DIAMOND BAR, California, Aug. 1 -- The Specialty Equipment Market Association issued the following news release: * * * SEMA awards nearly $100,000 to students and recent graduates * * * The SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund issued $99,000 in scholarship and loan forgiveness awards to help 46 individuals currently working or planning to pursue careers in the automotive aftermarket industry. The winners include 39 college students and seven employees of SEMA-member companies. "As the automotive-  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 31 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a markup of Senator Joe Manchin and Senator John Barrasso's Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024. The bill would increase oil and gas extraction on public lands, undo the Biden administration's Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) pause, and facilitate the construction of more fossil fuel infrastructure that would lock us in  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The American Public Health Association issued the following news release: Latinos have been historically underrepresented in public health and healthcare research data, despite being the second-largest racial-ethnic group in the country. In pursuit of supporting health research on the complex fabric and multi-level influences of Latino health in the United States, the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) has released its newest supplement, "Advancin  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- American Bridge 21st Century, an organization that says it focuses on holding Republicans accountable and helps deliver Democratic victories, issued the following news release: In case you missed it, Heartland Signal reported on California banker and mega-millionaire Eric Hovde's big gains from "meme stocks" in his latest personal finance disclosure despite having called them "fundamentally busted" back in 2021. According to the disclosure, Hovde made capital gains betwee  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 2 -- The Airline Passenger Experience Association issued the following news release: Washington D.C. (1 August 2024): The Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) and International Flight Services Association (IFSA) have announced eight airline industry leaders who will speak at their upcoming APEX/IFSA Global EXPO from 28 to 30 October 2024 at Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Centre, Long Beach, California. The first wave of speakers are experts in customer experie  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The American Tort Reform Association issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: * * * Trial Lawyers' Influence Keeps California on ATRA's Radar * * * Today, the American Tort Reform Association placed California on its "Heat Watch" list in the new Legislative HeatCheck (https://heatcheck.atra.org/) report, citing an onslaught of legislation with the potential to further expand liability in the Golden State. "While California's work on reforming the Pr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: SAN FRANCISCO - The California Public Utilities Commission, or CPUC, today rubber-stamped Pacific Gas & Electric's plan to dump onto its captive customers the $1 billion cost of moving its headquarters. The utility is likely to raise rates to recover the massive expense. PG&E moved its main office last year from San Francisco to Oakland. The five CPUC members voted unanimously to allow the  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Mortgage Insurers issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: * * * Nearly 43,000 Californians relied on private mortgage insurance to achieve homeownership * * * California ranked third in the nation for private mortgage insurance use in 2023 according to a new report released today from U.S. Mortgage Insurers (USMI). Nearly 43,000 homebuyers across California used private mortgage insurance to purchase a home with a low down payment in 2023,  more

OAKLAND, California, Aug. 1 -- Color of Change, a nonprofit civil rights advocacy organization, issued the following statement on July 31, 2024: * * * NATIONAL - Today, Color Of Change PAC is proud to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the 47th President of the United States of America. Jamarr Brown, Executive Director of Color Of Change's PAC, issues the following statement: "We are thrilled to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as the next President of the United States. This electi  more

OAKLAND, California, July 31 -- As You Sow Foundation issued the following news release: Constellation Brands acknowledges that climate change is a present and growing risk to its supply chain, noting that in 2021, inventory levels for its beer and wine and spirits segments were "negatively impacted by climate-related events." Constellation Brands' Scope 1 and 2 emissions goals are not aligned with achieving a 1.5degC future, and the company has no existing Scope 3 goal, which accounts for over  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 2 -- The Immigrant Legal Resource Center issued the following news release: * * * Dangerous Buzzsaw Border Buoys Serve no Purpose Beyond Cruelty and Harm * * * HOUSTON, TX - On Tuesday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Texas may keep its deadly buoy barriers in the Rio Grande River while the case challenging the legality of the barriers moves through the courts. The buoys, sandwiched between circular saw blades, were first installed in June 2023 a  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Aug. 1 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation issued the following news release: Texas & California Hundreds of In-Home Experts from AT&T Mobility locations across Texas and California have just signed onto petitions seeking elections to remove Communications Workers of America (CWA) union officials from power over their workplaces. Matthew Gonzales, an In-Home Expert for AT&T Mobility, filed a "union decertification petition" with the National Labor Rela  more

