PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 11 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Physicians issued the following news release: Internal Medicine Meeting 2024 set for April 18-20 in Boston PHILADELPHIA April 11, 2024 -- Internal medicine physicians, subspecialists, medical students, and allied health professionals from around the world will gather - in person and virtually - for the American College of Physicians' (ACP) Internal Medicine Meeting 2024 from Thursday, April 18, through Saturday  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 12 -- The American Friends Service Committee issued the following news release: On April 15, people across the country will hold events and conduct advocacy visits with their Congresspeople, demanding that they stop voting to spend tax dollars on weapons for Israel. These actions come after more than 33,000 people in Gaza have been killed by Israeli attacks. The day of action is organized by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), a Quaker organization t  more

BOONE, North Carolina, April 12 -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: Community advocates from across Pennsylvania and Appalachia celebrated the introduction of two bills by Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Penn., that would take crucial action to address some of the root causes of the "zombie mine" crisis -- the increasing number of non-producing modern-era mines that have not been cleaned up by the coal companies responsible for operating them. Cartwright's two bills take aim at cur  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 (TNSres) -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute issued the following study in April 2024 by James Broughel entitled "Breaking the Backlog - Lessons from Pennsylvania's environmental permitting reforms." * * * Here are excerpts: Pennsylvania has a long history of reforming its environmental permitting practices to improve efficiency. Despite periods of progress and some improvements in average review times, experience shows Pennsylvania still falls short of its permit dea  more

FORT WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania, April 12 -- The National Comprehensive Cancer Network issued the following news release: The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)--an alliance of leading cancer centers--hosted more than 1,700 oncology professionals during the NCCN 2024 Annual Conference on April 5-7. The yearly meeting includes opportunities for care providers to interact with world-renowned specialists on the latest evidence-based expert consensus recommendations for delivering high qual  more

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania, April 11 [Category: Materials Management] -- ASTM International, formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials, which develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for materials, products, systems and services, issued the following news release: ASTM International's consumer products committee (F15) has developed a standard specification for beach umbrellas and anchor devices. The new standard (F3681) is overseen by ASTM's market umbr  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 12 -- The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry issued the following news release: Pennsylvania voters have spoken. For the second consecutive year, the Primanti Bros. sandwich - a Pittsburgh classic for nearly a century - has earned the title of the "Coolest Thing Made in PA." The "Almost Famous, Always a Favorite" Pennsylvania classic defeated another iconic Keystone State food - the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup - in the competition's final round. "From o  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 11 -- PennEnvironment issued the following statement on April 10, 2024, by Clean Water Advocate Stephanie Wein: * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Wednesday that the agency had finalized limits on six per- and polyfluorinated substance (PFAS) chemicals (or mixtures thereof) in drinking water. At the same time, the EPA also announced the release of $1 billion in funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law to address PFAS contam  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 12 -- The Pennsylvania Municipal League issued the following news on April 11, 2024: On behalf of Governor Josh Shapiro, Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis and Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Rick Siger today recognized Pennsylvania municipalities and local government officials for their dedication to strengthening their communities and better serving their residents. During the 28th Annual Governor's Awards for Local Government E  more

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania, April 11 [Category: Materials Management] -- ASTM International, formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials, which develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for materials, products, systems and services, issued the following news release: Registration is now open for ASTM International's Workshop on Alternative Test Methods Using Multivariate Spectroscopy for Lab and Online Systems, to be held June 17, 2024, in Austin, TX. The e  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 11 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: Today, the Pennsylvania Chapter of the Sierra Club launched a new ad campaign in response to Senator Fetterman's critical comments on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new cleaner car standards for light-duty vehicles. Click here (https://youtu.be/_FcW-hsZ4QE) to see the ad. Tom Schuster, director of the Sierra Club Pennsylvania Chapter, issued the following statement: "Senator  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: Today, the Sierra Club launched a four-state digital ad campaign focused on seven Senators - Senators Kelly and Sinema of Arizona; Casey and Fetterman of Pennsylvania; Kaine and Warner of Virginia; and Tester of Montana - who have expressed criticism of the EPA's recently finalized federal clean car standards. The Senate is expected to soon vote on using the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn t  more