WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 [Category: Environment] -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issued the following news release: The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced that they are seeking applicants to submit proposals to support voluntary fish and wildlife conservation, restoration, and monitoring projects across the Klamath Basin in Oregon and California. A total of $11.5 million in conservation funding is available, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natu more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 13 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: New York, NY -- An ambitious Cap-and-Invest program can help 46% of New York households upgrade to a highly efficient heat pump by 2035, delivering $1,022 in annual energy savings to the median household. This is just one way a strong Cap-and-Invest program can deliver cost-savings to New Yorkers, according to a new report by Switchbox and commissioned by Earthjustice, WE ACT for Enviro more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 14 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Baltimore, MD -- Washington Gas and several building associations filed a lawsuit on Monday against the state of Maryland for its clean energy standards. The attack against Maryland's Building Energy Performance Standards is part of a coordinated nationwide campaign to undermine local clean energy policy and modern building codes across the United States. Washington Gas has brought  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 14 -- The Immigrant Legal Resource Center issued the following news release: Sacramento, CA -- In his proposed budget for the fiscal year 2025-26, Gov. Gavin Newsom missed the opportunity to increase state funding for California's immigration legal services programs and defend immigrant families and communities from mass deportations. President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to enact the largest deportation operation in U.S. history as his top priority starting o more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 14 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: New York, NY -- Late last week, the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) announced that it will purchase 265 new zero-emissions buses. The order is the largest in New York history. This major announcement was largely made possible by the launch of New York's groundbreaking Congestion Pricing program, which kicked off last week. The program's tolls are providing critical funding for pu more PR

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Jan. 14 (TNSsta) -- The Association of Cancer Care Centers (formerly the Association of Community Cancer Centers) issued the following statement on Jan. 13, 2025: * * * The Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC) Board of Trustees today released the following statement regarding the firefighters currently battling wildfires in Los Angeles County: "As the Santa Ana winds continue to challenge Southern California, the Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC) extends our more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: SACRAMENTO, Calif.-- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to designate 760,071 acres of critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act for the foothill yellow-legged frog. The areas to be protected lie throughout the Sierra Nevada and along the central and southern California coast. Today's proposal is the result of a Center for Biological Diversity petition and lawsui more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: PORTLAND, Ore.-- The Center for Biological Diversity today petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect three dwindling fish species in Goose Lake under the Endangered Species Act. Petitions were submitted for the Goose Lake sucker, Goose Lake lamprey and Goose Lake tui chub -- freshwater fish who live only in the Goose Lake Basin in south central Oregon and northeastern C more PR

OAKLAND, California, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The Center for Environmental Health issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: Today, the nonprofit watchdog Center for Environmental Health announced new legal action against eight companies for exposing customers to Bisphenol S (BPS)-the lesser-known but also harmful chemical cousin to Bisphenol A (BPA)-in receipt paper. BPS, like BPA, is a hormone-disrupting chemical that mimics estrogen and can disrupt the normal functioning of the body, inc more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 15 -- Common Sense Media issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: * * * Research and Recommendations Help Shape SETDA's Vision for Closing the Digital Divide and Addressing Equity Gaps in Education * * * Today, the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) published The Universal Connectivity Imperative (UCI) Report, which draws from Common Sense Media's extensive research on both the digital divide and artificial intelligence in ed more PR

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, Jan. 14 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congress should avoid playing politics with people's lives and swiftly pass a robust disaster recovery package to help rebuild communities devastated by the California wildfires. "Natural disasters like the devastating wildfires in California do not discriminate based on political boundaries or partisanship. Congress should resist the urge to politic more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 15 (TNSsta) -- Equality California issued the following statement on Jan. 14, 2025: * * * Equality California released the following statement from Executive Director Tony Hoang in response to the passage of H.R. 28: the Protection of Women and Girls and Sports Act by the House of Representatives in a 218-206 vote: "Just weeks after being sworn in, anti-LGBTQ+ lawmakers in Congress are making attacks against transgender student-athletes their top priority. Instea more PR

OAKLAND, California, Jan. 15 -- Faith in Action issued the following news release: * * * Vow to Protect Sensitive Locations * * * NEWARK, New Jersey - Local and national faith leaders, including Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R, Archbishop of Newark, and Bishop J. Mark Seitz of El Paso, gathered in Newark to pray and advocate for the protection of migrant families at risk of deportation and separation due to anticipated policy changes with the incoming presidential administration. The leader more PR

OAKLAND, California, Jan. 14 -- As You Sow Foundation issued the following news release: MEDIA CONTACT: Ryon Harms, ryon@asyousow.org, (310) 579-2188 BERKELEY, CA--JANUARY 10, 2024-- Today, Judge Reed O'Connor, a federal judge in Texas, ruled that American Airlines violated its fiduciary duty to retirement plan participants by failing to prevent Blackrock from engaging in investment actions to address long-term risk and value-creation. "If left to stand, the district court opinion in Spence more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 14 -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: Seattle, Washington; January 14, 2025: Oom Living, a small homebuilder, can move forward to build a new home in Seattle after the court ruled Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) arbitrarily and unconstitutionally attempted to force the company to pay for an unnecessary water main in order to build the new house. SPU conditioned issuance of a residential water hookup approval on a demand that Oom Liv more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Jan. 13, 2025, to Hindustan Times: * * * Boosting U.S.-India Private Sector Defense Industrial Cooperation By John V. Parachini and Vivek Mishra Arecent meeting between U.S. and Indian experts on security and defense cooperation identified opportunities and challenges to furthering private sector defense collaboration between the United States and India in ways that advance the overall security partnership. more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Jan. 13, 2025, to Small Wars Journal: * * * Is It Time to Finally Put Someone in Charge of Waging America's Irregular Wars? By Charles T. Cleveland and Daniel Egel The United States is now learning that terrorism--which defined America's national security posture during the first two decades of the 21st century--was just the leading edge of a broader national security risk facing the nation. Consolidating  more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Jan. 14, 2025: * * * It's Time to Address Inequitable Public School Funding By Emma B. Kassan and Andrea S. Richardson Many American families struggle to pay for school meals and feeding children during the summer months is often especially hard. School meal programs offer a solution, but paying for them could require a fresh look at the way American public education is funded. Schools' heavy reliance on l more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, Jan. 14 -- The San Diego Foundation issued the following news release: January 14, 2025 - San Diego, CA - The San Diego Museum Council announced today that San Diego Museum Month, the region's largest annual celebration of art, culture, history, science, nature and more, will return for its 36th year from February 1-28, 2025. This year's event is presented by new Title Sponsor San Diego Foundation as part of its Fifty & Forward Campaign to strengthen San Diego nonprofits  more PR

MENLO PARK, California, Jan. 14 -- SRI International issued the following news: * * * A global health leader is exploring how SRI's robotic telemanipulation technology can enhance pharmaceutical manufacturing. * * * Cleanrooms are critical environments for pharmaceutical manufacturing, requiring strict adherence to contamination control standards. Traditional methods of managing these environments can be time-consuming, labor-intensive, and prone to human error. SRI's XRGo system addresses t more PR