JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 7 -- Clean Fuels Alliance America issued the following news release: * * * Clean Fuels Expresses Disappointment in RFS Delays WASHINGTON, DC - On Friday, March 7, Clean Fuels Alliance America expressed frustration over ongoing delays in the Renewable Fuel Standard program. EPA this evening finalized a rule to delay compliance with the 2024 RFS standards; the compliance deadline would have fallen on March 31. The rule also updates the definition of "biodiesel" i  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 11 -- Clean Fuels Alliance America issued the following news release: * * * Clean Fuels Foundation Announces Education Grant Recipient JEFFERSON CITY, MO - The Clean Fuels Alliance Foundation has awarded Courtney Videchak the 2025 Beth Calabotta Sustainable Education Grant. A Mechanical Engineering PhD candidate at the University of Michigan with experience working on diesel engines, Videchak's research inspired her to enroll in sustainability courses offered b  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 11 -- The University of Missouri Kansas City campus issued the following news: * * * Five Top Priorities from UMKC 2025 State of the University Chancellor announces School of Dentistry expansion plans University of Missouri-Kansas City Chancellor Mauli Agrawal delivered his annual State of the University address, celebrating significant achievements and urging Kansas City's only Carnegie Research 1 university to reach even higher in the coming year. Agrawal ackn  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 11 -- The Washington University School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Female sex hormone protects against opioid misuse, rat study finds Male - but not female - rats in chronic pain self-administer increasing amounts of fentanyl, which is prevented with estrogen treatment Brain cells (magenta) in the reward center of a rat's brain release dopamine in response to opioids. According to a new study by WashU Medicine researchers, male and female r  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, March 10 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * What journalists should know about race-based prescribing Several prescription medications bear FDA-approved, race-specific labels that suggest certain racial or ethnic groups should receive lower doses or may be at greater risk of side effects. And guidelines to physicians, which are endorsed by professional societies, sometimes recommend prescribing certain drugs dif  more