WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSres) -- Resources for the Future issued the following news release: * * * But Is It Enough? New research finds that communities routinely take measures to build resilience in the aftermath of flooding disasters, even if those measures are costly or politically fraught. * * * Each year, flooding costs the United States billions of dollars in economic damages. Future costs will depend largely on whether communities will be able to adapt to rising risk and exposure. But more PR

LAUREL, Maryland, June 19 (TNSres) -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release: The future of military conflict is inseparable from the development of artificial intelligence (AI). The battlefield of the future will be redefined by the fielding of intelligent autonomous systems operating at machine speed and with machine precision. As the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence stated bluntly in its 2021 final report: "Defending a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSres) -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on June 18, 2024: * * * Highlights of CBO's June Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook for 2024 to 2034 By Jordan Haring Executive Summary * The Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) latest Budget and Economic Outlook projects that federal debt held by the public will rise from 99 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) at the end of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, to a record 106.2 percent of GDP by 2027, a more PR

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, June 20 (TNSres) -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine issued the following ASAM Weekly for May 18, 2024, news roundup on June 19, 2024: * * * This Week in the ASAM Weekly The American Medical Association (AMA) recently voted to support eliminating criminal penalties for drug possession for personal use. Dr. Steven Taylor, on behalf of ASAM, offered an important point for critics to consider: decriminalization "can have public health benefits if it is done corre more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 19 (TNSres) -- The American Society for Radiation Oncology issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: * * * Update to 2017 guideline focuses on radiation treatment for HPV-positive disease with or without systemic therapy in the definitive and post-surgical settings * * * The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) published today an updated clinical guideline that details best practices for using radiation therapy to treat patients who have orophar more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSres) -- The American Geophysical Union issued the following news release: * * * Nearly 40% of households exceed safety recommendations where multiple lead sources may exist. Remediation with standard techniques at this scale could cost more than $1 trillion nationally * * * Roughly one in four U.S. households have soil exceeding the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's lead screening levels of 200 parts per million (ppm), halved from the previous level of 400 pp more PR

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, June 19 (TNSres) -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following presented a podcast on June 12, 2024: Have you been searching for the fountain of youth? Well, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory researchers may have just found the beginnings of one. This week At the Lab, CSHL Assistant Professor Corina Amor Vegas discusses her work reprogramming T cells to fight aging. Read the related story: The fountain of youth is ... a T cell? (https://www.cshl.edu/the-fo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSres) -- Better Markets, an organization that says it promotes pro-market, pro-business and pro-growth policies to help build a better financial system, issued the following statement on June 18, 2024: Cantrell Dumas, Director of Derivatives Policy, issued the following statement regarding the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) upcoming open meeting on Monday, June 24 to address the finalization of the proposed Comparability Determinations orders for Japan, Mex more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 19 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences issued the following news release: * * * New research exposes the relationship between advertising and life satisfaction Key Takeaways: * When advertising provides valuable information to consumers, it can be a force for good. * An overemphasis in some locations can contribute to a decrease in life satisfaction within certain cultures and communities. * * * Advertising has long been  more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, June 19 (TNSres) -- The Wildlife Society, an organization that says it inspires, empowers and enables wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation, issued the following news: * * * A threatened California population is surprisingly tolerant of one another * * * By Joshua Rapp Learn Green sea turtles have a reputation for being somewhat combative, but by fitting the reptiles with cameras, researchers more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, June 19 (TNSres) -- The American Society of Echocardiography issued the following news release: The latest issue of CASE is now available with intriguing reports, including "The Complex Hemodynamic Interplay between Mitral Arcade, Midventricular Obstruction, and Prosthetic Aortic Valve" by Taverna et al. CASE Editor-in-Chief Vincent Sorrell, MD, FASE, remarked, "One of the great values of CASE is the ability to use high-quality echo images matched to tomographic cardiova more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSres) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary: * * * Enhancing Understanding of Yongbyon Through Thermal Imagery: Part 1 By Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha and Jennifer Jun Key Findings * North Korea's nuclear program expansion continues, compounded by the end of UN oversight and highlighting the need for a critical evaluation of remote sensing in nuclear monitoring. To this end, Beyond Parallel conducted analysis of th more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 19 (TNSres) -- Environment America Research and Policy Center issued the following news release: According to a new report released Tuesday, we do not need destructive deep-sea mining operations to meet our critical mineral needs. In fact, the world trashes more copper and cobalt - metals used to build clean energy technologies - in our electronic waste than miners would likely extract each year from the central Pacific through at least 2035. The report, We don't ne more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSres) -- The Futures Industry Association issued the following news release: * * * * Report based on survey of market participants conducted by Acuiti * Report finds optimism regarding growth and innovation in Europe, but many firms see more growth potential in other parts of the world * Report finds that regulatory burden is widely viewed as a major challenge * Report finds interest rates and energy are the asset classes with the greatest potential for growth in trad more PR

