NEW YORK, Feb. 28 -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following news release: [Category: Environment] * * * Cautious Optimism as COP16 Concludes with Key Agreements on Biodiversity Funding and Monitoring WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity concluded with cautious optimism as nations adopted new measures to track and fund efforts to halt biodiversity loss. Delegates reached a milestone agreement on resource m  more

NEW YORK, March 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Civil and Human Rights Organizations Seek Preliminary Injunction in... Yesterday, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and co-counsel Lambda Legal filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in National Urban League v. Trump, a federal lawsuit challenging three executive orders by President Trump banning diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility and erasing transgender people  more

NEW YORK, March 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Groups Sue Trump Administration to Halt Transfer of Immigrants from U.S. to Guantanamo Bay WASHINGTON -- Immigrants' rights advocates sued the Trump administration today to halt the transfer of immigrants from the United States to Guantan  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * NAACP Mourns the Passing of Decades-Long Leader & Trailblazing Icon Hazel N. Dukes March 1, 2025 Contact: Alicia Mercedes, amercedes@naacpnet.org NEW YORK - Today, the NAACP is mourning the passing of our New York State Conference President and organizational leader, Dr. Hazel N. Dukes. In addition to her role as New York State Conference President, Dr. Dukes was also a member of the NAACP Na  more

ROCHESTER, New York, March 1 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * New executive director named for RIT Certified Rosalie Clemens leads the workforce development and training organization to address evolving job market Rosalie Clemens, formerly vice president of Workforce Development and Community Engagement for AmeriCOM, has been named executive director of RIT Certified. Clemens brings extensive leadership background in technology, business, and work  more