SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 18 -- The Asian American Journalists Association issued the following news release: * * * AAJA book highlights the intersections of AAPI journalists and history The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) is proud to announce the publication of "Intersections: A Journalistic History of Asian Pacific America," in partnership with UCLA's Asian American Studies Center (AASC). The book chronicles AAPI history through pivotal events where AAPI journalists a  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-LA Condemns Anti-Hindu Vandalism in San Bernardino County, Welcomes Hate Crime Probe The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today condemned the recent anti-Hindu vandalism targeting a Hindu temple in San Bernardino County. SEE: Southern California Hindu temple desecrated with anti-India and anti-Hindu gra  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Greenpeace USA, an organization that says it uses protest and confrontation to expose environmental problems and promote solutions, issued the following news release: * * * Campaign exposes "Dirty Dems" who betray the people for corporate donors SACRAMENTO, CA -- (March 17, 2025) Greenpeace USA, in collaboration with the California Working Families Party and Courage California, is launching a new campaign to hold legislators accountable for their campaign donations and  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 17 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Employment Increases In 34 States And D.C. From January 2024 To January 2025; 23 States Add Jobs Between December And January Texas and Idaho Have Highest Number and Percent of 12-Month Gains, While California and Massachusetts Lag; Utah and Idaho Top Lists of Monthly Gains; Florida and Arkansas Have Worst Losses from December to January Co  more

OAKLAND, California, March 17 -- As You Sow Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Disney, Qualcomm Face Investor Votes on Climate Risk Fueling California's Insurance Crises and Risking Employee Retirements Disney and Qualcomm's 401(k) investments expose the life savings of employees to climate risk, are out of alignment with their own public targets, and exacerbate physical risks to their California operations MEDIA CONTACT: Ryon Harms, ryon@asyousow.org, 310.579.2188 EL CER  more

TUSTIN, California, March 18 -- The California Policy Center, an organization that says it focuses on education reform, workplace freedom, government transparency and governance, issued the following news: * * * Lawsuit: University of California Systematically Discriminates Against Asian American Applicants Were you or your child denied admission into medical school on the basis of race or ethnicity within the last 5 years? Click here (https://legal.donoharmmedicine.org/?utm_source=website&ut  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Statement on Trump Attempt to Terminate Nearly One Million Acres of Monuments WASHINGTON, DC - This weekend, reports emerged that Donald Trump is planning to take action to eliminate two national monuments in California, the first step in giving away more than 800,000 acres of fragile and sacred forest and desert landscapes to billionaires and corporate polluters. The White H  more

BOULDER, Colorado, March 18 -- The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences issued the following news: * * * Smoke from fires near populated areas is more deadly than remote wildfires Emissions are three times more likely to lead to premature deaths when the fire occurs at the wildland-urban interface A bright orange smoke-filled sky threatens home and vegetation in a California neighborhood The smoke from fires that burn near populated areas has far greater health impac  more

JOSHUA TREE, California, March 14 -- The Mojave Desert Land Trust issued the following news release: * * * Statement on Environmental Protection Agency regulatory policy rollbacks Statement by Kelly Herbinson, Executive Director, Mojave Desert Land Trust: Our bedrock climate and environmental protections came under threat this week. The Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to overturn 31 regulatory policies, including an essential climate safeguard. The EPA's landmark greenhouse  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Conservation Lands Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Begins Privatization of Public Lands with Elimination of Chuckwalla and Sattitla Highlands National Monuments In an act of midnight marauding, the White House announced that it will eliminate two of the country's national monuments-Chuckwalla National Monument and Sattitla Highlands National Monument-both in California. A fact sheet initially posted by the White House Friday  more