CHICAGO, Illinois, May 7 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * Comment Deadlines Approaching for Semiconductors and Critical Minerals The U.S. Department of Commerce has two active Section 232 national-security investigations open for public comment. The public comment period closes today, May 7, for semiconductors while the industry has until May 16 to submit comments for critical minerals. Semiconductors & Semiconduc  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 8 -- The Citizens Utility Board issued the following news release: * * * CONSUMER ADVOCATES URGE REGULATORS TO CUT NICOR'S RECORD RATE HIKE BY MORE THAN HALF; DECRY EXCESSIVE PROFITS, WASTEFUL EXECUTIVE BONUSES Nicor Gas' bid for a record-breaking $308.6 million rate hike is rife with excesses and should be slashed by more than half, according to testimony submitted to state regulators by the Citizens Utility Board (CUB), Illinois PIRG, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF),  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 8 -- Chicago Teachers Union issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * CTU on Noem's appearance in Springfield In response to Trump DHS head Noem's appearance in Springfield, the Chicago Teachers Union issued this statement: Trump's Troops continue to make the city of Chicago and the state of Illinois a target because our movement demonstrates a sustained ability to expand democracy in a time of rising fascism. Our movement leads and fosters policies that   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 8 -- The Journal of Marketing, a part of the American Marketing Association, issued the following news release: * * * Healthy Foods Are Wasted More Often: Study Explores Why Perceptions Drive Disposal Decisions Despite growing efforts to combat food waste, healthy foods are unfairly discarded at higher rates due to consumer misperceptions. A new study in the Journal of Marketing reveals that consumers are more likely to throw away healthy foods nearing their expiration   more

DENVER, Colorado, May 8 -- National Jewish Health, a respiratory hospital, issued the following news release: * * * National Jewish Health Researchers Coin New Term 'Silicosarcoidosis' to Define Distinct Occupational Lung Disease DENVER - In a groundbreaking study led by a multinational team of experts, researchers at National Jewish Health and their collaborators in Colorado, Illinois, Taiwan and Israel have introduced a new term to the medical lexicon: silicosarcoidosis. This novel designat  more

ITASCA, Illinois, May 8 -- The National Safety Council issued the following news: * * * NSC Announces 2025 Road to Zero Community Traffic Safety Grant Recipients Grants support innovative projects to eliminate roadway deaths. WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Safety Council announced the 2025 recipients of the Road to Zero Community Traffic Safety Grants, funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to support initiatives working to eliminate preventable traffic deaths.  more

LA GRANGE PARK, Illinois, May 6 [Category: Energy] -- The American Nuclear Society posted the following news: * * * Tenn. legislature funds monument for Oak Ridge civil rights pioneers In a historic photo, students gather at the Oak Ridge high school in Tennessee. (Photo: DOE) The Tennessee legislature has approved a $3.2 million proposal to fund a monument that will honor a group of 85 black former students known as the Scarboro-Oak Ridge 85 who, with support from the Atomic Energy Commiss  more