WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release: The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) joined faith leaders and hundreds of community members from diverse backgrounds outside City Hall in Los Angeles for a historic interfaith call to prayer and peace rally for a ceasefire in Gaza. During the peace rally, leaders representing faith-based organizations throughout the Greater LA area, including  more

NEW YORK, July 1 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release: "We have long said California must double down on climate action and it's exciting to see state leaders poised to deliver this choice to voters. This bond is twice as big as any comparable bond in state history, giving voters a real chance to invest in proven and necessary climate solutions to build a better future. We can't afford to wait. Millions of Californians lack or are at risk o  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 6 -- 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 July 5, 2024, regarding New York City Police Department violence during July 4th peaceful protest: * * * On Thursday, peace activists took to the streets in major cities across the country to protest the U.S. supported genocide in Gaza. During the protests, NYPD brutalized and arre  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 1 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: On Friday, community advocates from across the country requested to intervene in litigation pending in the U.S. Court of Appeals to defend the EPA's new rule limiting toxic PFAS in drinking water. Eight community groups representing communities affected by severe PFAS contamination seek to uphold the EPA's standards for six toxic chemicals in public drinking water: PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, PF  more

DENVER, Colorado, July 6 -- The Financial Planning Association issued the following news release: * * * California guarantees personal finance education for high school students with the signing of AB 2927 * * * For over a decade, financial planners across California advocated in Sacramento for a personal finance course requirement for graduating high school seniors. On June 29, 2024, that advocacy turned reality with Governor Gavin Newsom's signing of the Personal Finance Education Bill (AB  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 1 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: The Supreme Court's decision today in favor of Corner Post, Inc. alters the statute of limitations for challenging agency actions, threatening the stability of the many rules that provide us with stable, effective protections from the unchecked power of corporations like polluting industries. Before today, under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), when an agency issued a regulation  more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 5 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following statement on July 3, 2024: * * * Trust for Public Land Vice President of the Pacific Region and California State Director Guillermo Rodriguez released the following statement after the California State Legislature successfully moved to include eligibility for green school yard projects for both direct modernization and new construction grant funds in the proposed statewide education facilities bond: "Today marks   more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 5 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following statement on July 3, 2024: * * * Trust for Public Land Vice President of the Pacific Region and California State Director Guillermo Rodriguez released the following statement after the California State Legislature successfully moved forward a $10 billion climate bond that will be presented to voters for approval in November: "Trust for Public Land applauds the California State Legislature in moving forward a hist  more