network (RAN) investigation exposing illegal palm oil development in the Leuser Ecosystem, called the Carbon Bomb Scandals, consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble (P&G) committed to work with its suppliers to restore illegal palm oil plantations established inside a nationally protected wildlife reserve in Sumatra's Leuser Ecosystem known as the "or  more

SAN BERNARDINO, California, April 5 -- Moms Demand Action, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news release: The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots network, issued the following statements after San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department deputies shot and killed a teenager during a house call. According to reports, the 17-year-old locked himself in a bathroom and threatened to hurt himself  more

SAN DIEGO, California, April 5 -- The Southern Border Communities Coalition, a program of Alliance San Diego, issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: In a significant victory yesterday, a court decision affirmed that children held in Open Air Detention Sites (OADS) are indeed under the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). This ruling comes on the heels of nearly a year of documentation and multiple administrative complaints filed by the Southern Border Communities Co  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 4 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: * * * Food & Water Watch and others call for caution when considering hydrogen as a climate solution * * * Earlier today the Select Committee on Building a Zero-Carbon Hydrogen Economy held a hearing in Sacramento to further discuss the implementation of hydrogen production across the state. California leaders are currently considering if hydrogen is a viable solution for meeting   more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 5 -- The Museum of Contemporary Art issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) is pleased to announce its annual Gala on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA in the Little Tokyo neighborhood, presented by Bvlgari. On this occasion, the museum has invited Los Angeles-based artist Max Hooper Schneider to collaborate on the creative direction for the Gala. Guests will experience a series of immersi  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 5 -- The American Library Association issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Today, the American Library Association (ALA) announced two speakers that will present at the ALA 2024 Annual Conference & Exhibition. The conference will be held at the San Diego Convention Center and surrounding hotels in San Diego, California, June 27-July 2. Ali Velshi is an award-winning journalist; host of "Velshi and Chief Correspondent for MSNBC;" and a weekly economics co  more