MILPITAS, California, June 19 (TNSres) -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release: To keep pace with unremitting growth in demand for chips, the global semiconductor manufacturing industry is expected to increase capacity by 6% in 2024 and post a 7% gain in 2025, reaching a record capacity high of 33.7 million wafers per month (wpm: 8-inch equivalent), SEMI announced today in its latest quarterly World Fab Forec more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, June 19 (TNSres) -- The California Association of Realtors issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: * * * California median home price sets another record-high, C.A.R. reports * * * Mortgage rates that surged to their highest levels since late last year hampered California home sales in May on both a monthly and an annual basis, while the statewide median home price exceeded $900,000 for the second straight month to set another record-high, the CALIFORNIA  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 19 (TNSres) -- The National Community Pharmacists Association issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: In a groundbreaking collaboration, InStep Health, a leader in in-store marketing solutions, and the National Community Pharmacists Association are joining forces to provide local independent pharmacies with state-of-the-art, turnkey marketing and education solutions. Independent pharmacists who participate will have access to InStep Health's proven in-stor more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSres) -- The American College of Cardiology issued the following news release: * * * Despite significant advances in prevention and treatment, Black Americans have higher risk of cardiovascular death * * * As we commemorate Juneteenth 2024, JACC, the flagship journal of the American College of Cardiology, has published "Excess Cardiovascular Mortality Among Black Americans 2000-2022: A Report Card," to highlight the persistent and tragic inequities in cardiovascular ca more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 19 (TNSres) -- The American Counseling Association issued the following news release: The experiences and mental health of children, youth and marginalized groups within the LGBTQ+ community is the focus of a special two-part series in the Journal of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling. The journal is a publication of the Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities (SAIGE), a division of the American Counseling Association. The series highlight more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, June 19 (TNSres) -- Research Corporation for Science Advancement issued the following news: Research Corporation for Science Advancement's long history includes critical initial investments in major telescope projects that have helped advance modern astronomy. One big bet was RCSA's three-decade commitment to the construction of the Large Binocular Telescope on Mount Graham in southeastern Arizona, the first of a new generation of extremely large ground-based telescopes. "The more PR

NEW YORK, June 19 (TNSres) -- The Insurance Information Institute issued the following news release: * * * Severity Trends Upward for the Year Florida, Georgia, Texas and California Continue to Lead States for Lightning Losses * * * More than $1.2 billion in lightning-caused U.S. homeowners insurance claims were paid out in 2023 to more than 70,000 policyholders, with $194 million attributable to Texas alone, according to the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I). Based on national in more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 19 (TNSres) -- The Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association issued the following news release: * * * Groundbreaking New Report Stems from Advocacy Effort to Rally Government Support of Making ALS Livable * * * The ALS Association commends the National Academies for its groundbreaking new report on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The report, [signup required to access report] the result of an 18-month study, provides a comprehensive road map aimed at making AL more PR

