COTATI, California, March 29 -- The Animal Legal Defense Fund issued the following news release: * * * CDC Urged to Release Bird Flu Data Critical to Combatting Outbreak The Animal Legal Defense Fund seeks updated information from CDC as avian influenza has continued across the U.S. On February 24, 2025, the Animal Legal Defense Fund joined nearly 30 public interest groups calling on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to release updated public information critical to tracki  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 28 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * Companies Invited to Exhibit at Trucking's Premier Event in San Diego Mar 28, 2025 ATA MCE, one of the nation's fastest-growing trade shows, is a nexus for thousands of top trucking industry decisionmakers Washington - The American Trucking Associations opened exhibit sales for the 2025 Management Conference & Exhibition, scheduled for October 25-28 in S  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 28 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Employment Increases In 31 States And D.C. From February 2024 To Last Month; 27 States And D.C. Add Jobs Between January And February Fri, 03/28/2025 - 12:18 Texas and New Mexico Have Highest Number and Percent of 12-Month Gains, While California and Montana Lag; Ohio and West Virginia Top Lists of Monthly Gains; Washington Has the Worst L  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * Controversial California Hydrogen Hubs Could Face Federal Funding Cuts Amid potential federal funding cut of California's ARCHES hub, advocates call for an end to the controversial project Earlier this week, a spreadsheet prepared by the Department of Energy (DOE) which outlined which sets of hydrogen production hub projects would be slated for funding cuts was obtained by Politico.  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 28 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Earthjustice Statement on End of NEPA IFR Comment Period Washington, D.C. -- This week, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) closed the comment period on its interim final rule regarding the removal of National Environmental Policy Act implementing regulations. In February, CEQ announced it was revoking the regulations implementing the National Environmental  more

SAN RAFAEL, California, March 29 -- The First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release on March 28, 2025: * * * FAC Files Freedom of Information Lawsuit Against DOGE San Rafael, Calif. -- The First Amendment Coalition and MSW Media today filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. DOGE Service for its failure to respond to FOIA requests seeking correspondence between Elon Musk and DOGE staff. Since President Donald Trump's inauguration, Musk and DOGE have   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 28 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Federal Court Finds Massive Gulf of Mexico Offshore Oil Sale Illegal, Ruling in Favor of Gulf and Environmental Groups Washington, D.C. -- Yesterday, the D.C. District Court found unlawful a 73-million acre offshore oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico held by the Interior Department in March 2023. The court ruled in favor of Gulf-based and environmental groups, which  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 27 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Trump's EPA Offers Corporations a Roadmap to Sidestep Clean Air Protections Washington, D.C. -- This week, Trump's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a process that tries to short circuit and delay existing health standards required by federal law, through the unprecedented use of a presidential exemption under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act. Under the new pr  more