OAKLAND, California, April 5 -- Children's Rights, an organization engaged in child welfare advocacy, issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: In a critical ruling, a federal court ruled today that children held at open air detention sites (OADS) near the U.S.-Mexico border are in the legal custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and therefore must receive the broad range of protections afforded to children in federal immigration custody pursuant to the Flores Settlement  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 6 -- 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: CODEPINK's Ann Wright, Medea Benjamin and hundreds of other human rights activists with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition are due to set sail on multiple vessels in mid-April to carry 5,500 tons of aid for Gaza. Their mission, aside from delivering the much-needed humanitarian aid, is to ch  more

NEW YORK, April 6 (TNSres) -- Physicians for Human Rights issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed a bill Thursday that prohibits state law enforcement, first responders, and coroners from using the invalid concept of "excited delirium," making Colorado the second state after California to ban the term. The bill follows a landmark research report from PHR (https://phr.org/our-work/resources/excited-delirium/) that found that "excited delirium" -   more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The Church World Service issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Church World Service today celebrated a ruling from the Central District Court of California approving a motion to remove unaccompanied children from inhumane outdoor encampments. In the ruling by Judge Dolly Gee, the Court found that as the children are legally in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security, the housing conditions violate the Flores settlement by not providing them with s  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 5 -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news release: State and federal agencies must take immediate action to stop the unauthorized killing of thousands of Chinook Salmon and Steelhead at State and Federal water export pumps in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta (Delta), according to a coalition of environmental and fishing groups. Both fish are protected under the Federal Endangered Species Act (ESA); Central Valley winter-run Chinook Salmon is al  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 6 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Today at the 55th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Ms. Astrid Puentes Riano was appointed the next United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. Ms. Puentes Riano, a Colombian lawyer and expert on international law based in Mexico, is the first person from the global South and the first woman of color to be appointed to this   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 5 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Today, the Biden administration announced $20 billion in new climate funding to fund local projects to reduce emissions, advance environmental justice, and lower energy costs for millions of families. The funding is from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, created by the Inflation Reduction Act to spur investments in local climate solutions. Today's funding comes from a $20 billion fund that i  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 5 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: On April 3, the State Assembly Committee on Education voted to advance a bill to ban six harmful food dyes and titanium dioxide from food provided in California's public schools. Assembly Bill 2316, by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino), would ban Red Dye No. 40, Yellow Dye No. 5, Yellow Dye No. 6, Blue Dye No. 1, Blue Dye No. 2 and Green Dye No. 3 and the food additive t  more

STUDIO CITY, California, April 5 -- The International Myeloma Foundation issued the following news: At the conclusion of this year's Myeloma Action Month, the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) was truly grateful and overwhelmed by everyone's support in making the annual campaign a global success --with over 52 million reached in 36 countries! Myeloma Action Month is held every year for the entire month of March to encourage individuals and groups to take actions that positively impact the  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 6 (TNSres) -- KFF, an organization that says it focuses on health policy, issued the following news release: According to new KFF polling, in states with abortion bans, one in five (21%) women of reproductive age (18 to 49) and one in seven (14%) of all women say either they or someone they know has had difficulty accessing an abortion since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The survey finds that among all women, including in states where abortion remai  more

DAVIS, California, April 5 (TNSres) -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: Neither the detection of THC nor its metabolites in blood, breath, urine, or saliva is predictive of behavioral impairment, according to a literature review published in the Journal of AOAC (the Association of Official Analytical Chemists) International. Researchers affiliated with the University of California at Davis affirmed that there is "no direct relationsh  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 6 -- The National Grain and Feed Association issued the following news release: The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) and other members of the Agricultural Transportation Working Group urged U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to deny the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) request to authorize zero emissions standards for freight locomotives in California. The proposed CARB regulations "pose a significant danger to U.S.  more

LARKSPUR, California, April 6 -- Project Coyote, an organization that say it promotes conservation and coexistence between people and wildlife through education, science and advocacy, issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Project Coyote is thrilled to announce the full public release of our documentary KILLING GAMES ~ Wildlife In The Crosshairs, directed and produced by Project Coyote Founder & Executive Director Camilla Fox. The film made waves across the country in recent years,  more

SANTA MONICA, California, April 5 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary to Nikkei Asia on April 4, 2024: * * * Putin's Embrace of Kim Jong-Un Has Its Limits By Derek Grossman Alexander Matsegora, Russia's ambassador to North Korea, has predicted that this will be a "breakthrough year" for the partnership between the two countries. He is probably right. Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning to visit Pyongyang (https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-rel  more

SANTA MONICA, California, April 5 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary to The Diplomat on April 4, 2024: * * * What Chinese Navy Planners Are Learning from Ukraine's Use of Unmanned Surface Vessels By Lyle Goldstein and Nathan Waechter The continued success of Ukrainian unmanned surface vessel (USV) attacks on Russian naval facilities and warships has kept USVs in the defense analytical spotlight and naval analysts around the world, particularly those in China, are taking note.   more

LA JOLLA, California, April 6 (TNSres) -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news: * * * A Scripps Research team uncovers a cost-effective method for producing quaternary carbon molecules, which are critical for drug development. * * * The active ingredient in many drugs is what's known as a small molecule: bigger than water, much smaller than an antibody and mainly made of carbon. It's tough, however, to make these molecules if they require a quaternary carbon--a carbon ato  more

MONTEREY, California, April 5 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: A coalition has filed a lawsuit challenging the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) and Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner's repeat rubberstamping of applications to use highly toxic and legally restricted pesticides, including the fumigants chloropicrin and 1,3-dichloropropene (1,3-D), near three schools in the Pajaro Valley of Monterey County. Children at Ohlone Elementary School, Pajaro M  more

MONROVIA, California, April 6 -- World Vision International issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: * * * * As we mark six months since the horrific attacks of 7th October, we continue to pray for lasting peace across the Middle East region. * The entire population in the Gaza Strip (2.23 million) is facing high levels of acute food insecurity. Half of the population of the Gaza Strip (1.11 million people) is expected to face catastrophic conditions over the next three months. *   more