WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * California Caves to Oil Industry With Health, Environmental Rollbacks * SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California legislature today passed a bill that greenlights tens of thousands of new oil and gas drilling permits in Kern County over the next decade with no further environmental review. Senate Bill 237 passed as a last minute "gut and amend" measure at the end of the legisla  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 13 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and global sustainability challenges, posted the following news release: * * * Cap-and-invest extension provides stability, investment, and efficiency to California's economy * Ceres applauds California lawmakers for passing AB1207 and reauthorizing the state's cap-and-invest system, ensuring the nation-  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Natural Resources Defense Council posted the following news release: * * * Climate Action Bills Head to Governor Newsom's Desk to Become Law * SACRAMENTO, CA - California leaders sent a suite of climate action bills, some with bipartisan support, to Governor Newsom after a marathon session extending into Saturday afternoon. With the governor's signature expected, the state continues its climate leadership by reauthorizing and updating the Cap  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- NeuroPace, Mountain View, California, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) urging the agency to reassign the payment classification for CPT code 61891, linked to the hospital outpatient prospective payment system for CY 2026. The request comes as NeuroPace highlights the critical role of its RNS System, a device designed to treat drug-resistant epilepsy by delivering real-time, personalized therapy to reduce or elimin  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Sept. 12 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * UC Davis Racks Up Federal Violations After Monkeys Suffer Burns, Injuries, and Death: PETA Statement * Davis, Calif. - Please see the following statement from PETA Senior Science Advisor Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel regarding just-posted citations issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to the University of California, Davis for three violations, two critical,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (TNSFR) -- The University of California Santa Barbara campus has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and artifacts from Ventura County and Point Mugu in Los Angeles County, California, connecting them to the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians. The inventory includes remains of at least 69 individuals and 479 objects. The collections span several sites. Accession 511 from CA-VEN-506 includes remains of 10 individuals and 125 objects, such as shell  more