GLENDALE, California, July 16 -- The Armenian Assembly of America issued the following news: The Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) continued its outreach on the West Coast - including Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah - energizing Assembly members and supporters, and securing results. Assembly district meetings yielded results with Reps. Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) cosponsoring H.Res.296 (the bipartisan Armenian Genocide resolution), and Rep. Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ) agreein  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 15 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: Conservation groups sued the Trump administration today for leasing 4,200 acres of public lands for oil and gas extraction in Arizona's Little Colorado River basin without any new environmental review. The leases, which convey development rights to industry, allow oil, gas and helium fracking that would industrialize public lands and threaten to pollute both air and water in the region's most im  more

SILVER CITY, New Mexico, July 17 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: * * * - Surveys Show Widespread Habitat Damage Despite Federal Commitment * * * The Center for Biological Diversity filed a notice today of its intent to sue the U.S. Forest Service for allowing livestock to trample southwestern rivers and streams, which destroys wildlife habitat and threatens rare species. The grazing violates the Endangered Species Act and an earlier legal settlement.  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. and Phoenix, AZ -- In anticipation of the House Natural Resources Committee's expected votes today to permanently protect the area surrounding the Grand Canyon from mining (H.R. 1373), permanently protect the landscape surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park from drilling (H.R.2181), and remove uranium from the Trump administration's list of "critical minerals" (H.R.3405), Chi  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 19 -- The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: Last month, Mexico approved the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA), an important step to finalizing the agreement and ensuring the three countries have continued, thriving economic relationships that benefit all parties. The USMCA is an effort to reshape and modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which the United States, Mexico, and Canada established in 1993.   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 17 -- The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release: Attorneys for MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) will be in federal court on Friday, July 19, 2019, in support of a joint motion for preliminary approval of a settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of guests who stayed at Motel 6 nationwide and whose privacy was violated when personal information was provided to federal immigration officia  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- NARAL Pro-Choice America issued the following news release: * * * - Arizona Senate Challenger Earns Endorsement from Nation's Leading Pro-Choice Advocacy Group to Unseat Martha McSally, Backer of Trump's Anti-Choice Judges * * * NARAL Pro-Choice America today announced its endorsement of Mark Kelly in his campaign for U.S. Senate against incumbent Republican Senator Martha McSally, an ally of extreme anti-choice groups who has repeatedly voted for Trump's anti-choice j  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 17 -- The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute issued the following news release: The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute's Mountain States region's Board of Directors has named Jim Schneider as the region's new executive director. Schneider was most recently with VT Industries, a leading door manufacturer. Since 2015, he had been the territory sales manager for the mountain states, working with architects in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming. S  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 19 -- The Translational Genomics Research Institute issued the following news release: * * * - TGen and Tufts University novel findings for this deadly bone cancer could lead to better treatments for people and pets * * * PHOENIX, Ariz., and BOSTON, Mass. -- A bone cancer known as osteosarcoma is genetically similar in dogs and human children, according to the results of a study published today by Tufts University and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 15 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release: * * * - Leases would industrialize public lands, and threaten to pollute air and water in the region's most important aquifer * * * Conservation groups sued the Trump administration today for leasing 4,200 acres of public lands for oil and gas extraction in Arizona's Little Colorado River basin without any new environmental review. The leases, which convey development rights to industry, allow oil, gas and h  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, July 15 -- WorldatWork issued the following news release: * * * - WorldatWork and PTO Exchange Release Results of 2019 PTO/Paid Parental Leave Programs & Practices Survey * * * According to the "2019 PTO/Paid Parental Leave Programs & Practices Survey" conducted by WorldatWork with underwriting support from PTO Exchange, time off is a powerful tool to attract talent in today's competitive labor market. The survey was conducted to better understand the paid time off pract  more