ALISO VIEJO, California, April 3 -- The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses issued the following news release: * * * Accurate CAUTI Rates Begin With Diagnostic Precision Article in Critical Care Nurse details how a nurse-driven catheter exchange workflow at a New York cancer center improved diagnostic accuracy and decreased CAUTI rates Exchanging indwelling catheters after an initial positive urinalysis improved diagnostic accuracy and contributed to two consecutive quarters with no catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAU more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Appeals Court to Hear Arguments on Dangerous L.A. Sprawl Development LOS ANGELES-- A California appeals court will hear arguments Thursday on a controversial sprawl development proposed on the outskirts of Los Angeles County. In 2023 a judge ordered Los Angeles County to set aside its approval of Tejon Ranchcorp's Centennial, a massive development that would bring 57,000 residents to a fire-prone site near the Grapevine.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * California's Climate Superfund Passes First Committee Groups rallied in Sacramento to Support Bill Earlier today, the Senate version of the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act, a vital bill that would require fossil fuel corporations to pay for the climate devastation they have contributed to across California, passed out of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee in a 5-3 vote. In conjunction with the vote, grassroots groups o more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release: * * * Hilary Swank backs California bill advocating prenatal vitamin heavy metals testing, disclosure SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Activist and social entrepreneur Hilary Swank is urging California lawmakers to pass Senate Bill 646, which would require prenatal vitamin manufacturers to test for and disclose levels of potentially harmful heavy metals in their products. At the California Senate health committee's first hearing on the bill, on April 2, Swank tes more PR

LA JOLLA, California, April 3 -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news: * * * How microRNAs act as a "blueprint" for the developing brain Scripps Research scientists reveal that microRNAs guide the development of Purkinje cells, a rare type of neuron linked to neurodevelopmental disorders. LA JOLLA, CA--Our brains contain billions of neurons and trillions of connections, and scientists are only beginning to understand the intricate process required to build this level of complexity. This includes uncovering the role of mi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Outdated Plans for Aging Oil Platforms Off California Coast LOS ANGELES-- The Center for Biological Diversity and the Wishtoyo Chumash Foundation filed a lawsuit today against the Trump administration over the federal failure to require updated development and production plans for oil drilling at the Santa Ynez Unit off the California coast. The unit's three platforms have been shut down since May 2015, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Business] -- NetChoice, a coalition of trade associations that says it makes the internet safe for free enterprise and expression, posted the following news release: * * * Ninth Circuit Hears NetChoice Case to Halt California Censorship & Surveillance Law in Full PHOENIX-- Today, NetChoice heads to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on our request for a full stay to halt California's SB 976, an online censorship and surveillance law, from going into effect while our case, NetChoice v. Bonta (2024), more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 2 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * One of America's Dirtiest Coal Plants Seeks Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card from Trump Bozeman, MT -- The owners of one of America's dirtiest coal-fired power plants have asked the Trump administration for a two-year exemption on compliance with federal clean air standards. Montana's Colstrip plant is the largest emitter of toxic particulate matter of any plant in the country's aging coal fleet. Yet it hopes to take advantage of Pr more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, April 3 -- The American Public Health Association issued the following news release: * * * Over 100 Public Health Leaders--Including Former HHS Secretaries, CDC Directors, U.S. Surgeon General, Governors, and State Health Officials--Urge Congress to Reject Trump Administration's Dismantling of CDC and Public Health Programs More than 100 of the nation's most respected public health leaders--including former U.S. Secretaries of Health and Human Services, a former U.S. Surgeon General, multiple former CDC directors, form more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, April 3 -- The American Public Health Association issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Researchers Challenge NIH's Politically Driven Grant Cancellations Today, researchers, along with American Public Health Association (APHA), the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), and Ibis Reproductive Health filed a lawsuit challenging the abrupt cancellation of research grants by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the world's largest publ more PR

TUSTIN, California, April 3 -- The California Policy Center, an organization that says it focuses on education reform, workplace freedom, government transparency and governance, issued the following news on April 2, 2025: * * * U.S. Dept. of Education investigates California over FERPA violations tied to AB 1955 The U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday that it will investigate California for violating the authority of parents over their children who attend public schools, specifically on matters of gender identity. According to t more PR