SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Preliminary Injunction Continuing to Block Trump Administration's Plan to Terminate School Mental Health Funding * OAKLAND -As part of a coalition of 15 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta this week secured a preliminary injunction from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington that continues blocking the U  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 25 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Can Reliable Access to Nutritious Food Improve Health? * health policy In a new collaboration, Jacey Greece and Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz will partner with a local food insecurity nonprofit and a Swedish grocery store chain to evaluate whether reliable access to nutritious food from week to week can influence individuals' and families' health outcomes. September 25, 2026 * Jillia  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 26 [Category: Energy] -- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release: * * * France was on fire this summer. Today, it took to the streets * 120,000 people took to the streets today in 260 cities and villages across France, calling for urgent action on climate, biodiversity, peace and social justice. After a summer of deadly heatwaves, devastating wildfires that fo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 25 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Kidney Disease in Nicaragua Linked to Adolescents and Young Women, and Those Without Occupational Heat Exposure *. Global Health In a Nicaraguan region marked by a high burden of chronic kidney disease of unknown origin (CKDu) among young males working in heat-intensive labor, a new study not only shows evidence of CKDu among males, but also metabolic-associated kidney disease a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Markey and Merkley Lead Colleagues to Demand Trump Administration Abandon Reckless Saudi Nuclear Deal * Trump deal caves to Saudi demands, fails "Gold Standard" test Letter Text (PDF) Washington (September 25, 2026) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), co-chairs of the bicameral Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, today sent a letter to S  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Markey, Merkley and Reps. Jayapal, Tlaib, Pressley Reintroduce Legislation to Halt Government Use of Facial Recognition and Other Biometric Technology * Bill Text (PDF) Washington (September 25, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Rashid  more