NEW YORK, June 19 (TNSres) -- The National Association of Scholars issued the following news release: * * * New K-12 Science Standards give hope for the future of science education * * * The National Association of Scholars (NAS) and Freedom in Education (FIE), organizations dedicated to improving America's science education, have created The Franklin Standards: Model K-12 State Science Standards (https://www.nas.org/reports/the-franklin-standards/full-report). NAS and FIE want to inspire Am more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 19 (TNSres) -- The American Transportation Research Institute issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) today released new research identifying approaches to increase the number of women truck drivers entering and staying in the industry. After quantifying six key challenge areas facing women truck drivers, the research lays out an action plan for the industry - with discrete steps for motor carriers, truc more PR

WASHINGTON, June 20 (TNSres) -- Creative Associates International issued the following news: By Michael J. Zamba A new intersectional analysis of the social identities and characteristics of at-risk Hondurans provides significant insights into factors that influence irregular migration, crime or violence. The study's unique finding is that a person's identity is very closely aligned with the neighborhood where they live. "In present-day Honduras, cultural, ethnic and historical backgrounds a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSres) -- Human Rights First issued the following news: Human Rights First, Immigration Equality, and the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) released a new report, "No Human Being Should Be Held Here": The Mistreatment of LGBTQ and HIV-Positive People in Federal Immigration Jails, which lays bare the systemic abuse against LGBTQ and HIV-positive individuals in ICE and CBP custody. Interviews and surveys with 41 detained or formerly detained LGBTQ and HIV-positive peo more PR

NEW YORK, June 19 (TNSres) -- Immigration Equality issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: Today, Immigration Equality, the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC), and Human Rights First released a new report, "No Human Being Should Be Held Here": The Mistreatment of LGBTQ and HIV-Positive People in Federal Immigration Jails, which lays bare the systemic abuse against LGBTQ and HIV-positive individuals in ICE and CBP custody. Interviews and surveys with 41 detained or formerly det more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSres) -- Oil Change International issued the following news release: Fossil fuel companies are under public pressure to address the climate crisis and reduce pollution. In response, almost 40% of US gas is now "certified" by third-party companies, allowing fossil fuel producers to claim reduced methane emissions from their operations. The problem? The claims are false. Gas certification threatens climate goals by promoting false data and enabling gas companies to expand o more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 19 (TNSres) -- Clean Water Action issued the following news release: * * * Communities exposed to diesel truck emissions associated with warehouses face higher levels of air pollution linked to health problems like asthma and cardiovascular disease. * * * About one in three New Jersey residents now lives within a half-mile of a mega-warehouse, facing elevated exposure to freight truck pollution, according to a new report released Tuesday, June 18 by Environmental De more PR

