PHOENIX, Arizona, March 6 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona issued the following news release: The ACLU of Arizona announced that it is prepared to sue the state if lawmakers pass legislation that discriminates against transgender youth by limiting their ability to participate in sports. "Politicians are considering invasive and discriminatory legislation that unconstitutionally targets transgender kids. If the Senate passes House Bill 2706 and the governor signs it, we will see  more

SCOTTSDALE, March 3 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement: The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Denise Harle regarding the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona's order Monday that allows Choices Pregnancy Centers of Greater Phoenix to intervene in the lawsuit Planned Parenthood Arizona v. Brnovich to defend a state law ensuring that, before an elective abortion, women have at least 24 hours to reflect and invest  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 7 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: Large-scale analysis of electronic health record data from across the country reveals potential opportunities for improvement in how high blood pressure is managed, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention | Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions 2020. The EPI Scientific Sessions, March 3-6 in Phoenix, is a premier global exchang  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 5 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: Taking estradiol within 6 years after the onset of menopause may help prevent atherosclerosis, plaque buildup in artery walls, from progressing; however, starting estradiol therapy ten years after menopause did not have similar benefits, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention | Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The American Society of Interior Designers issued the following news release: The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) has announced its annual signature programming to be held at The WELL Conference, March 29 - April 1, 2020 in Scottsdale, Arizona. The inaugural conference is presented in partnership with the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) and Emerald Expositions. These events will complement WELL's broad slate of health, wellness and community-foc  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 4 -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing many of the world's largest companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and other global sustainability challenges, issued the following news release on March 3: Arizona's renewable energy standard has been instrumental in scaling investments and driving down the cost of renewable energy across the state to the benefit of Arizona's utilities and ratepayers, according to a first  more

BAHIA HONDITA, Colombia, March 7 -- Conservation International issued the following news release on March 6: On the tip of the La Guajira peninsula in Colombia, a community once deemed too remote for many water solutions has created their own supply from thin air. The small community of Bahia Hondita now has clean drinking water, thanks to the installation of SOURCE Hydropanels provided by a partnership between Conservation International and Zero Mass Water, a renewable water company based in A  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Faith in Public Life issued the following statement on March 6 by CEO Jennifer Butler: Last night, a protestor at a Sen. Bernie Sanders rally in Arizona waved a Nazi flag before being escorted out of the venue by security. "For the first time in our nation's history, a Jewish American could become the presidential nominee of a major political party. "This historic milestone should be met with celebration, not hate. The Nazi flag is an anti-Semitic genocidal threat to   more

TEMPE, Arizona, March 4 -- The Institute for Supply Management issued the following news release on March 3 : Economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew in February, and the overall economy grew for the 130th consecutive month, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM(R) Report On Business(R). The report was issued today by Timothy R. Fiore, CPSM, C.P.M., Chair of the Institute for Supply Management(R) (ISM(R)) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee: "The Fe  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 5 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: African immigrants have significantly lower rates of risk factors for heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular diseases compared to blacks from the Caribbean and African Americans, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention | Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions 2020. The EPI Scientific Sessions is a premier gl  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 5 -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities and American Student Assistance welcomed more than 125 students to the Ascending Leaders Forums, on March 4, 2020, at The University of Arizona. The Ascending Leaders Forum is an initiative to promote staff diversity in senior leadership positions at colleges and universities. The one-day Forums are designed for high schoo  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 3 -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: Arizona utility companies that are closing coal-fired power plants must reinvest aggressively in regional coalfield communities in order to avoid local economic disarray that could affect the state's overall financial health, concludes a report published by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. The report--The Case (and the Mechanisms) for Utility-Compan  more

MANHATTAN, New York, March 4 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news: * * * - Which, in Its Own Way, Is Form of Abuse.' * * * Earlier this year, a bipartisan group of Arizona lawmakers led by Republican Senator Kate Brophy McGee and Democratic Representatives Jennifer Longdon and Daniel Hernandez introduced SB 1165 and HB 2543, legislation that would keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers. But as the Arizona   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 3 -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches issued the following news release: The Collegiate Coaching Consortium - a collaboration between AthleticDirectorU and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) - is proud to announce its 2020 coach cohort. Now in its third year, the 2020 Collegiate Coaching Consortium will be held in conjunction with the NABC Convention and NCAA Men's Final Four in Atlanta, Ga. 2020 Collegiate Coaching Consortium - Coa  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 5 -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release: The Arizona Wildlife Federation and the National Wildlife Federation urged the White House to resist recommendations that could fast-track uranium mining near the Grand Canyon -- threatening the national park and nearby lands, public health and tribal communities and outdoor recreation. "Uranium mining near the Grand Canyon has already exposed Native American communities, wildlife and others to una  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Priorities USA issued the following news release: Priorities USA is launching new digital ads in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin focused on President Trump's broken promises to the American people. Priorities has been outspending Trump online in these key states since the "Let's Be Honest" campaign first launched in July 2019. The campaign highlights real stories of working families from across America who are struggling to make ends meet in an econ  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, March 6 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release: * * * - Irrigation for cattle-feed drives water shortages and species decline * * * A groundbreaking study released this week found that beef and dairy production are the leading force drying rivers, creating water shortages, and imperiling aquatic species in the American West. The study, published in Nature Sustainability, found that beef production is the largest source of river flow depletions in the Wes  more