SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 11 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Sacramento, CA -- After years of advocacy, the California Fish and Game Commission has finalized a rule in its "Department Lands" regulation package that prohibits the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) from using neonicotinoid pesticides -- often called "neonics" -- on state wildlife refuges and other land under its jurisdiction. The regulation comes in response to a 201  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 12 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Juneau, AK -- U.S. Tribal Nations along British Columbia's northwestern and southern borders are denouncing a new proposal that would give them a separate and diminished voice in large development projects impacting their traditional homelands and watersheds. In Alaska, a group of Tribes with ancestral homelands along BC's transboundary rivers are seeking to be consulted on multiple ri  more

LA GRANGE PARK, Illinois, June 13 -- The American Nuclear Society issued the following news: The American Nuclear Society Student Section at University of California-Irvine presented ANS STEM learning materials at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Young Women's Conference in STEM. Members of the section were on hand at the May 17 conference, held at University of California- San Diego, with Geiger counters, an ANS Visualizing Radiation Cloud Chamber Kit, pellet cards, and more, courtesy o  more

OAKLAND, California, June 12 -- As You Sow Foundation issued the following news release: Andrew Behar, CEO of As You Sow, made the following statement: After gathering more than 2.5 million pages of documents over a year and a half, the only thing the Committee has proven is that shareholders' climate-related work is intended to reduce the financial impact of climate change on all Americans, help portfolio companies adapt to shifting markets, and defend the most basic property rights of invest  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 12 -- The California Manufacturers and Technology Association issued the following agency statement on June 11, 2024: * * * In this week's Manufacturing Minute, we highlight three significant developments in the manufacturing sector. Manufacturing Minute is powered by Tri Tool Technologies. U.S. Department of Energy Awards CMTA Member, Tandem PV, with New Funding CMTA member Tandem PV, a leader in perovskite solar technology, has been awarded $4.7 million by the   more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 12 -- 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: At the American Jewish Committee's 2024 Global Forum, CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin and peace activist Olivia DiNucci disrupted National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to call out his role in perpetuating war crimes with Israel. Security quickly removed the two from the stage. They  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 11 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee John Boozman released a proposal for the Farm Bill. After its release, Earthjustice Legislative Director for the Healthy Communities Program Ranjani Prabhakar issued the following statement: "Senator Boozman's proposal fails to address the realities farmers across the country face amid a changing climate. It pales in comparison   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 11 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Albany, NY -- The New York State 2024 legislative session ended officially on Saturday morning. While some meaningful environmental policies crossed the finish line, much was left to the wayside. The following statement is attributed to Liz Moran, New York Policy Advocate for Earthjustice: "A year after New York saw orange skies, and experienced yet another record-breaking year for cl  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 12 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Phoenix, AZ -- Conservation groups yesterday sent a 60-day notice of intent to sue the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for violating the Endangered Species Act in approving expanded operations at the Pinto Valley Mine, east of Phoenix. The groups seek to protect Arizona's Pinto Creek and vulnerable species in the region from the mine's excessive groundwater pumpin  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, June 12 -- The Catholic Health Association of the United States issued the following news release: The Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA) announced that Ascension Chief Executive Officer Joseph Impicciche, JD, MHA, will serve as chairperson of CHA's Board of Trustees for 2024-25. Mr. Impicciche's installation ceremony as chairperson took place this week at CHA's annual national Assembly in San Diego, California. His term begins July 1, and he will serve  more

CARLSBAD, California, June 12 (TNSres) -- The National Association of Music Merchants issued the following news release: * * * NAMM Industry Insights: A Study on Customer Experience In The Age Of AI Highlights Importance of Consumer Experience With a Focus on Customer Data * * * NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global not-for-profit music trade organization, has commissioned Forrester to produce a state-of-the-art study on generative AI and its impact on custom  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 12 -- NetChoice, a coalition of trade associations that says it makes the internet safe for free enterprise and expression, issued the following news release: Last night, AB 886 was reintroduced in the California legislature. If passed, this bill would further undermine freelance journalism, give monopoly power to major media corporations, eliminate the freedom of the press from government and water down antitrust laws to protect a powerful few. The amended AB 886  more

OAKLAND, California, June 12 -- As You Sow Foundation issued the following news release: BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA--JUNE 12, 2024--Today, As You Sow, in partnership with Ubuntoo, an environmental solutions platform, released their "2024 Plastic Promises Scorecard" ranking 225 global companies across 15 industries on their ambition and actions to reduce plastic packaging pollution. One major finding of the report is the significant gap between companies' stated plastic reduction commitments and actio  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSres) -- UnidosUS issued the following news release: A new UnidosUS survey of 1,200 Latinos in Arizona, California and Texas finds that many are stressed about their financial situation and struggling to make ends meet. The survey was conducted by BSP Research and jointly commissioned by UnidosUS--the nation's largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization--and Oportun, a Community Development Financial Institution and provider of affordable and responsible financ  more

SAN DIEGO, California, June 12 -- The San Diego Foundation issued the following news release on June 11, 2024 San Diego Unified School District and San Diego Foundation (SDF) formally kicked off the 2024 edition of Level Up, marking the fourth year that top-tier summer enrichment programs and camps have been offered to district students tuition-free for families. "Every student deserves a meaningful summer that includes access to camps, and academic and enrichment programs. Whether it's learni  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSres) -- The Society for Neuroscience issued the following news release: SfN member Yang Dan, PhD, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and professor of Neurobiology, University of California, Berkeley, has been awarded the 2024 Peter Seeburg Integrative Neuroscience Prize for her ground-breaking research on elucidating the brain circuits that control behavior with a special emphasis on those neuronal networks that control sleep. Her seminal work has led her to pr  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 13 (TNSres) -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers issued the following news release: * * * Panelists for inaugural "Main Stage" Thought Leadership Series to tackle the industry's biggest challenges moving to mass production and adoption of additive manufacturing * * * RAPID + TCT, North America's largest additive manufacturing (AM) and industrial 3D-printing event, will conclude its Executive Perspectives Keynote Series with a panel discussion examining how   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 12 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release: Trust for Public Land and partners Nike, the New York City School Construction Authority, and Vince Lombardi Elementary are proud to celebrate the opening of the newest Community Schoolyard in Brooklyn. "Parks are essential for the health of all New Yorkers, and this new community space is a key part of our work to close the park equity gap and increase climate resiliency," said Tamar Renaud, New  more