SACRAMENTO, California, May 10 -- The Association of California Water Agencies issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) today presented the prestigious Clair A. Hill Water Agency Award for Excellence to East Valley Water District (EVWD) for its Sterling Natural Resource Center. The 20-acre state-of-the-art wastewater treatment and community facility integrates advanced wastewater treatment technologies, on-site renewable energy gener  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The Anti-Defamation League issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced they have filed complaints with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights against two California colleges -- Occidental and Pomona -- for permitting severe discrimination and harassment of Jewish students in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Arnold & Po  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 10 (TNSres) -- The Asian American Journalists Association issued the following news release: * * * AAJA Research Roundtable Highlights AAPIs As Audiences, Consumers And Voters Who View News As Crucial To Democracy, Despite Low Trust In News; Confirms The Structural Barriers To Diversifying Newsroom Leadership And Coverage * * * Two new research reports produced by the Asian American Journalists Association and its partners give a granular look into the evolving  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 10 (TNSres) -- Brigham and Women's Hospital issued the following news release: People with limited English proficiency have a worse experience with virtual healthcare visits than those who are proficient in English, according to a new study led by a team of investigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system. The study highlights the importance of designing telehealth platforms and processes that better serve   more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: The Council on American-Islamic Relations Sacramento Valley/Central California (CAIR-SV/CC) extends heartfelt congratulations to the students of Sacramento State University for the successful acknowledgment of their demands concerning their pro-Palestine encampment. CAIR-SV/CC also commends the university leadership for their responsiveness and constructive engagement with student v  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 10 -- The California Public Interest Research Group issued the following statement on May 9, 2024: * * * By a unanimous 4:0 vote, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) finalized a plan Thursday to introduce fixed charges on utility bills. The charges will go into effect in late 2025 for customers of the state's investor-owned utility companies. The CPUC's decision introduces a flat $24.15 monthly fixed charge -- more than twice the national average acro  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 10 -- The California Academy of Sciences issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: The California Academy of Sciences has received a $3 million, five-year grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to bolster biodiversity data collection and conservation efforts across California. The grant builds upon decades of work at the Academy and partner organizations, offering a crucial opportunity to streamline efforts to gather, share, and incorporate biodi  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 10 -- The Consumer Technology Association issued the following statement on May 9, 2024: * * * The following statement is attributed to Gary Shapiro, CEO, Consumer Technology Association (CTA) regarding the bipartisan bills in Congress, the CREATE AI Act (S.2714/ H.R.5077) and the Artificial Intelligence Research, Innovation, and Accountability Act of 2023 (S.3312). "Hundreds of artificial intelligence bills at the state level would, if enacted, cause a confusing patc  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 10 -- Environment California issued the following statement on May 9, 2024: * * * By a unanimous 4:0 vote, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) finalized a plan Thursday to introduce fixed charges on utility bills. The charges will go into effect in late 2025 for customers of the state's investor-owned utility companies. The CPUC's decision introduces a flat $24.15 monthly fixed charge -- more than twice the national average across investor-owned utili  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences issued the following news: The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAA&S) elected two FABBS leaders to their 2024 class of inductees - Roxane Cohen Silver, PhD, University of California-Irvine, FABBS past president (2020-2021), and Jeffrey Zacks, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis, (2024-2025). AAA&S is one of America's oldest and most respected honorary societies - election to the Academy means that m  more

SAN RAFAEL, California, May 10 -- The First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: The First Amendment Coalition has filed a motion to intervene in Shelton v. Napa Valley Unified School District, a "reverse CPRA" lawsuit that seeks to prevent the release of public records regarding a former public school teacher's alleged sexual abuse of students. A reverse CPRA lawsuit seeks to prevent a government agency from releasing records in response to a California Public Records Act (C  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 10 -- Fight for the Future, an advocacy group for digital rights, issued the following news release: Two emerging stories highlight exactly how law enforcement use of facial recognition technology is incompatible with human rights. In California, UCLA and LAPD plan to use facial recognition to identify participants in a campus protest, where students protesting the university's complicity in Palestinian genocide were attacked by counter-demonstrators. While police cl  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 10 -- The Association of California Water Agencies issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) has awarded $21,000 in scholarships to four undergraduate students enrolled at universities where they are pursuing degrees in water-related fields of study. "ACWA and its partners are proud to continue to support and foster California's next generation of water leaders through these scholarship programs," said ACWA  more

NEW YORK, May 10 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: By Erin Kilbride, Researcher, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program In January 2023, California removed "loitering in a public place with the intent to commit prostitution" from the state's penal code. It was a victory for transgender people, Black communities, trafficking survivors, sex workers, and others disproportionately targeted by the ban. Unfortunately, just over a year later,  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 10 -- Justice Action Center issued the following statement on May 9, 2024: * * * The Biden administration announced today a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that, if implemented, would dramatically increase the authority of the executive to curtail the rights and protections of asylum seekers. If enacted as written, the proposal would create a structure for some asylum seekers to have their cases rejected within hours or days of entering the country, while still in bo  more

MALIBU, California, May 10 -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: Last week, the California Supreme Court declined to review a recent California Court of Appeals decision which held that the City's coastal policies do not prohibit homeowners from building attached accessory dwelling units (ADUs). "The City of Malibu went to extreme lengths to block a small ADU for an octogenarian woman, a project that enjoyed the support of all neighbors and was demonstrated to pos  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 10 -- The U.S. Public Interest Research Group posted the following news release on May 9, 2024: Gov. Wes Moore signed the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act on Thursday, one of the strongest comprehensive consumer privacy laws in the nation, second only to California. Sponsored by state Sen. Dawn Gile and Del. Sara Love, the law goes into effect on October 1, 2025 and limits companies' data collection, giving consumers meaningful online privacy and security protections.   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 10 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Today, the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) voted 4-0 to lower volumetric (per-usage) rates and implement three tiers of monthly electric fixed charges: Tier 1 - $6 Fixed Charge - For CARE households, i.e. households earning below 200% of the federal poverty line and those who qualify for certain income-based assistance programs. This tier accounts for approximately a quarter of ho  more

NOVATO, California, May 10 -- The Buck Institute for Research in Aging issued the following news: The Buck's Impact Circle donor group will support a clinical trial to test the effects of a glycation-lowering supplement on improving glucose metabolism, slowing aging, and reducing body weight. The group's $100,000 donation was awarded to Professor Pankaj Kapahi, PhD who focuses on glycation in his lab, and assistant professor John Newman, MD, PhD, who has been instrumental in setting up the Buck  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 10 -- The Water Research Foundation issued the following news release: The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is pleased to announce the successful completion of a research portfolio funded by $4.5M in grants from the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWB). This groundbreaking work on potable and non-potable water reuse has far-reaching implications for water sustainability and resource management. The funding provided by SWB has been significantly leveraged by  more