Wednesday - December 4, 2024
*Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Arizona Newsletter for Thursday November 21, 2024 ( 5 items )  

AAPS Court Filing Against Biden Administration Censorship Expands Allegations of Wrongdoing
TUCSON, Arizona, Nov. 21 -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons issued the following news release: The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons Educational Foundation ("AAPS") filed its reply in support of adding allegations against the censorship activities of the Biden Administration related to its alleged violations of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). This case is on remand in Galveston, Texas, from a June 3 precedent-setting decision by the U.S. Court of App  more

Associate dean, mathematician, wins national pickleball championship
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 20 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Trish Hammer, associate dean for faculty affairs and graduate studies in the College of Science, only began playing pickleball three and a half years ago. But now, she's a national champion. Last weekend, Hammer won the highest competitive level in her age group in the singles category at the 2024 BIOFREEZE USA Pickleball National Championships in Mesa, Arizona. Last year at the same competition, Hammer finished fourth,  more

CWA: New Report Exposes Poor Quality, Unsafe Work by AT&T Joint Venture Gigapower, as City of Phoenix Considers License Agreement With Private-Equity Backed Broadband Company
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- The AFL-CIO Communications Workers of America issued the following news release: * * * The report from the Communications Workers of America finds that AT&T and BlackRock's Gigapower does not directly employ any technicians, instead using a web of contractors that hire from temporary staffing agencies and don't provide adequate training Contractors working on the Gigapower deployment have already caused $135k in damage to Mesa area * * * The Communications Wo  more

University of Arizona: Hydrologists to Transform Climate Projections With Microbial Data and Artificial Intelligence
TUCSON, Arizona, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: Soil plays a crucial role in regulating Earth's carbon cycle. As the largest terrestrial carbon sink, soil has the potential to either mitigate or exacerbate climate change, depending on how it is managed. The Department of Energy has awarded the University of Arizona $610,166 as part of the department's $8 million initiative to support research to improve climate models. The U of A project, one o  more

University of Arizona: When Trees 'Talk' - Researchers Probe Ancient Wood for Clues About Massive Solar Storms
TUCSON, Arizona, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: The Northern Lights were visible much farther south than usual this year, and pictures of the colorful hues filled social media. Now, imagine an aurora hundreds of times brighter - except no one would be able to snap a photo of it, as the onslaught of particles rushing in from the sun would instantly turn smartphones into bricks. Such extreme solar storms are rare - only six are known to have lef  more