BELLEVUE, Washington, July 25 -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release: "If you think Joe Biden is bad on gun rights, Kamala Harris will prove to be worse," the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is warning America's gun owners as the vice president has now launched her bid to become the next president. "Since her days in the California Legislature, Kamala Harris has been an ardent gun prohibitionist," said CCRKBA Chair  more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 25 -- The Health Access California issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: * * * * Regardless of the 7.9% average premium increase for 2025 plans announced today by Covered California, the Inflation Reduction Act caps premiums at 8.5% of income, and even less for lower incomes. * The Biden-Harris Administration's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) along with state investments, have continued to significantly reduce costs for nearly all 1.7 million Covered C  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 23 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Today, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced the Stop Corporate Capture Act. The bill would reduce the influence of corporations on   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 23 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Today, Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) and John Barrasso (R-WY) introduced the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024. The bill would increase oil and gas extraction on public lands, undo the Biden administration's Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) pause, and facilitate the construction of more fossil fuel infrastructure that would lock us into decades of fossil fuels use. Additionally, it would re  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 24 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Today, environmental and Gulf groups challenged the Department of the Interior's outdated and ineffective air quality regulations for offshore oil and gas development. The Interior Department finalized these rules in June 2020 after rejecting an Obama administration proposal that would have updated air pollution controls dating back to 1980. The rules govern air quality control, reporti  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 24 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: In an important step for public health and environmental safety, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today proposed designating vinyl chloride as a high-priority chemical under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), because it may present an unreasonable risk to people and the environment. Environmental advocacy organizations Beyond Plastics, Earthjustice, and Toxic-Free Future   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release: * * * Pathogens in livestock animal manure put consumers at risk of dangerous foodborne illness * * * Almost all of California's factory farms are very close to water sources that are used to irrigate crops, creating the risk of foodborne illnesses, a new Environmental Working Group investigation finds (https://www.ewg.org/research/most-california-factory-farms-close-irrigation-canals-threaten-  more

STANFORD, California, July 25 (TNSres) -- The Hoover Institution at Stanford University issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Today, the US National Science Foundation (NSF) announced a five-year $67 million investment establishing Safeguarding the Entire Community of the US Research Ecosystem (SECURE) ($50 million to University of Washington & $17 million to Texas A&M University), as mandated in the "CHIPS and Science Act of 2022." Research security is a concern because some fore  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 25 -- Landmarks Illinois issued the following news release: CHICAGO - Landmarks Illinois is proud to announce it has awarded a $500,000 loan to BandWith, a nonprofit providing access to the performing arts in Chicago's underserved communities, for the adaptive reuse of the former Loyal Casket Building in East Garfield Park. This significant financial support provided through Landmarks Illinois' Reinvestment Program Loan Fund will help BandWith thoughtfully transform   more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 25 -- The Museum of Contemporary Art issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: * * * GIFT WILL SUPPORT CONTEMPORARY ART START, MOCA'S FLAGSHIP ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAM CAS Schools Will Also Receive STEM And Music Grants From The Foundation * * * The Museum of Contemporary Art today announced an extraordinary $1 million gift from The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation (TCLFF) to support the museum's nationally-renowned and longest-standing Los Angeles school-  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 25 -- The Simon Wiesenthal Center issued the following news: American Jewish leaders were invited to sit down with Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu for a far-ranging discussion on the eve of the Israeli leader's speech before a joint session of Congress. Reiterating how the Jewish state is challenged on multiple fronts, Prime Minister Netanyahu said that, "If we lose in Gaza, we have no future." The high-level discussions included: * Pursuing the relea  more