MILPITAS, California, April 15 [Category: Electronic Products] -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, posted the following news release: * * * ASMC 2025 Showcases AI and Emerging Technologies Shaping the Future of Semiconductor Manufacturing MILPITAS, Calif. -- April 15, 2025 -- The 36th annual Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference ( ASMC) 2025 will be held May 5-8, 2025, in Albany, New York, bringing together leaders in semicond  more

HERNDON, Virginia, April 15 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * California Launches AB 1755 Opt-In Website Per the requirements of SB 26 that was signed into law on April 2, 2025, California's Arbitration Certification Program (housed within the Department of Consumer Affairs) now has a website for manufacturers to opt-in to AB 1755 requirements. For instructions on the new procedures and how to opt-in, please visit the Department of Cons  more

NEW YORK, April 15 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * California Must Lead on Climate Action through Cap-and-Trade Extension this Year "Cap-and-Trade is California's most cost-effective climate policy, targeting the biggest polluters to reduce their emissions contributing to climate change while generating revenue to reinvest in communities and households. Lawmakers must strengthen and extend this critical program, which has prov  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Learning Policy Institute and the California School Boards Association (CSBA) jointly issued a policy brief titled "High-Quality Professional Development to Support Instructional Materials Adoption Aligned with the New Math Framework" in January 2025, emphasizing the critical role of local governance teams in providing effective professional development to support the implementation of the 2023 California Mathematics Framework. The brief, authored by Larkin Willis and  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 15 [Category: Insurance] -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association posted the following news release: * * * Consumer Watchdog's Lawsuit is a Reckless and Self-serving Stunt that Threatens to Make the Insurance Crisis Worse SACRAMENTO Calif. - The following statement by the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) is in response to litigation filed by Consumer Watchdog. This statement can be attributed to Denni Ritter, APCIA department vic  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Pipeline Safety Waivers Related to 2015 Santa Barbara Oil Spill SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- The Center for Biological Diversity and Wishtoyo Foundation sued the California Office of the State Fire Marshal today for waiving safety rules for the oil pipeline that ruptured in 2015 and released about 450,000 gallons of oil near Refugio State Beach. The office gr  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 15 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Michigan dentist sues the state over unlawful licensing restrictions GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 27, 2025: Dr. Kent Wildern, a dentist with a 40-year career providing care in Grand Rapids, is challenging a mandate that requires all Michigan healthcare professionals to undergo ideological training to maintain their licenses. In 2021, the Michigan Department of Licensin  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 16 -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news: * * * The very first structural images of a tuberculosis-fighting virus New insights from Scripps Research could advance phage therapies for the world's deadliest bacteria--including drug-resistant strains. LA JOLLA, CA--Mycobacteria are the world's most deadly bacteria--causing infectious diseases including tuberculosis (TB), which alone kills more than one million people each year. New drugs to figh  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * New Study Demonstrates Potential for Returning Grizzly Bears to California SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California Grizzly Alliance today released a peer-reviewed study assessing the feasibility of returning grizzly bears to California. The 200-page study -- Recovering Grizzly Bears in California -- concludes that there are no insurmountable biological, ecological, economic, l  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Greenpeace USA, an organization that says it uses protest and confrontation to expose environmental problems and promote solutions, issued the following news release: * * * Week 4 of "Dirty Dems" campaign highlights dismal record of Assemblymember James Ramos on environmental justice SAN BERNARDINO, CA (April 15, 2025)--As part of the ongoing "Dirty Dems" campaign, Greenpeace USA, in collaboration with the California Working Families Party and Courage California, conti  more