CHICAGO, Illinois, July 23 -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: The American Library Association (ALA) has chosen Sheryl Orman of Tucson, Arizona as the 2019 Tom and Roberta Drewes Scholarship recipient. The $3,000 scholarship is awarded to a library support staff worker who is pursuing a master's degree in library and information science. Orman currently works as a library page at the Pima County Public Library (Arizona). Her work in this role has sparked a   more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, July 24 -- The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry issued the following news release: A new report from the Arizona Manufacturers Council (AMC) says that Arizona's arid climate, geography, and other circumstances beyond the state's control make meeting federal ground-level ozone requirements difficult, but that the state can take steps to meet air quality standards without harming the economy. The report, "Haboobs, Neighbors and Other Factors Beyond Arizona's Control:   more

TUCSON, Arizona, July 25 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: * * * - Narrow-headed, Northern Mexican Garter Snakes Threatened by Habitat Loss, Nonnative Species * * * The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today agreed to designate protected critical habitat for the narrow-headed and northern Mexican garter snakes, marking a legal victory for the Center for Biological Diversity. In 2013 the Fish and Wildlife Service proposed protecting more than 420,000 acr  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the non-partisan national movement to limit terms for elected officials, praises Chris Taylor, 2020 U.S. House candidate from Arizona's 1st congressional district, for signing the pledge for an amendment to term limit Congress. Taylor is the first candidate in the race to make this commitment. The primary elections are scheduled for August 4, 2020. Currently, U.S. Term Limits has t  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 23 -- The Environment Arizona Research and Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * - New report finds contaminated water at thousands of beaches, calls for action to prevent pollution * * * With summer in full swing, beachgoers should beware: It might not be safe to go in the water. Nearly 60 percent of 4,523 beaches tested nationwide had water pollution levels that put swimmers at risk of getting sick on at least one occasion last year, according to a n  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 23 -- The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: As a Senior Business Development Executive connecting Valley businesses with the vast array of tools and services provided by the Greater Phoenix Chamber (the Chamber), Jeff Durbin has been a driving force of the Chamber since 2010. Last week, Durbin was recognized with the Diamond Lifetime Sales Achievement Award and with the No. 1 in Sales Award for the third straight year from the Associa  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The National Association of Manufacturers issued the following statement by Linda Dempsey, vice president of international economic affairs, on the introduction of reauthorization of Export-Import Bank legislation authored by Sens. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, and Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona: WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The National Association of Manufacturers issued the following statement by Linda Dempsey, vice president of international economic affairs, on introduction of   more