WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: During a radio interview last week, NJ GOP gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli declared his support for stopping the increase of the New Jersey minimum wage from $12/hour to $15/hour by the year 2024. Ciattarelli's comment on the minimum wage demonstrates how harmful his policy ideas are for working families in New Jersey, especially those who have suffered financially throughout the pandemic. Studies ha more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Feb. 1 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility, announced today the company has raised $359,000 company-wide for local United Way organizations across the nation. "Our employees have a long history of supporting United Way, and we are fortunate to have such generous people with a wonderful giving spirit that want to mak more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Feb. 4 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2021: American Water (NYSE: AWK), the nation's largest publicly traded water and wastewater utility company, and the City of Camden, jointly announced today the start of an expanded collaboration to deliver clean, safe and reliable water to residents and businesses in Camden, west of the Cooper River, by entering into a bulk water agreement with New Jersey American Water.  more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Feb. 4 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2021: American Water (NYSE: AWK), the nation's largest publicly traded water and wastewater utility company, and the City of Camden, jointly announced today the start of an expanded collaboration to deliver clean, safe and reliable water to residents and businesses in Camden, west of the Cooper River, by entering into a bulk water agreement with New Jersey American Water.  more PR

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Feb. 3 -- Forbes Media, a global media, branding and technology company with a focus on news and information about business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership and affluent lifestyles, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2021: Forbes today announced its third annual Blockchain 50 List, a compilation of the top 50 companies that are leading the pack employing distributed ledger technology. * The Blockchain 50 companies span a wide range of indu more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Feb. 4 (TNSJou) -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: Mandatory calorie labelling of alcoholic drinks could possibly address both alcohol consumption and obesity. An analysis published in Obesity Reviews summaries the results of studies that have examined consumer knowledge of the calorie content of alcoholic drinks, public support for labelling of calorie content on such drinks, and the effect of labelling on consumption. In the analysis of 18 relevant more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Feb. 4 (TNSJou) -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: A new study published in Arthritis Care & Research has identified 10 readily available clinical factors that may predict which patients will persistently use high doses of opioids in the year following knee replacement surgery. In the study of 142,089 Medicare patients with osteoarthritis who underwent total knee replacement surgery and had no history of high-dose opioid use, 10.6% became persistent  more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Feb. 4 (TNSJou) -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: Investigators have published a global review of mammal strikes with aircraft, noting that events have been increasing by up to 68% annually. More mammals were struck during the landing phase of an aircraft's rotation than any other phase, according to the article published in Mammal Review. By analyzing published information and mammal strike data from national aviation authorities in Australia, Cana more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Feb. 4 (TNSJou) -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: During the lockdown in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, pregnant women had higher symptoms of depression and anxiety. The finding comes from a study published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, which also revealed that women with higher body mass index and lower social support were most affected. A total of 204 women accepted to participate in the study, which involve more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Feb. 4 (TNSJou) -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: A recent analysis of published studies estimates that one-quarter of adults with breast cancer have cognitive impairment before starting therapy. The analysis, which is published in Psycho-Oncology, also found that many patients' cognitive function declines after receiving chemotherapy, endocrine therapy, and/or hormone therapy for breast cancer. "Our results suggest that cancer-related and personal  more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Feb. 6 -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: Ozone is a problematic air pollutant that causes serious health problems. A newly developed material not only quickly and selectively indicates the presence of ozone, but also simultaneously renders the gas harmless. As reported by Chinese researchers in Angewandte Chemie, the porous "2-in-one systems" also function reliably in very humid air. Ozone (O3) can cause health problems, such as difficulty breathing more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Feb. 4 (TNSJou) -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: Previous studies have linked sleep deprivation and frailty with depression. A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society that examined their combined effect suggests that short sleep intensifies the impacts of frailty on depressive symptoms. Among 5,026 community-dwelling older adults in China, participants who were frail at