SACRAMENTO, California, June 26 (TNSres) -- Clean Water Action issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: Today, the State Water Resources Control Board released its 2024 Drinking Water Needs Assessment [signup required to access report]. The Needs Assessment underscores the critical importance of continued and consistent funding to address drinking water challenges faced by communities statewide. Hundreds of communities are waiting for solutions and this report reinforces the need to   more

BETHESDA, Maryland, June 27 -- The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine issued the following news release: The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) is pleased to announce the selection of two exceptional osteopathic medical students as the 2024-2025 Osteopathic Health Policy Interns. Following a highly competitive review process, Annie Lorelei Hoffman from the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine and Jessica Fung from Touro University California   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 27 -- The American Geosciences Institute issued the following news release: Master's student Autumn Vandehey and doctoral student Molly O'Halloran have been awarded the 2024 Harriet Evelyn Wallace Scholarship for Women Geoscience Graduate Students from the American Geosciences Institute (AGI). This scholarship, which is given to women who are pursuing graduate degrees in geoscience, grants each recipient with a $5,000 award for one academic year. Autumn Vandehey is a  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 26 -- CodePink, a grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S.-funded wars and occupations, to challenge militarism globally, issued the following statement on June 24, 2024: * * * Over the weekend, a protest was held against the illegal sale of stolen, occupied land in Palestine. The so-called "mega event" which promised to help people move to "the best Anglo neighborhoods in Israel" was held at Adas Torah Synagogue in Los Angeles. The illegal  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 26 -- The Immigrant Legal Resource Center issued the following news release: California Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Legislature announced a budget agreement over the weekend that leaves intact funding for critical immigrant legal services. The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) is thankful that state officials see the immense value in these programs and the importance of protecting the communities these services impact. "The ILRC and our partner  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 27 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: On June 26, the California Senate Education Committee voted to advance a bipartisan bill to ban six harmful dyes and titanium dioxide from food provided in the state's public schools during regular school hours. 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  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 27 -- CodePink, a grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S.-funded wars and occupations, to challenge militarism globally, issued the following statement on June 26, 2024: * * * CODEPINK condemns in the strongest terms the attempted coup d'etat which occurred today against the democratically elected Bolivian President Luis Arce. Armed forces stormed the Presidential Palace with tanks and masses of troops in an attempt to violently overthrow  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 26 -- CodePink, a grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S.-funded wars and occupations, to challenge militarism globally, issued the following statement on June 24, 2024: * * * * * * CODEPINK Celebrates the Release of WikiLeaks Founder & War Crime Whistleblower Julian Assange * * * After more than five years in the maximum-security Belmarsh Prison in the UK, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange reached a plea deal with the U.S. government. T  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 26 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Today, the House Natural Resources Committee will markup Chair Bruce Westerman's H.R. 8790, the Fix Our Forests Act. While proponents of the bill claim it will address forest management and wildfires, it would primarily undermine environmental laws like the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Endangered Species Act (ESA). Earthjustice joined over 85 environmental organizations   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The American Economic Liberties Project issued the following news release: In response to SB 1524, a bill which carves out the restaurant and food service industry from the state-wide junk fee ban scheduled to go into effect on July 1, the American Economic Liberties Project released a letter explaining why the California Senate should reject the bill, and issued the following statement. "The California State Senate must reject SB 1524, a hurried attempt to exempt the br  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 26 -- The Electronic Frontier Foundation issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is honored to announce today that Tarah Wheeler -- a social scientist studying international conflict, an author, and a poker player who is CEO of the cybersecurity compliance company Red Queen Dynamics -- has joined EFF's Board of Directors. Wheeler has served on EFF's advisory board since June 2020. She is the Senior Fellow for   more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 27 -- Equality California issued the following statement on June 26, 2024: * * * Equality California, the nation's largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, issued the following statement from Executive Director Tony Hoang in response to Bloomberg reporting on a leaked draft opinion by the United States Supreme Court in the case Moyle v. United States: "The Supreme Court's reported decision that the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMT  more

