CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 5 -- The American Public Transportation Association issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) today honored six public transportation providers from California, Georgia, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., with the 2024 Rail Safety, Security and Emergency Management Awards. "These awards celebrate the commitment and efforts of public transit agencies and their employees who are dedicated to sa  more

SAN DIEGO, California, June 5 -- The Alliance for Regenerative Medicine issued the following news release: The Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM) and the Council for Advanced Regenerative Medicine (CARM) in Korea signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to expand overseas exchange and harmonize regulations for cell and gene therapies (CGTs). This landmark partnership seeks to bolster efforts in aligning regulatory frameworks between the United States and Korea and jointly monitoring an  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), along with more than 20 members of the California MENA Civil Rights Coalition, sent a joint letter to the California Assembly Appropriations Committee in response to its decision to hold the California Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Inclusion Act (AB 2763) in suspension. The Assembly Appropria  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 5 -- The Center for Gender and Refugee Studies issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: Today the Biden administration announced a series of sweeping executive actions that would effectively close the border to many people seeking asylum. Under a new interim final rule, those seeking protection between ports of entry along the U.S. southern border would be deemed ineligible for asylum, allowing the government to summarily deport them with no legal proce  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 4 -- City of Hope issued the following news release: City of Hope(R), one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, today announced that effective June 10, Angelique L. Richard, Ph.D., R.N., will be chief operating officer of City of Hope National Medical Center, City of Hope Los Angeles, City of Hope Orange County and City of Hope's Southern California clinical network. "Dr. Richard has extensive experience in health care op  more

PALO ALTO, California, June 5 -- The Electric Power Research Institute issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: As part of its EVs2Scale2030(TM) initiative, EPRI announced today an expansion of its eRoadMAP(TM), providing load hosting capacity, or power capacity, for 10 large utilities in five states, with plans to expand nationwide. This information can help fleet operators, logistics providers, and charging site developers identify available capacity that is more likely to accommoda  more

SAN RAFAEL, California, June 4 -- The First Amendment Coalition issued the following statement on June 3, 2024, by Advocacy Director Ginny LaRoe: * * * We are writing to alert you to a California bill that would weaken open-meetings protections by excusing officials who serve on a wide range of local government bodies from having to show up in person. AB 817, a bill by Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco, would allow all public meetings conducted by certain government bodies to take place entirely   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSres) -- World Wildlife Fund issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: * * * Project is first proof-of-concept for World Wildlife Fund efforts to avoid habitat destruction by proactively shifting where our food is grown. * As climate change impacts escalate, relying only on California to produce the majority of fruits, vegetables, and other specialty crops is no longer sustainable. * WWF's new report, "The Next California -- Phase II: Preparing for Action" deta  more

OAKLAND, California, June 4 -- As You Sow Foundation issued the following news release: The negative consequences of deep-sea mining (DSM) can be severe and long-lasting. Dredging for minerals on the sea floor obliterates marine life while releasing sediment plumes laced with toxic metals, poisoning marine food chains. Deep sea organisms are slow-growing and fragile, with little to no ability to recover. Industrial-scale exploitation of the seafloor could also have grave consequences for the ab  more

SANTA MONICA, California, June 5 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary to the Defense News on June 4, 2024: * * * NATO Space Enterprise: Throttle Up or Fall Short By Bruce McClintock and Anca Ioana Agachi The importance of space has been increasing for allied defense, deterrence, operations, and resilience over the last few decades. This summer's NATO summit in Washington presents a key opportunity to build on the alliance's nascent space policy and structure at an i  more

SANTA MONICA, California, June 4 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary to Foreign Policy on June 3, 2024: * * * How to Respond to China's Tactics in the South China Sea By Derek Grossman The odds of armed conflict in the South China Sea are high and rising. China's relentless assertiveness against the Philippines--harassing ships inside Manila's internationally recognized Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), most notably at Second Thomas Shoal and Scarborough Shoal--has led to a situati  more

SANTA MONICA, California, June 4 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary to Washington Post on June 3, 2024: * * * U.S. Escalation in Ukraine Needs a Plan By Samuel Charap and Jeremy Shapiro The Biden administration's decision to approve Ukraine's use of U.S. weapons to attack targets inside Russia is, as President Biden might say, a big deal. Ukrainians argue that this change will derail the Kremlin's offensive in the Kharkiv region and perhaps even turn the tide of the war. Russia  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 4 -- CodePink, a grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S.-funded wars and occupations, to challenge militarism globally, issued the following agency statement on June 3, 2024: * * * Driven by grief and anger that Biden, Padilla, and Pelosi continue to make U.S. citizens pay for weapons arming Israel's genocide in Gaza, San Francisco CODEPINK, along with other organizations, will hold a "We are your red line" action on Friday, June 7, at n  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 4 -- The Entertainment Industry Foundation's Stand Up To Cancer issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: For the last three decades, breakthroughs have been sparse for soft tissue sarcomas, which are rare cancers that affect muscles, fat and other connective tissues. Today, a global team of researchers funded by a Stand Up To Cancer(R) (SU2C) grant announced clinical trial results that point to a new immunotherapy treatment option for two of the most comm  more

OAKLAND, California, June 3 -- As You Sow Foundation issued the following news release: "As You Sow and ExxonMobil can both agree that Exxon is uniquely positioned to remake the energy industry and profit handsomely from the energy transition," said Danielle Fugere, President and Chief Counsel of shareholder representative As You Sow. "Where we differ is on timing. Current management is doubling down on the dirty energy of yesterday, while Exxon's long-term shareholders ask the company to begin  more