WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Armenian Assembly of America, an organization that says it promotes public understanding and awareness of Armenian issues, issued the following news: Los Angeles, CA -- The Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) invites you to a special Armenian Wine Dinner on Thursday, October 24, 2024, featuring Maran Winery and Yacoubian-Hobbs Winery at the acclaimed Momed Modern Mediterranean Restaurant in Los Angeles, California. Attendees will meet Armenia-based wine producers  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The Utility Reform Network issued the following news release: * * * A new poll shows overwhelming voter support for reducing customer bills, implementing cost-effective wildfire mitigation, and setting limits on shareholder profits. * * * California voters want policy leaders to take decisive action to address the root causes of high electricity bills, including limiting how much utilities can spend and profit, according to a poll conducted by D  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 21 -- CodePink, a grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S.-funded wars and occupations, to challenge militarism globally, issued the following news release: * * * CODEPINK Disrupts DNC Event Featuring Sen. Chuck Schumer, Demands Justice for Palestine * * * CHICAGO -- CODEPINK, alongside other pro-Palestine peace activists, disrupted a Democratic National Committee (DNC) event sponsored by Axios, which featured Senator Chuck Schumer as a s  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 22 -- CodePink, a grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S.-funded wars and occupations, to challenge militarism globally, issued the following news release: CHICAGO - CODEPINK co-founder Jodie Evans disrupted the second night of the Democratic National Convention with a Free Free Palestine message when Barack Obama took the stage. She was drugged out by security. "A majority of the Democratic party are prioritizing the demands of a foreign  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 22 -- CodePink, a grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S.-funded wars and occupations, to challenge militarism globally, issued the following news release: * * * "Weapons destroy the planet! Free free Palestine!" * * * CHICAGO, IL - CODEPINK co-founder Jodie Evans disrupted the Environmental & Climate Crisis Meeting on the third day of the Democratic National Convention, calling attention to the connection between war and the climate cri  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 22 -- CodePink, a grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S.-funded wars and occupations, to challenge militarism globally, issued the following news release: * * * The event featured Gov. Tim Walz who is "supposedly" sympathetic to Palestine * * * CHICAGO -- CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin and co-director Danaka Katovich joined other pro-Palestine activists in crashing a Democratic Majority for Israel DNC event today delivering the mess  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 21 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Phoenix, AZ A federal district court judge has granted a temporary restraining order sought by the Hualapai Tribe to freeze a lithium drilling operation that is endangering their lands, including a sacred medicinal spring called Ha'Kamwe' in the Big Sandy River watershed. The Tribe, represented by Earthjustice and Western Mining Action Project, sued the Interior Department and the Burea  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 21 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Olympia, Five Northwest and national environmental groups have asked the Washington Pollution Control Hearings Board to suspend an air permit for an industrial-scale wood pellet plant in Hoquiam, Washington. The groups argue that construction and operation of the facility should be put on hold until the legal challenge is resolved. The Olympic Region Clean Air Agency issued the air pe  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 21 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Environmental and Gulf-based groups filed an amicus brief today in defense of a federal rule that strengthens financial bonding requirements for offshore oil-and-gas projects thereby reducing the risk of leaving abandoned infrastructure in our oceans and their cleanup costs with taxpayers. The Interior Department published the rule in April. Oil and gas companies are legally obligated   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 21 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Today, the D.C. District Court denied an attempt by Signal Peak Energy to force the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) to rush an environmental review of a proposed 175-million-ton expansion at the Bull Mountains coal mine in Montana which aims to be the nation's largest remaining underground coal mine. Signal Peak's lawsuit was among the first asserti  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: Yesterday, Axios published a comprehensive explanation (https://www.axios.com/2024/08/20/price-gouging-kamala-harris-communism-kamunism) for how price gouging statutes work in the 38 states that deploy them - from Texas to California to Louisiana. The piece highlights the potential benefits of a federal price gouging ban, which would make it easier to  more

WATERTOWN, South Dakota, Aug. 22 -- NATE - The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association issued the following news release: (Hesperia, CA) - NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association and member companies Crown Castle and JHC Construction LLC facilitated an opportunity for Congressman Jay Obernolte to conduct a communications tower site visit in the 23rd Congressional District of California. During the site visit, Congressman Obernolte toured a Crown Castle com  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 21 -- The American Academy of Ophthalmology issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: * * * The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) today announced the 2024 recipients of the RPB / AAO Award for IRIS Registry Research. The researchers will use the IRIS(R) Registry (Intelligent Research in Sight) to gain insight on improving cataract surgery outcomes in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, herpes kera  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 22 -- The News/Media Alliance issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom and Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) announced a public-private partnership agreement with the state of California and Google to fund journalism. This is the first deal to be reached in the United States to compensate news publishers on a broad scale for use of their content online by the Big Tech platforms. Currently, creators of journalistic  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 22 -- The Museum of Contemporary Art issued the following news release: The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) is delighted to present Olafur Eliasson: OPEN from September 15, 2024 through July 6, 2025 at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. The first major solo exhibition of the Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson (b. 1967, Copenhagen; lives and works in Berlin) in Los Angeles, OPEN is part of the landmark Getty initiative PST ART: Art & Science Collide and is orga  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Aug. 21, 2024, to The Hill: * * * A Plan to Address Political Violence Before Election Day By Brian Michael Jenkins The American electorate goes to the polls to exercise its franchise this fall, as it has more than a hundred times since 1788. But not since 1968--a tumultuous year marked by assassinations, division, and widespread rioting--has the threat of political violence loomed as large as  more

SAN JOSE, California, Aug. 21 -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release: Themed Innovation and Collaboration: Powering Sustainable Exponential Growth, SEMICON Europa 2024 will gather industry experts November 12-15 at Messe Munchen in Munich, Germany for insights into the latest innovations and trends in sustainability, mobility, healthcare, materials, packaging, fab management and workforce. Co-located with el  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 21 -- The National Association of State Boards of Education issued the following news release: * * * The only organization dedicated solely to helping state boards advance equity and excellence in public education. * * * Student representation on state boards of education is pivotal for uplifting student voice in education policymaking. But students need to take initiative and require strong mentorship opportunities to be effective in their roles, writes Naomi Porte  more

PASADENA, California, Aug. 22 -- The Planetary Society issued the following statement on Aug. 21, 2024: * * * "VIPER's prospecting for lunar water is top priority science on the Moon and makes Artemis more than just a repeat of the Apollo Program." * * * The Planetary Society, the world's largest independent space interest organization, issued the following statement in response to the proposed cancelation and disassembly of NASA's VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) proj  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 20 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Yigo, Guam Earlier this month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and the Guam Environmental Protection Agency (Guam EPA) identified significant deficiencies in Andersen Air Force Base's permit renewal application for open burning and open detonation (OB/OD) of waste explosives and required the Air Force to address the deficiencies by September 20th. The agencies deter  more