SIGNAL HILL, California, June 27 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: Last night the City of Signal Hill held a second public hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for Signal Hill Petroleum's proposed oil drilling expansion which would extend existing drilling operations by 20 years and add 46 new oil wells. The City of Signal Hill currently has over 500 oil wells. Climate groups and community advocates voiced their concerns with the  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, June 27 -- The Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society issued the following news release: The Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) has started a networking group for regulatory professionals in Southern California, partnering with local regulatory professionals to create a community for networking and knowledge sharing. The RAPS Southern California Local Networking Group (LNG) is the second RAPS regional community in California, joining the RAPS San Fransisco C  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 26 -- The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement on June 25, 2024: * * * The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce released the following statement on the Affordable Housing, Homelessness Solutions and Prevention Now measure. "The L.A. Area Chamber has consistently supported solutions that address housing affordability and homelessness. While we appreciate the spirit of this measure, we cannot support it. The measure lacks accountabili  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 27 -- The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed six new executives to its Board of Governors. These seasoned leaders will join the existing Board of over 130 members, bringing their valuable expertise to support the organization's mission of strengthening the region's diverse global economy. "We are pleased to welcome such an esteemed group of business professionals to our Board,"   more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 26 -- The California Manufacturers and Technology Association issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: This week's Manufacturing Minute highlights groundbreaking advancements from our CMTA members, showcasing their commitment to innovation. Manufacturing Minute is powered by Tri Tool Technologies. Watch the latest episode in the video player here (https://youtu.be/6Ehc8RuqQ1A). CMTA Board member Boeing has announced a significant milestone with its subs  more

SAN DIEGO, California, June 27 -- The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals issued the following news release: The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP(R)), with support from Freddie Mac, unveiled its 13th annual Top 250 Latino Agents Report, highlighting the Nation's elite Latino real estate agents. The report, available exclusively on NAHREP's new Top 250 portal, ranks the achievements of Latino real estate professionals in individual and te  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 27 -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: Yesterday, five property owners in New Mexico filed a federal lawsuit challenging New Mexico's violation of their right to keep trespassers out of their private streambeds. "Lucia's property is incredibly special to her and her family, but she's now unable to stop trespassers from overfishing her creek and littering on its banks," said Christopher Kieser, an attorney at Pacific   more

SANTA MONICA, California, June 26 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on June 25, 2024: * * * NATO Needs to Align on Supply of Critical Raw Materials By Daniel Hill and Rebecca Lucas * * * This piece is part of a commentary series on the upcoming NATO summit in Washington in which RAND researchers explore important strategic questions for the alliance as NATO confronts a historic moment, navigating both promise and peril. * * * Leaders at NATO's 75th anniversary summit have p  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 27 -- Receivables Management Association International issued the following news release: RMAI is pleased to announce that the Keynote Speaker at the 2024 RMAI Executive Summit will be U.S. Representative Mike Lawler from New York's 17th congressional district. Congressman Mike Lawler will provide a comprehensive update on the latest developments from Capitol Hill. The 2024 Executive Summit will be held from August 6-8, in Santa Ana Pueblo, NM. This intimate event d  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 27 -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release: * * * Concurrent with SEMICON West, FLEX Conference 2024 to Spotlight Flexible Hybrid Electronics Innovations * * * Investments in the build-out of the U.S. semiconductor manufacturing supply chain will come into sharp focus at SEMICON West 2024 as government and industry leaders gather at the CEO Summit on Tuesday, July 9. The pre  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 26 -- The Simon Wiesenthal Center issued the following news: The Simon Wiesenthal Center, an international Jewish Human Rights organization, has called on the Japanese government to publicly denounce denials of the murderous October 7th attacks against Israelis, including the rape of Israeli women by Hamas terrorists, that have been appearing in Japanese social media. In a letter sent on June 17th from Rabbi Abraham Cooper, SWC Associate Dean and Director of Globa  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 27 -- Equal Rights Advocates issued the following statement on June 26, 2024: * * * Statement by Noreen Farrell, Executive Director of Equal Rights Advocates (ERA), which fights for gender justice in workplaces and schools across the country. According to a leaked document posted and removed from the court website today in Moyle v. United States, the Supreme Court is poised to rule 6-3 that it should not have stepped in to stay a lower court injunction of the I  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, June 27 -- The Wildlife Society, an organization that says it inspires, empowers and enables wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation, issued the following news: * * * The National Military Fish and Wildlife Association honored Evan's 30-year career * * * TWS member Rhys Evans has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Military Fish and Wildlife Association. Evans was honored f  more