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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for 2025-01-23 ( 12 items )  
33 Industrial Clusters From 16 Countries Commit to Economic Growth, Jobs Creation and Emissions Cuts (10)
PALO ALTO, California, Jan. 23 (TNSres) -- The Electric Power Research Institute issued the following news release: Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, Jan. 22, 2025 - Thirteen leading industrial clusters from Australia, Brazil, Colombia, India, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Thailand, and the United Kingdom have recently joined the World Economic Forum's Transitioning Industrial Clusters initiative, developed in collaboration with Accenture and EPRI. The Transitioning Industrial Clusters ini more PR

Colorado PUC Approves Black Hills Clean Heat Plan, Mandates Statewide Beneficial Electrification (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 22 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * Colorado PUC Approves Black Hills Clean Heat Plan, Mandates Statewide Beneficial Electrification Denver, CO -- Today, the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) concluded deliberations on Black Hills Colorado Gas' (BHCG) first Clean Heat Plan, marking a landmark decision that approves a portfolio of resources focused on energy efficiency and beneficial electrification. This  more PR

Equality California Responds to President Trump's Executive Actions Targeting LGBTQ+ Americans (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 22 -- Equality California issued the following statement on Jan. 21, 2025: * * * Equality California released the following statement from Executive Director Tony Hoang responding to President Trump's Executive Actions targeting LGBTQ+ Americans: "On day one, President Trump is prioritizing divisive politics over addressing the issues that matter most to everyday Americans. Instead of focusing on lowering the costs of groceries and healthcare, the Trump Administr more PR

Groups File Lawsuit Against NYS-DEC and Caithness Gas Plant for CLCPA Violations (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 22 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * Groups File Lawsuit Against NYS-DEC and Caithness Gas Plant for CLCPA Violations NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK -- Today, Brookhaven Landfill Action and Remediation Group (BLARG), Long Island Progressive Coalition (LIPC), and the Sierra Club represented by Earthjustice filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of the State of New York-Nassau County against the NYS-Department of Environmenta more PR

MALDEF STATEMENT ON DONALD TRUMP'S THREAT TO END BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 23 -- The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following statement on Jan. 22, 2025: * * * Please attribute the following statement on the Trump administration's attempt to dismantle birthright citizenship, guaranteed under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, to MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) President and General Counsel Thomas A. Saenz: "On Monday, Donald Trump purported, by executive order, to chan more PR

MusiCares Reveals Performers for 2025 Persons of the Year Gala Honoring Grateful Dead Hosted by Andy Cohen (10)
SANTA MONICA, California, Jan. 22 -- The Recording Academy issued the following news release: * * * Event to Benefit Music Professionals in Need, Including Those Affected by the Greater LA Wildfires Zac Brown, Stewart Copeland, Dead & Company, Sierra Ferrell, Mick Fleetwood, Sammy Hagar, Bruce Hornsby, Norah Jones, Wynonna Judd, Noah Kahan, Dave Matthews, John Mayer, Maren Morris, My Morning Jacket, Lukas Nelson, Maggie Rose, Billy Strings, The War and Treaty, The War on Drugs, Vampire Weeken more PR

NCLR Statement on Executive Orders Affecting Transgender and Immigrant Rights (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 22 -- The National Center for Lesbian Rights issued the following statement on Jan. 21, 2025: * * * The executive orders issued today attempt to remove established legal protections for transgender individuals, refugees, asylum seekers, and other immigrants. These orders are both illegal and fundamentally opposed to our democratic values. The president's authority does not extend to unilaterally canceling existing nondiscrimination protections for transgender p more PR

New York Governor Hochul Releases SFY2026 State Executive Budget Proposal (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 21 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * New York Governor Hochul Releases SFY2026 State Executive Budget Proposal Albany, NY -- New York Governor Hochul released her SFY2026 Executive Budget proposal. The following statement can be attributed to Liz Moran, New York policy advocate for Earthjustice : "Governor Hochul missed a key opportunity to 'set the standard for the nation' on climate and environment as she p more PR

Planetary Society Releases Space Policy Recommendations for the New Trump Administration (10)
PASADENA, California, Jan. 22 (TNSres) -- The Planetary Society issued the following news release: The Planetary Society, the world's largest independent space advocacy organization, issued the following recommendations regarding the United States' space exploration policy as President Donald Trump takes office: 1. Implement a vision and timeline for exploration and scientific discovery NASA must establish a clear, long-term strategy that maintains continuity of purpose, integrates scientific more PR

Scripps Research Institute: A Chain Reaction - HIV Vaccines Can Lead to Antibodies Against Antibodies (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Jan. 23 (TNSres) -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news: * * * Scripps Research scientists discovered that repetitive HIV vaccinations can lead the body to produce antibodies targeting the immune complexes already bound to the virus--knowledge that could lead to better vaccines. * * * Many vaccines work by introducing a protein to the body that resembles part of a virus. Ideally, the immune system will produce long-lasting antibodies recognizing tha more PR

Trump Executive Orders Attacking Vehicle Pollution Standards Would Harm Economy, Jobs, Affordable Choices for Consumers (10)
NEW YORK, Jan. 21 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release: * * * Trump Executive Orders Attacking Vehicle Pollution Standards Would Harm Economy, Jobs, Affordable Choices for Consumers (Washington, D.C. - January 21, 2025) On his first day in office, President Trump issued executive orders attacking the nation's clean vehicle pollution standards, California's bedrock Clean Air Act legal authority to set its own vehicle emission standards, an more PR

VFW: 'Someone Somewhere is Better Off Than They Were' (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Jan. 23 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release: * * * Navy veteran Denise Estes helps veterans and their families file claims with the VA * * * Navy veteran Denise Estes lives in Sparks, Nevada, and served in the military for 23 years. During her time in the Navy, Estes was deployed to South Carolina, Virginia, California, Spain and Italy. She served on three ships -- a destroyer, a destroyer tend more PR