SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 4 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Administracion Trump Enfrenta Nuevo Desafio Tras Intentar 'Acabar' Con el Programa de Tarifa Por Congestion en Nueva York Nueva York, NY -- Hoy, Riders Alliance y Sierra Club, representados por Earthjustice, presentaron una nueva demanda legal contra el Departamento de Transporte (DOT) de la administracion Trump, tras su intento de acabar con el tan esperado programa de tarifa  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * California Wolf Report Shows Stable Population, New Activity SAN FRANCISCO-- The California Department of Fish and Wildlife reported today that the state currently has seven known wolf families amid changing pack dynamics and areas of new wolf activity. The department's latest map depicts where wolves are ranging within the state. California now has around 50 known wolves,  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The California Policy Center, an organization that says it focuses on education reform, workplace freedom, government transparency and governance, issued the following news: * * * Defense of Freedom Institute, California Justice Center File Federal Civil Rights Complaint Against California Department of Education and Multiple School Districts for Title IX Violations The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) and the California Justice Center (CJC) have jo  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release: * * * EX-TEACHER WHO THREATENED LATINO FRUIT VENDOR WITH RACIAL SLURS ORDERED TO PAY DAMAGES LOS ANGELES - A former public school teacher who launched a racist and anti-immigrant tirade against a Santa Clarita street vendor was ordered by a judge to pay over $49,000 for his harmful actions. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) filed the lawsuit in May 2024 o  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 4 [Category: Sociological] -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news: * * * FFRF Action Fund celebrates three new Congressional Freethought Caucus members The movement to defend the separation between state and church and combat Christian nationalism continues to gain momentum.   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * LA City Council Endorses New Rules for Zero-Emission Home Heaters LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles City Council voted 12-2 today to support two rules promoting non-polluting furnace and water heater alternatives for Southern California homes and businesses. If passed by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) in May, the rules would require manufacturers to meet increasing zer  more

MILPITAS, California, March 4 -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release: * * * MSTC 2025 to Spotlight Strategies for Bringing MEMS and Sensors Advancements to Market MILPITAS, Calif. - March 3, 2025 - MEMS and Sensors Technical Congress (MSTC) 2025, the premier technical event on designing, building, and using sensors, will gather industry leaders from across the MEMS and sensors supply chain from March 26-27  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 4 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * New Challenge on Trump Administration's Attempt to "Terminate" New York's Congestion Pricing Program New York, NY -- Today, Riders Alliance and Sierra Club, represented by Earthjustice, filed a new legal complaint against the Trump Administration's Department of Transportation (DOT) for attempting to end New York City's long-awaited Congestion Pricing program, less than two mo  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The National Air Transportation Association issued the following news release: * * * New Concerns and Lack of Data Introduce Unknown Safety Risks as California Court Considers Hasty Transition to Unleaded Avgas NATA (the National Air Transportation Association) reiterated its opposition to a forced, premature transition to an unleaded avgas product in California, further supported by recent public notices filed by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) expressing conce  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 4 -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Court upholds 'Montana Miracle' Missoula, MT; March 3, 2025: Montana homeowners scored a major victory for property rights when a state court ruled in favor of the property owners trying to build new housing. "This is a win for Montanans and property owners everywhere," said David McDonald, an attorney at Pacific Legal Foundation. "The court saw through the plaintiffs' attempt to hijack  more

SANTA MONICA, California, March 1 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Feb. 26, 2025, to The 74: * * * Teacher Preparation Needs to Catch Up with School Reform By Julia H. Kaufman The 2024 National Assessment of Education Progress results show that public school students haven't made the rebound that everyone had hoped for post-COVID-19. While math scores rose slightly for fourth graders and did not change for eighth graders, reading scores for both groups of students fell to   more

SANTA MONICA, California, March 1 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Feb. 28, 2025: * * * At the Paris AI Summit, Europe Charts Its Course By Marzia Giambertoni The recent Paris AI Action Summit laid bare an inconvenient truth for those who dismiss Europe as merely AI's regulatory heavyweight. As U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang convened with leaders from over 40 countries, they encountered a European AI landscape that defied its reputation  more

SAN DIEGO, California, March 4 -- The San Diego Foundation posted the following news release: * * * San Diego Foundation Offers $1.5M in Mental and Behavioral Health Grants to Support Children and Families, Workforce Development March 4, 2025 - San Diego, CA - San Diego Foundation announced today that it will offer $1.5 million in grants to expand support for mental and behavioral health services for children and families in the region. "San Diego Foundation is committed to supporting child  more

MILPITAS, California, March 5 -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release: * * * Semiconductor Climate Consortium Announces Key 2025 Initiatives to Accelerate Decarbonization and Promote Transparency in Semiconductor Sustainability MILPITAS, Calif. -- March 4, 2025 -- The Semiconductor Climate Consortium (SCC) today unveiled its four key initiatives for 2025, marking a significant step forward in advancing the   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 [Category: Business] -- The National Federation of Independent Business posted the following news release: * * * Small Businesses Support Supreme Court Decision to Reject Vague... WASHINGTON, D.C. (Mar. 4, 2025) - NFIB is pleased with today's Supreme Court decision in the case City and County of San Francisco, California v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). NFIB filed an amicus brief in the case urging the Supreme Court to reject the EPA's generic prohibitions in Nati  more

OAKLAND, California, March 3 -- As You Sow Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Traveler's Insurance Attempts to Block a Shareholder Proposal Asking It to Disclose the Impact of Climate-Related Price Increases and Coverage Reductions to Its Continued Profitability Travelers' investments in and underwriting of high carbon polluters adds to extreme weather which is making premiums unaffordable for millions of homeowners MEDIA CONTACT: Ryon Harms, ryon@asyousow.org, (310) 579-21  more

OAKLAND, California, March 4 -- As You Sow Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Wells Fargo's Rollback of Financed Emissions Goals Raises Investor Concern PRESS STATEMENT Wells Fargo's Rollback of Its Financed Emissions Goals Raises Investor Concern MEDIA CONTACT: Ryon Harms, ryon@asyousow.org, (310) 579-2188 BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA--FEB. 3, 2025-- Wells Fargo recently announced an intent to end its greenhouse gas reduction targets, setting the stage for financing decisions   more