WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The American Public Transportation Association issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: * * * * APTA is advocating for at least $57.5 million of emergency appropriations to the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Public Transportation Emergency Relief program to support public transit agencies recovering from recent natural disasters, including Hurricanes Helene and Milton. * This emergency funding would support disaster recovery for public transit agencie  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: A new Environmental Protection Agency evaluation finds rodenticides are pushing at least 78 endangered species toward extinction. The decision released Friday assessed 11 active ingredients found in the vast majority of rodenticide products used by pest control companies, residential consumers and agriculture. The agency also suggested measures to reduce unintentional wildlife poisonings and better pr  more

ITHACA, New York, Nov. 25 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Because of warmer winters, Florida scrub-jays are now nesting one week earlier than they did in 1981. But these early birds are not always getting the worm. A new analysis of data from a long-term study, published Oct. 24 in Ornithological Advances, finds that warmer winters driven by climate change reduced the number of offspring raised annually by the federally threatened Florida scrub-jay by 25% since 1981. Warmer   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- America's Credit Unions issued the following news: Members of the League of Southeastern Credit Unions & Affiliates (LSCU & Affiliates) and the Virginia Credit Union League (VACUL) voted last week in favor of consolidation, which will amplify the reach and impact of credit unions across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Virginia. The combined organization will represent 386 credit unions and 31.5 million members. On Jan. 1, 2025, both associations, foundations, and service   more