CHICAGO, Illinois, March 13 -- LITA, a division of the American Library Association, issued the following news release: The LITA/Library Hi Tech Awards Committee is pleased to select Alison Macrina as the 2020 recipient of the LITA/Library Hi-Tech Award. Macrina led the Tor Relay Initiative in New Hampshire, is the founder and executive director of the Library Freedom Project, and has written and taught extensively in the areas of digital privacy, surveillance, and user anonymity in the context  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following statement by Legislative Director Colin O'Neil on the introduction of the Providing Financial Assistance to States for Testing and Treatment Act, or PFAS Testing and Treatment Act, by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire: * * * - EWG Applauds Shaheen for Introducing the PFAS Testing and Treatment Act * * * "We applaud Sen. Shaheen for introducing the PFAS Testing and Treatment Act, which will provide critical relief  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, March 11 -- FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) issued the following news release: * * * - Automaker Expands Decades-long Support of the Nonprofit's PreK-12 Robotics Programs as it Reshapes the Auto Industry with Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics and Other Innovations * * * Ford Motor Company is expanding more than two decades of support of FIRST(R), a robotics community that prepares young people for the future, by becoming a FIRST Strate  more

LISLE, Illinois, March 14 -- The Water Quality Association issued the following statement on proposed legislation by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire: "The Water Quality Association applauds the leadership that Senator Jeanne Shaheen has demonstrated during her Senate career to ensure that all Americans have access to clean drinking water. "We welcome her most recent legislative initiative, the Providing Financial Assistance to States (PFAS) for Testing and Treatment Act, to address per- a  more