WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The American Energy Alliance issued the following news release: * * * All Eyes on Curtis WASHINGTON DC (5/16/25) - Today, the American Energy Alliance launched a five-figure advocacy initiative in Utah. The ads encourage Senator John Curtis (R-UT) to support the effort to overturn the Environmental Protection Agency's approval of the Clean Air Act waiver for California's Advanced Clean Cars (ACC II) rule. The Senate is expected to take up the measure before the Memorial   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-LA Condemns UCLA's Ongoing Criminalization of Pro-Palestine, Anti-Genocide Speech on Campus The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today condemned the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)'s ongoing targeting and criminalization of pro-Palestinian and anti-genocide speech on campus after the University  more

OAKLAND, California, May 16 -- Amazon Watch, an organization that says it protects the rainforest and advances the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Canadian Mining Company's SLAPP Lawsuit Against Amazon Defenders Dismissed in Brazil Court exposes Belo Sun's attempt to silence critics of its gold mine project in the heart of the Amazon rainforest Altamira, Para, Brazil - Yesterday, Brazilian Judge Felippe Jose Silva Fer  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * IJ asks Supreme Court: Do Americans have a right to a jury trial when facing crippling fines? Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ) asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether state and local governments must provide jury trials before imposing massive civil fines. The case arises from Humboldt County, California, where local officials imposed life-altering penalties on p  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Montana votes to end racial quotas Helena, MT; May 16, 2025: Governor Greg Gianforte has signed legislation ( HB 215 ) eliminating race and gender preferences in appointing members to Montana's public boards and commissions -- a decisive move that restores equality before the law and ends more than three decades of unconstitutional discrimination. In response to the   more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 13 (TNSrpt) -- The UCLA School of Law Williams Institute issued the following news release: * * * Nearly half of transgender people surveyed have moved or are considering moving to more trans-affirming places A new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law finds that 48% of surveyed transgender adults have either already relocated and/or are considering moving to a location in the United States that they perceive as more affirming for transgender indiv  more

OAKLAND, California, May 16 -- Amazon Watch, an organization that says it protects the rainforest and advances the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin, issued the following news release: * * * Petroperu's Oil Gamble Fails: Block 64 Auction Flops Amid Indigenous Opposition Lima, Peru - State-run Petroleos del Peru S.A. (Petroperu) suffered a significant setback Thursday after failing to attract a single bid for the highly controversial Block 64, located in the heart of the north P  more

NEW YORK, May 17 -- The Insurance Information Institute issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Triple-I/Milliman: U.S. P/C Insurance Reports Best Underwriting Results Since 2013, But California Wildfire Losses and Potential Economic Impacts of Tariffs Pose Challenges MALVERN, Pa., May 15, 2025 - The U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry reported a net combined ratio (NCR) of 96.6 in 2024 - a year-over-year (YoY) improvement of 5.1 points and the industry's best und  more

LA JOLLA, California, May 16 (TNSrpt) -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news: * * * Two HIV vaccine trials show proof of concept for pathway to broadly neutralizing antibodies North American and African clinical trials led by Scripps Research, IAVI and additional collaborators across the U.S. and Africa mark progress toward an effective HIV vaccine. * LA JOLLA, CA and NEW YORK, NY--A decades-long scientific challenge in HIV vaccine development has been finding a way to   more