BOULDER, Colorado, June 19 (TNSres) -- Outdoor Industry Association issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: * * * 2024 Outdoor Participation Trends Report reveals outdoor recreation grew to over 175 million participants with increasing numbers of women, people of color, and seniors * * * Today, Outdoor Foundation (OF) and Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), the longtime authority on outdoor participation research and data, released findings from their 2024 Outdoor Participation T more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 19 (TNSres) -- Illinois Realtors presented a podcast on June 18, 2024: Listen as to today's podcast as REALTORS(R) Amy Wu of Keller Williams Success Realty in Barrington, Elizabeth Goodchild of Berkshire Hathaway HomeService in Palatine and Rob Warmbir of RW Property Services in Clifton discuss the value they deliver to their clients. As the real estate market evolves, it's never been more important to remind consumers about the value of the professional training an more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, June 19 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary: * * * One Fix Starts with Nudging Surgeons * * * Overprescribing Is Still Driving Overdose Deaths. One Fix Starts with Nudging Surgeons By Zachary Wagner and Craig Fox America's opioid epidemic is as bad as it has ever been. Although the sharp increase in opioid overdose deaths over the last decade is largely attributed to the rise in fentanyl distributed through drug cartels, a startling number can be trac more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, June 20 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary: * * * Winning the Balloon Wars: How Airborne Information Could Prod Kim to Rein in His Nuclear Ambitions By Bruce W. Bennett North Korea has signaled an escalation in its "balloon war" with South Korea over the past month, sending hundreds of inflatables southward with payloads of trash and manure. A worthy South Korean response could involve using balloons to deliver upbeat news and K-pop music deep into the more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, June 20 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary: * * * Can America Live with a Nuclear North Korea? By Bruce W. Bennett While the U.S. government still seeks North Korean denuclearization, senior U.S. personnel have recently argued that the United States is prepared to negotiate interim steps to achieve that objective. Which is to say that the U.S. government believes that it can live with North Korean nuclear weapons for some significant period of time. A more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, June 19 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary: * * * Police Performance Must Be Measured with Purpose By Emma Zurcher and Rick Slootweg At a time when confidence in the police has decreased in many countries, especially among ethnic minorities[1], it is crucial that forces are able to demonstrate accountability, transparency, and ongoing efforts to improve law enforcement practices. Putting in place robust performance measurement practices is instrumental more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, June 19 (TNSres)-- Rand issued the following news release: Only a third of outpatient community mental health treatment facilities in 20 states with the highest opioid related overdose deaths report offering medication treatment for opioid use disorders, suggesting efforts may be needed to strengthen such services, according to a new RAND study. Among the 450 clinics surveyed, factors that increased the likelihood that clinics would provide medication for opioid use d more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, June 19 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following news release: With more working hours and lower average base pay, the well-being of U.S. teachers continues to be worse than that of similar working adults--a consistent pattern since 2021, according to a new RAND survey. Managing student behavior, low salary, and administrative work outside of teaching were the top-ranked sources of stress for teachers in 2024. Teachers reported working an average of 53 hours per week; 15 more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSres) -- The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes issued the following news release: A newly published report by the ICSID Secretariat provides an in-depth look at compliance with and enforcement of awards rendered under the ICSID Convention. The report includes a study of awards with pecuniary obligations--i.e., damages and/or costs awarded to a party--rendered as of December 31, 2021. ICSID was able to collect information for 231 awards (91% of al more PR

NEW YORK, June 19 (TNSres) -- Robin Hood, an organization that says it focuses on fighting poverty, issued the following news release: * * * New Yorkers ages 18-30 often do not reap the stabilizing benefits of full-time employment; they shoulder a similar student debt burden as older peers despite earning half as much and face exclusions from supplemental income policies City leaders must restore $84.9 million in proposed budget cuts to CUNY and maintain ACE and ASAP programs geared toward co more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 19 (TNSres) -- The Security Industry Association issued the following news release: * * * HOSTED BY SIA'S RISE COMMUNITY AND CREATED FOR YOUNG LEADERS IN THE SECURITY INDUSTRY, THIS FUN, ENRICHING EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE AUG. 12-14 IN WASHINGTON, D.C. * * * The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the schedule, speaker lineup and program for the 2024 AcceleRISE conference, hosted by SIA's RISE community for young professionals and emerging leaders in  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 19 (TNSres) -- The Broad Institute issued the following news: * * * A low-cost CRISPR-based paper strip test distinguishes between influenza types and can be reprogrammed to recognize different viruses including the H5N1 bird flu virus. * * * Fewer than one percent of people who get the flu every year get tested in part because most tests require trained personnel and expensive equipment. Now researchers have developed a low-cost paper strip test that could all more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 20 (TNSres) -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release: * * * Key Takeaways * The introduction of a standardized handoff protocol substantially improved communication among OR staff, ensuring critical information was transferred consistently. * The enhanced communication reduced potential patient safety risks and highlighted the importance of standardized handoff tools in improving surgical outcomes. * * * A new study showcases a successfu more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSres) -- The American College of Cardiology issued the following news release: Modern therapies have extended the lives of many cancer patients; however, survivors often live with chronic health conditions, including cardiovascular disease. New research published in JACC: CardioOncology shows that air pollution plays a significant role in increasing cardiovascular disease and mortality in cancer patients and contributes to health disparities related to these conditions.  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSres) -- PRRI (formerly the Public Religion Research Institute) issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: * * * New analysis finds support for Christian nationalism is inextricably linked with attitudes toward Confederate memorials. * * * Amidst ongoing debates over Confederate statues and memorials in public spaces, a new national survey from PRRI (Public Religion Research Institute) and E Pluribus Unum (EPU) finds that Americans remain divided over preservi more PR