the start of the study were more likely to later  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 3 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy today announced an additional $5 million has been allocated to the Small Business Lease - Emergency Assistance Grant Program (SBL-EAGP), which allows businesses in 64 legislatively designated municipalities to apply for grants of up to $10,000 for lease costs. The program, which has already allocated $10 million to roughly 1,000 businesses, assists small busine more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 5 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy, Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver, First Lady Tammy Murphy, and New Jersey Department of Children and Families Commissioner Christine Norbut Beyer today launched New Jersey's first Adverse Childhood Experiences Action Plan, a comprehensive statewide strategy to prevent and reduce childhood trauma and adversity. The action plan outlines several initiatives to id more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 4 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 219, which increases indoor capacity limits from 25 percent to 35 percent for several businesses, including food and beverage establishments and entertainment and recreational businesses, effective Friday, February 5 at 8:00 a.m. The Executive Order also lifts the 10:00 p.m. curfew for in-person indoor restaurant service, however more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 6 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation that will expand opportunities for outdoor dining in New Jersey. The bill (S3340) sets forth a framework for municipalities to allow restaurants, bars, distilleries, and breweries to utilize outdoor spaces or public sidewalks as extensions of their business premises. Many municipalities across the state have been taking these steps sinc more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 5 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Murphy signed the following bills into law: S-2384/A-4129 (Greenstein, Gill/Spearman, Vainieri Huttle, Mukherji) - Requires health care facilities to report certain coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) data related to health care workers and certain first responders S-2607/A-2785 (Smith, Greenstein/Benson, McKeon) - Requires land use plan element of municipal master plan to include c more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 3 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2021: As part of the Murphy Administration's continued effort to improve maternal and infant health, First Lady Tammy Murphy and Human Services Acting Commissioner Sarah Adelman today announced the state Medicaid program now covers doula care, while also no longer paying for non-medical early elective deliveries. Also, the Medicaid program will require obstetrical providers, nurse midwive more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Feb. 5 -- New Jersey American Water issued the following news release: New Jersey American Water will replace approximately 4,400 feet of aging water main in Union starting this week. The project also includes replacing eight fire hydrants and 89 utility-owned service lines along the pipeline route. The company will upgrade the aging 6-inch cast iron water lines, installed in the 1940's, with new, 8-inch ductile iron main along the entire length of the following streets: *  more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Feb. 5 -- New Jersey American Water issued the following news release: New Jersey American Water will replace approximately 4,400 feet of aging water main in Monmouth County starting this week. The project also includes replacing six fire hydrants and 158 utility-owned service lines along the pipeline route. The company will upgrade the aging 4- and 6-inch cast iron water lines, installed as far back as the 1890's, with new, 8-inch ductile iron main along the following stree more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Feb. 2 -- New Jersey American Water issued the following news release: As part of an annual maintenance program for its water distribution system, New Jersey American Water will temporarily change the water treatment process from a chloramine (combination) residual to free chlorine residual at the company's Swimming River Water Treatment Plant in Colts Neck and its Jumping Brook Water Treatment Plant in Neptune. The temporary treatment process will begin the week of Februar more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 2 -- The New Jersey Democratic State Committee issued the following press release: The New Jersey Democratic State Committee is calling on State Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean, Jr., to immediately resign from office or give up his appointments to the state's Congressional Redistricting Commission after his announcement today that he will not seek re-election later this year. Kean unsuccessfully ran for Congress last year against U.S. Representative Tom Malinowski (D-7 more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Feb. 6 -- Rutgers University Camden campus issued the following news: Rutgers University Camden scholar Angelica Gonzalez is exploring ancient environments in the Atacama Desert in Chile to discover how soil arthropods - such as beetles and spiders - respond to climate change, particularly changes in precipitation. Funded by the highly competitive National Science Foundation CAREER program, Gonzalez will receive nearly $925,000 to support her research on paleoecology, a bra more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Feb. 4 (TNSRes) -- The Princeton Environmental Institute issued the following news on Feb. 3, 2021: Scientists and research based at Princeton University played a critical role in a new national report that investigates the technology, policy and societal dimensions of accelerating decarbonization in the United States. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine announced Feb. 2 the interactive report, "Accelerating Decarbonization of the U.S. Energy Sys more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Feb. 5 (TNSRes) -- Princeton University issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2021: Scientists and research based at Princeton University played a critical role in a new national report that investigates the technology, policy and societal dimensions of accelerating decarbonization in the United States. On Feb. 2, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine published the interactive report, "Accelerating Decarbonization of the U.S. Energy System, more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Feb. 6 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University Camden campus issued the following news on Feb. 5, 2021: The racial reckoning in the United States following the police killing of George Floyd inspired Oscar Holmes IV to examine other less noticeable ways that racism kills Black people. "I felt it was necessary to show the many other less conspicuous ways that racism kills Black people, so that more people can see themselves in this moment and learn how they might be contributing to r more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Feb. 5 -- Rutgers University issued the following news on Feb. 4, 2021: Rutgers University and RWJBarnabas Health today announced the achievement of a significant milestone in its mission to build a premier academic health system dedicated to education, research and the delivery of high-quality health care to benefit patients, students and the residents of New Jersey. Rutgers University and RWJBarnabas Health have taken a step toward integrating the clinical services  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Feb. 5 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Scientists have found genetic differences between bats killed by white-nose syndrome and bats that survived, suggesting that survivors rapidly evolve to resist the fungal disease, according to a Rutgers-led study with big implications for deciding how to safeguard bat populations. White-nose syndrome has killed millions of bats in North America since 2006, following its introduction from Europe. The syn more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Feb. 4 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news on Feb. 3, 2021: The United States will begin participating in an international collaboration to distribute COVID-19 vaccines more equitably around the world after President Joe Biden reversed the Trump administration's withdrawal from the World Health Organization on his first day in office. Richard Marlink, the director of Rutgers Global Health Institute, discusses the impact COVAX, the global collabor more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Feb. 4 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: For a girl in Ethiopia, her mother's wealth can protect her from becoming a child bride - but if a father prefers child marriage, his own wealth may increase the likelihood that she will be married before 18, according to a Rutgers University-New Brunswick study. Published in the journal World Development, the study found that girls whose mothers have more asset holdings - a cellphone, bicycle, sewing m more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Feb. 2 -- Rutgers University issued the following news on Feb. 1, 2021: More Americans think that jobs, careers and employment opportunities after the pandemic will be harder to obtain for the next generation than they were following the 2008 Great Recession, according to a new Rutgers report. The report, published by the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, found that less than half -- 46 percent of Americans surveyed at the end of 2020 -- are optimistic that  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Feb. 4 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: After decades of investigating the molecular mysteries behind aging and disease, Monica Driscoll last spring faced a puzzling new problem. How would her team of nearly two dozen researchers - comprising one of Rutgers University's largest and most prominent science labs - continue its work during Covid-19? Driscoll, a molecular neuro-geneticist in the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers-New Brunswi more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Feb. 5 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Gun violence among children is lower in states with more gun laws, according to a Rutgers-led study. The study, published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence, examined youth gun and weapon carrying data from 2005 and 2017 across several states. Researchers found the rates of youths carrying guns was higher in states and lower in states with more gun laws. According to researchers, this phenomenon co more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 5 (TNSPer) -- Thomas Edison State University issued the following news release: Alisha Miller, associate director West/Alaska, Office of Military and Veteran Enrollment and Outreach at Thomas Edison State University (TESU), was elected president of the National Association of Institutions for Military Education Services (NAIMES). NAIMES is an organization dedicated to excellence and advocacy for military-affiliated students. Its vision it to advocate for and influence more PR

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, Feb. 3 -- Ameresco, a provider of energy efficiency solutions, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2021: Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE: AMRC), and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) today announced a collaboration to develop and install approximately 30 megawatts (MW) of new, onsite solar generation assets at corporate and retail locations in seven states. The nearly 100 solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays are a combination of rooftop and ground mount systems at Wells Fargo retail an more PR