YARMOUTH, Massachusetts, Aug. 1 -- The International Fund for Animal Welfare issued the following news release: * * * As the fifth-largest wildfire in the state's history rages through northern California, IFAW is deploying to support animal rescue efforts * * * In addition to the dozens of other fires burning across the western US and Canada, forcing thousands to evacuate, the Park Fire, which began on Wednesday, 24 July, has spread through more than 385,000 acres. It currently impacts Teha  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund issued the following news release: The Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund, 350 Action, Clean Water Action, Climate Hawks Vote, Food and Water Action and Friends of the Earth Action are proud to announce their endorsement of Kamala Harris for president in the 2024 election. Kamala Harris's environmental record during her time as a U.S. senator from California, as well her role as vice president in the Biden administra  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNScapp) -- Clean Water Action posted the following news release: 350 Action, Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund, Clean Water Action, Climate Hawks Vote, Food & Water Action, and Friends of the Earth Action are proud to announce their endorsement of Kamala Harris for President in the 2024 election. Kamala Harris's environmental record during her time as California's US Senator, as well her role as Vice President in the Biden Administration, demonstrates she will be   more

LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news: * * * Scripps Research scientists showed that, with help from an AI tool, cardiologists can diagnose heart attacks using a simpler, easier and more accessible electrocardiogram technology. * * * To diagnose heart conditions including heart attacks and heart rhythm disturbances, clinicians typically rely on 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs)--complex arrangements of electrodes and wires placed ar  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 31 -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation issued the following news: Rufei Lu, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation as an assistant professor in its Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Research Program. This position marks a return for Lu, a native of Oklahoma, who conducted research at OMRF while earning his doctoral and medical degrees at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. He then completed a neuropathology fellowship   more

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: Online platforms have helped to fuel the growth of entrepreneurship in recent years, particularly aiding small businesses owned by people who are Black, female, and younger, according to new research (https://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WRA3370-1.html) from RAND. Studying one large platform that is designed to help business owners start, grow and maintain their business, researchers found  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 1 -- The Simon Wiesenthal Center issued the following statement on July 31, 2024: * * * The Simon Wiesenthal Center issued the following statement on the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh. Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed yesterday in Teheran, was a mass murderer who helped organize the largest one-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. He cynically and unabashedly used Palestinian lives, including children, as shrapnel in his obsessive war agains  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 1 -- The Simon Wiesenthal Center issued the following statement on July 31, 2024: Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Associate Dean and Director for Global Social Action of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, issued the following statement on a recent decision by the City of Nagasaki to selectively not invite Israel to its ceremony commemorating the dropping of the Atomic bomb in 1945. "The Nagasaki Mayor's immoral decision not to invite Israel to the Atomic-bomb Memorial debases the  more

NOVATO, California, Aug. 1 -- The Buck Institute for Research in Aging issued the following news: * * * A small foundation has a huge impact * * * Buck research scientist Manish Chamoli, PhD, recently published results introducing a molecule that can extend the lifespan of tiny worms frequently used in aging research. Furthermore, he showed that the molecule boosts the function of muscle and brain in mammalian cells and shows promise in reducing neurodegeneration. Published in Nature Aging,  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 31 [Category: Think Tank] -- The Buckeye Institute, an independent research and educational institution that says its mission is to advance free-market public policy, issued the following news release: Columbus, OH On Wednesday, The Buckeye Institute filed an amicus brief in Rhode v. Bonta, calling on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to tell California it cannot pick and choose which constitutional rights it wants to protect. "Just as the right to free speec  more

PASADENA, California, Aug. 1 -- CALSTART, an organization that says it works with member companies to build a clean transportation industry, issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: * * * One-day free event features medium- and heavy-duty trucks, vans, buses, and off-road equipment to test. * * * The Zero-Emissions Showcase + Ride & Drive, co-hosted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and CALSTART, is set to take place on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- KFF, an organization that says it focuses on health policy, issued the following news release: * * * Overall, Women Are Twice As Likely As Men To Report Receiving Mental Health Treatment Over the Past Year * * * A new KFF analysis shows that the share of young adults (ages 18 to 26) receiving mental health treatment rose by 45% between 2019 and 2022 - a steeper increase than in any other age group. More than 1 in 4 young adults (26%) received co  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 2 -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: Denver; August 1, 2024: Today, David Wulf will file his opening brief against the National Labor Relations Board, demanding his right to a fair trial in a real federal court instead of an unconstitutional in-house tribunal. "A labor dispute does not offer an exception to the Constitution's right to a fair trial," said Oliver Dunford, senior attorney at Pacific Legal Foundation. "Th  more