SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 3 -- The American Public Health Association issued the following agency statement on Aug. 2, 2024: * * * The Senate FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education spending bill, passed by the full Appropriations Committee in a strong bipartisan vote yesterday, provides modest, yet important, increases for key public health agencies and programs. Unlike the House bill, which contains drastic cuts to many critical programs and numerous new anti-public health policy riders, the Senate Ap  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: LOS ANGELES The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) voted unanimously today to adopt a Railyard Indirect Source Rule (ISR), a measure aimed at reducing harmful pollution from trains, trucks, cargo handling equipment, transport refrigeration units and railyards in Southern California. The vote delivers a major victory for clean air advocates. The rule, which has been in development   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 1 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: San Francisco, CA Environmental groups filed a lawsuit today renewing their challenge to Endangered Species Act (ESA) regulations developed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The lawsuit aims to correct sections of the rules that fail to protect imperiled species and undercut the purpose, intent, and effect of the highly popular and   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release: As wildfires rage across Northern California, with the Park Fire growing to more than 350,000 acres over the weekend, the recent U.S. Drought Monitor has shown areas of the state returning to "abnormally dry" or "moderate drought" conditions. Food & Water Watch's Northern California Organizer Isabel Penman said, "It is devastating, but no surprise, that we're seeing a return to drought conditions, and, sadly, thi  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 2 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following commentary on Aug. 1, 2024: * * * Taxpayer-Funded Wine Tastings? AZ School Leaders Splurge for DEI Conference at 5-Star Napa Resort By Fiona Baum Who wouldn't want to spend a few days at a five-star resort and spa in California wine country leisurely enjoying wine-tasting parties at Napa Valley wineries and sampling five-star cuisine? Better yet, who wouldn't want to take that trip without needing to pay for it or take   more

REDONDO BEACH, California, Aug. 3 -- The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization issued the following news release: * * * The Annual Conference "Exploring the Intersection of Asbestos Prevention, Policy, and the Law" will be held in Washington, D.C. September 14, 2024 * * * August 1, 2024, Washington, D.C. - The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), an independent nonprofit dedicated to preventing asbestos exposure through education, advocacy, and community initiatives, is proud to  more

CARLSBAD, California, Aug. 3 -- The National Association of Music Merchants issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2024: * * * The NAMM Foundation and Make Music Alliance have partnered for 9 consecutive years with 2024's event supporting over 5,300 free music events across 145 cities, with over 175 music industry companies participating * * * NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global non-profit music trade organization, today announced the monumental resul  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Aug. 1, 2024, to American Diplomacy: * * * This piece is part of a commentary series on the 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. * * * NATO Bolsters Its Eastern Flank By William Courtney he 75th anniversary summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), cel  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSres) -- Resources for the Future issued the following working paper on July 22, 2024 by Yanjun (Penny) Liao, Bei Luo and Beia Spiller entitled "A Tale of Two Investments: Charging Stations and Purchase Subsidies for EV Adoption". Here is the abstract: * * * This paper studies the interaction between financial purchase subsidies and charging infrastructure development in promoting electric vehicle (EV) adoption. Leveraging survey data from the Clean Vehicle Rebate Proj  more

SAN JOSE, California, Aug. 3 -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2024: MILPITAS, Calif. -- Recognizing innovations and other outstanding accomplishments in flexible hybrid electronics (FHE), FlexTech , a SEMI Technology Community, today announced winners of the 2024 FLEXI Awards presented at the FLEX Conference on July 10 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. FLEX AwardThe 2024 FLEXI Awards   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 1 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Juneau, AK The Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission (SEITC), consisting of Alaska Tribes rooted along Canada's transboundary rivers, today requested that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights order a temporary pause on reckless mining activity that is violating the Tribes' human rights. As dozens of mining companies seek permission from the government of British C  more