SAN DIEGO, California, July 15 -- The American Public Health Association issued the following statement on July 14, 2024, by Executive Director Georges C. Benjamin: * * * "High powered weaponry has no place in our society. No individual should have access to these weapons, which are too often used to carry out premeditated acts of violence. APHA offers our condolences to the families of the victims and is grateful most of the attendees are safe, including former President Donald Trump. This l  more

OAKLAND, California, July 16 -- Color of Change, a nonprofit civil rights advocacy organization, issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: Today, Color Of Change - one of the nation's foremost racial justice organizations, with millions of members nationwide in partnership with the 8th Amendment Project, Bend the Arc: Jewish Action - California, and eight other faith-based, human rights, and criminal legal reform community-based organizations in California released a new letter to Cal  more

COTATI, California, July 17 -- The Animal Legal Defense Fund issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: * * * Predators of the Heart, sometimes also known as Because We Matter Exotic Animal Rescue, has threatened to kill endangered wolves if it is not allowed to reopen. * * * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Animal Legal Defense Fund submitted a complaint to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) urging the agency to investigate an animal facility, Predators of the Heart, sometimes   more

SAN JOSE, California, July 17 (TNSres) -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: MILPITAS, Calif. - Electronic System Design (ESD) industry revenue increased 14.4% to $4,521.6 million in the first quarter of 2024 from the $3,951.1 million registered in the first quarter of 2023, the ESD Alliance, a SEMI Technology Community, announced today in its latest Electronic Design Market Data (EDMD) re  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 16 -- Equality California issued the following statement on July 15, 2024: * * * First-of-its-kind legislation will prevent schools from enacting or enforcing forced outing policies, support parents and families of LGBTQ+ youth and protect affirming and supportive educators. * * * SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Equality California, the nation's largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, issued the following statement from Executive Director Tony Hoang in response  more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 17 -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: Today, Pacific Legal Foundation asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a lower court ruling in California that said elementary school students have no First Amendment rights. Six-year-old B.B.* was introduced to the phrase "Black Lives Matter" in her first-grade class during a lesson about Martin Luther King, Jr. Feeling empathy for one of her classmates, B.B. drew a  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: SAN FRANCISCO - A coalition of environmental groups and consumer advocates--Sierra Club, Environmental Defense Fund, Utility Consumers' Action Network and Climate Action Campaign--filed a motion today with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to dismiss five utility pilot projects that aim to mix hydrogen into existing gas lines. The Sierra Club is represented by Earth  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 16 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: San Juan, Puerto Rico Ocho organizaciones de la sociedad civil, ambiental, laboral y otros grupos comunitarios presentaron este lunes una solicitud ante el Tribunal de Apelaciones, el cual busca revertir la decision del Negociado de Energia de Puerto Rico (NEPR) de no imponerle un esquema de penalidades a LUMA Energy, a pesar de que los usuarios pagan una de las tasas electricas mas al  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 16 (TNSres) -- Save the Redwoods League issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: * * * Two publications discuss the substantial risk of losing portions of sequoia groves due to high tree mortality rates and inadequate natural recovery Restoration actions are needed to prevent further loss * * * Tulare County, Calif - In two comprehensive giant sequoia regeneration studies, announced today by the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition (https://giantsequoias.  more

LONG BEACH, California, July 17 -- Port of Long Beach issued the following news: * * * TRADE SOARS WITH CONSUMER SPENDING AMID CONCERNS ABOUT TARIFFS * * * The Port of Long Beach achieved its busiest June on record, driven by vibrant consumer spending, potential tariff increases and ongoing labor contract negotiations at seaports on the East and Gulf coasts. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 842,446 twenty-foot equivalent units in June, up 41.1% from the same month last year and surp  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 17 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release: * * * A Proven Leader in Multiple Sectors, Hauser is Poised to Enhance TPL's Impact in Connecting Everyone to the Benefits and Joys of the Outdoors * * * Trust for Public Land (TPL) is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser as its incoming President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Her tenure will begin on October 1, 2024. Hauser brings a wealth of experience in publi  more