NEW YORK, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The Anti-Defamation League issued the following news release: Sacramento, CA. August 28, 2024 -- Several major social media platforms are not complying fully with either the letter or the spirit of a new California law aimed at holding them accountable for spreading hate and harassment. A new report (https://www.adl.org/resources/report/ab587-revisited-how-are-platforms-complying-californias-newly-mandated) released by the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Center for Te  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The American Academy of Ophthalmology issued the following news release: * * * Author of Answering Alaska's Call to discuss Alaska's first ophthalmologist * * * What makes a hero? Award-winning writer Linda Fritz seeks an answer to this age-old question in her book, Answering Alaska's Call, which details her uncle's true life story as the first ophthalmologist to live and practice in Alaska. Linda will host a free lecture on her book on Saturday  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 29 -- The American Institute of Chemical Engineers issued the following news release: Bioengineers, scientists, and researchers interested in genome editing and the game-changing prospects afforded by CRISPR-based systems will share the latest intelligence in the field at the 7th International Conference on CRISPR Technologies, taking place October 14-16, 2024, at the Bahia Resort Hotel in San Diego, California. Organized by the Society for Biological Engineering (SBE) -- a tech  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 29 -- The American Public Health Association issued the following news release: The COVID-19 pandemic revealed critical inequities in the nation's public health system that put vulnerable populations at higher risk for unnecessary illness, injury, and death. A new supplement from the American Journal of Public Health highlights how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's grant, National Initiative to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations at H  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- BSA - The Software Alliance issued the following statement on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * BSA | The Software Alliance Senior Vice President of US Government Relations Craig Albright issued the following statement regarding pending consideration of AB2930 before the state legislature: "California has the opportunity to take a significant step in promoting the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Addressing high-risk uses of AI - artificial intelligence   more

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- The American Institute of Chemical Engineers issued the following news release: With sights set on the future -- and an objective of reimaging the chemical engineering profession -- the organizers of the 2024 AIChE Annual Meeting (October 27-31 in San Diego, California) are drafting a slate of events that aim to guide the community along new and opportune paths. In one of those efforts, leaders of AIChE's Fellows network, along with representatives of the Science History I  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 28 -- The California Manufacturers and Technology Association issued the following news release: The California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA) welcomed several associate members to the organization today, including consulting agency ALL4 and Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC). "Our associate members play an important role in the health of our manufacturers and employees in California," said Lance Hastings, CEO & President of CMTA. "ALL4 and EP  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 29 -- Environment California issued the following news release: * * * New technologies, advanced conductors will enhance power grid, keep clean energy growing in California * * * SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California Assembly passed legislation on Wednesday by a 58:0 vote to increase efficiency of the state's electric grid and speed up the deployment of renewable energy resources in California. SB 1006 will require utilities to study the feasibility of grid enh  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Today the California Senate voted to advance a bipartisan bill to ban six harmful dyes from food provided in the state's public schools during regular school hours. Assembly Bill 2316, also known as the California School Food Safety Act, by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino), would ban Red Dye No. 40, Yellow Dye No. 5, Yellow Dye No. 6, Blue Dye No. 1,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The International Franchise Association issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: * * * S.B. 919 would extend disclosure requirements to third-party franchise sellers in California and promote responsible franchising; Bill now heads to the governor's desk for signature * * * The International Franchise Association (IFA) today applauded passage of California Senate Bill 919, bipartisan legislation extending disclosure requirements to third-party franchise sell  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The Journal of Marketing, a part of the American Marketing Association, issued the following news release: Researchers from Wake Forest University and University of California-Riverside published a new Journal of Marketing (https://www.ama.org/journal-of-marketing/) article that examines the dynamic BMR retail context and investigates the sales incentives there. The study, forthcoming in the Journal of Marketing, is titled "Group or Individual Sales Incen  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- American Rivers issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: * * * Tribal and conservation advocates celebrate as river is returned to historic channel; restoration activities to continue for several more years Klamath River Renewal Corporation - Karuk Tribe - Yurok Tribe - American Rivers - American Whitewater - California Trout - Environmental Protection Information Center - Institute for Fisheries Resources - International Rivers - Native Fish Society - Northe  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 28 -- Rainforest Action Network issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * As Billions in finance have flowed to the Royal Golden Eagle Group, deforestation connected to the giant conglomerate continued * * * Today, Rainforest Action Network (RAN) is releasing fresh evidence that questions the credibility of so-called "sustainability linked loans" issued to Indonesia's Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) Group, most notably by Japanese megabank Mitsubishi   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: Washington, DC; August 28, 2024: In a new report -- Re-Establish Justice: Creating a Right to Remove for the Accused -- Adi Dynar and Keelyn Gallagher argue that Congress should allow all Americans facing in-house prosecution at federal agencies to have their case transferred to a real federal court created by Article III of the Constitution. "Congress must move to enshrine defendants'   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 [Category: Energy] -- The Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release: The Renewable Fuels Association late yesterday called on California to allow the lower-cost, lower-carbon E15 fuel blend, containing 15 percent ethanol, as part of its efforts to enhance the state's Low Carbon Fuel Standard. "E15 is a critical near-term strategy for decarbonizing liquid fuels, which will continue to dominate transportation in California for years, if not decades, to com  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 28 -- The Simon Wiesenthal Center issued the following news on Aug. 27, 2024: The Simon Wiesenthal Center today celebrated the rescue of Quaid Farhan Alkadi, a Muslim citizen of Israel and father of 11 who was held for 10 months as a hostage in Gaza. Rabbi Abraham Cooper, SWC Associate Dean, and Global Social Action Director stated "The IDF's rescue of a Muslim hostage is not only a cause for celebration, but a reminder of the IDF's role as the sole institution th  more

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, California, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The International Myeloma Foundation issued the following news on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * The Brian D. Novis Grants Reception and Dinner took place on Saturday, August 17, at the Sheraton Universal Los Angeles in North Hollywood. * * * At the culmination of the Patient and Family Seminar (PFS) in Los Angeles, the IMF held its annual Brian D. Novis (BDN) Research Grant 2024 Reception and Dinner to award this year's junior and senior grant recipie  more