SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 17 -- Common Sense Media issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025: Common Sense Media, the leading nonprofit organization dedicated to helping kids thrive in today's digital world, announced that Ellen Pack has been appointed co-CEO alongside Founder and CEO James P. Steyer. Pack will also join the organization's Board of Directors. Pack, who previously served as president and chief operating officer, brings extensive operational and business experienc more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 16 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * Earthjustice Blasts New Legislation to Weaken Antiquities Act Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Representatives Celeste Maloy (UT-02) and Mark Amodei (NV-02) introduced the Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act. The bill would radically alter the landmark Antiquities Act by removing the presidential power to declare national monuments and give that power only to Cong more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 16 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * Earthjustice Statement on Western Arctic Protections Anchorage, AK -- The U.S. Department of Interior announced today that western and traditional science shows that public lands within the Western Arctic require increased protection from oil activities. These include areas that are critical for caribou calving and migration and for subsistence hunting, fishing, and gathering  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: * * * Endangered Species Act Protection Proposed for California's Clear Lake Hitch CLEAR LAKE, Calif.-- In response to a 2012 petition by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to protect the Clear Lake hitch -- a large minnow found only in Northern California's Clear Lake and its tributaries -- as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.  more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 16 -- The International Trademark Association issued the following news release: The International Trademark Association (INTA) opened registration for its 147th Annual Meeting, taking place in San Diego, California, from May 17 to 21, 2025. The INTA Annual Meeting is the largest annual global gathering of intellectual property (IP) professionals. "We have received close to 1,900 pre-registrations and anticipate more than 10,000 brand experts, IP professionals, and government of more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: * * * New Border Wall in Arizona Catastrophic for Imperiled Desert Fish TUCSON, Ariz. -- A newly built segment of border wall and paved road across Arizona's California Gulch is blocking streamflow critical to the survival of one of only two U.S. populations of Sonora chub. The rare desert fish is protected as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. "The new wall and road will push these imperi more PR

MANHATTAN BEACH, California, Jan. 17 (TNSres) -- The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network issued the following news release: * * * Five-Year Survival Rate for Pancreatic Cancer Stalls at 13% Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Calls for Urgently Needed Research and Funding for Effective Early Detection Strategy and New Treatments for Patients * * * LOS ANGELES, Calif. - (January 16, 2025) - After increases over the past three years, the five-year relative survival rate for pancreatic cancer remain more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Jan. 17 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Jan. 14, 2025, to the Cipher Brief: * * * The Fall of Assad Could Be a Turning Point for the Axis of U.S. Adversaries By Michelle Grise and Mark Cozad The Ukraine war has often been characterized as a precipitating factor in the growing alignment of the United States' key adversaries--China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea--and it is true that the conflict in Ukraine has incentivized greater cooperation betwe more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Jan. 17 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Jan. 16, 2025, to the National Interest: * * * Countering Russia's 'Shadow Fleet' By Henri van Soest On December 25, the oil tanker Eagle S severed a power cable along with several telecommunications cables connecting Finland and Estonia. This incident follows a series of suspected sabotage operations in recent months involving commercial shipping vessels linked to Russia and China dragging their anchors to more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Jan. 17 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Jan. 15, 2025, to RealClearDefense: * * * Assessing a New Nuclear Theater Architecture for the Indo-Pacific By Josh Chang Two anniversaries just passed with little notice: the release (PDF) (https://media.defense.gov/2022/Oct/27/2003103845/-1/-1/1/2022-NATIONAL-DEFENSE-STRATEGY-NPR-MDR.pdf) of the Biden Administration's 2022 Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) and the one-year anniversary of the congressionally ma more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Jan. 17 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Jan. 16, 2025: * * * The L.A. Fires Show a Need to Rethink Our Wildland Firefighting Systems By Jay Balagna As bad as the fires in the Los Angeles area have been--more than 12,000 structures burned, about 180,000 people evacuated, more than 35,000 acres scorched, and at least 25 deaths--they could have been even worse. Officials noted they didn't "have enough fire personnel ... to handle this," but in some  more PR

MENLO PARK, California, Jan. 16 (TNSres) -- SRI International issued the following news: On December 18, 2024, NASA's Parker Solar Probe passed closer to the sun than any human-made object in history. The Parker probe is the first instrument to study the sun from inside the sun's intense corona, and is also the fastest human-made object of all time, traveling at 430,000 miles per hour. One of the probe's core instruments -- the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's Wide-Field Imager for Solar Probe more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- The Project on Predatory Student Lending issued the following news release: The Project on Predatory Student Lending (PPSL), the leading legal organization representing student borrowers against predatory for-profit colleges, issued the following statement on the Department of Education's "Dear Colleague" letter to institutions of higher education, outlining guidance and a warning about institutions' responsibility to prevent misrepresentations by their Online  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 16 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * Washington Regulators Adopt Measures that Move the State's Largest Utility Toward Clean Energy, But More is Needed Seattle, WA -- In a mixed decision that highlights the urgency and complexity of Washington state's clean energy transition, state regulators rejected a request from Puget Sound Energy (PSE) to sharply increase gas and electricity rates while taking steps to trans more PR

MONROVIA, California, Jan. 16 -- World Vision International issued the following news release: * * * * More than one million people are internally displaced, according to the IOM. * World Vision warns of irreversible damage to the physical and cognitive development of thousands of children suffering from hunger, and calls on the international community to support its efforts to help displaced populations. * Loss of learning and the indefinite suspension of classes carry a multi-million-dolla more PR

MONROVIA, California, Jan. 16 -- World Vision International issued the following news release: World Vision welcomes the ceasefire in Gaza. It provides a crucial opportunity to move towards an end to the violence that has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of children and families across the region. Fifteen months of conflict have devastated the enclave, leaving a million children in famine-like conditions. "After more than a year of intense conflict, this ceasefire provides a glimmer of  more PR