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, June 19 (TNSres) -- The Association for Financial Professionals issued the following news release: * * * Thirty-five percent of companies spread their deposits among a greater number of banks to further diversify counterparty risk, according to the 2024 AFP Liquidity Survey. * * * 45% of organizations moved deposits to large banks, seeking safety in systemically important financial institutions, according to the 2024 Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) Liquidit more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 19 (TNSres) -- The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America issued the following news release: * * * Trusted Choice study reveals critical need for independent agents to help consumers navigate nuances of the insurance market. * * * Consumers have many questions about insurance coverage, and a new survey shows that even the most discerning policyholders do not fully understand the intricacies. Ahead of National Insurance Awareness Day on June 28, Trusted  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSres) -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release: * * * Report details recommendations to address the historic, ongoing and cumulative impacts of dams in Columbia River Basin * * * The U.S. Department of the Interior, in consultation and collaboration with Columbia River Basin Tribes, has released an updated analysis of the historic, cumulative, and ongoing impacts the Federal dams on the Columbia River, including the lower Snake River dams,  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 19 (TNSres) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following statement on June 18, 2024: * * * Statement by Steve Clemmer, Energy Analyst, Union of Concerned Scientists Maine's updated climate impacts assessment, released today, shows that global warming is posing a growing threat to the state's economy, environment and public health, which indicates that Maine, like all states, must slash global warming emissions as deeply and quickly as possible, acco more PR

BURNSVILLE, Minnesota, June 20 (TNSres) -- The Minnesota Corn Growers Association issued the following news: On a hot, sunny day last July, Nick Peterson stood in the shade on his Central Minnesota farm and explained to Doni and Ellie from Twin Cities Road Crew how he practices sustainability in his operation. He and his brother Ryan strip-till their corn and soybeans, he said, helping reduce compaction and erosion. They also use precision agriculture technology to fine-tune seed, fertilizer,  more PR

NEW YORK, June 20 (TNSres) -- Physicians for Human Rights issued the following news release: Child-rights experts from PHR are collaborating with clinicians at HEAL Africa to care for thousands of people displaced by conflict in North Kivu, including children who suffered sexual violence. In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), rising levels of violence have shifted a very precarious security context into a deadly conflict. The intensified fighting has led to massive population  more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 19 (TNSres) -- Wisconsin Conservation Voters issued the following news on June 18, 2024: Wisconsin Conservation Voters released its Conservation Scorecard for the 2023-24 legislative session today. The Conservation Scorecard assesses how Gov. Evers and state legislators voted on conservation issues like clean water, clean energy, and democracy. Each representative receives a score for the session and a lifetime score - providing a roadmap for voters to use in the upcom more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, June 19 (TNSres) -- The Vertical Flight Society issued the following news release: * * * World's Longest-Running Electric Aircraft Symposium Returns to Oshkosh, Wisconsin in July 2024 18th annual event brings advanced air mobility to Oshkosh 18th annual event brings advanced air mobility to Oshkosh in hybrid in-person / online event the weekend prior to the world's largest aviation airshow * * * More than 40 of the world's leading electric aircraft developers and technolo more PR