CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 24 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * With a goal of securing US$146 billion in private investment by 2030, Indonesia needs to reevaluate its planning, procurement, and investment processes * * * Near-term renewable energy investments from the private sector worth US$146 billion are needed to achieve Indonesia's 2030 climate target, which requires urgent policy reformation to increase investor c more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 24 (TNSres) -- The Immigrant Legal Resource Center issued the following news release: * * * Boosts Operation Lone Star Numbers but Doesn't Protect Communities * * * HOUSTON, TX - Texas authorities have expansively interpreted a 2024 law that imposes a 10-year mandatory minimum sentence on people convicted under the state's smuggling law to include giving rides to undocumented people, The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC), Human Rights Watch (HRW), Detenti more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 24 (TNSres) -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following commentary on July 23, 2024: * * * Writing About Health Care Interventions? The HealthNewsReview Criteria are as Relevant as Ever By Gary Schwitzer, founder & publisher of HealthNewsReview.org In 2004, researchers at the University of Newcastle in Australia launched a pioneering website -- Media Doctor Australia -- aimed at providing an objective analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 (TNSres) -- The Center for Economic and Policy Research issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: Out of 39 National Parks in the Eastern US, only one has a healthy forest that is not facing failure or insecurity. In a new analysis (https://cepr.net/state-climate-corps-are-needed-to-save-eastern-forests/), CEPR's Algernon Austin focuses on the plight of Eastern forests to make a broader point and a plea. To save the future of Eastern forests, immediate and fully fu more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 (TNSres) -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * Workers in most states are eligible for up to 26 weeks of benefits from the regular state-funded unemployment compensation program, although 13 states provide fewer weeks, and two provide more. Extended Benefits (EB) are not triggered on in any state. Additional weeks of pandemic federal benefits ended in all states on September 6, 2021. UPDATED JULY 23, 2024 * * * The federal-sta more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 (TNSres) -- The Center for International Environmental Law issued the following news: SOFIA, Bulgaria, July 23, 2024 -- Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) experts will be in Sofia, engaging in the 61st session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) -- the UN body responsible for climate science -- from July 26 to August 2 and are available for comment. The IPCC meeting in Sofia aims to organize the work for the IPCC Seventh Assessment Report  more PR

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, July 24 (TNSres) -- The International Society of Automation issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: The International Society of Automation (ISA) -- the leading professional society for automation -- has announced the release of a white paper describing recommendations for raising the safety and security bar for automation and control systems. ISA published the paper in tandem with its ISASecure cybersecurity certification program and the ISA  more PR

FLOWER MOUND, Texas, July 23 (TNSres) -- The Knights Templar Eye Foundation issued the following news: Dr. Brent K. Young from Stanford University School of Medicine located in Palo Alto, California was awarded a $90,000 grant for his research entitled: Survival and regeneration of retinal ganglion cells in Neurofibromatosis type-1. These studies aim to develop novel treatments to prevent and reverse vision loss due to vision loss in Neurofibromatosis type 1, or NF1. NF1 occurs in 1 out of eve more PR

ORLANDO, Florida, July 24 (TNSres) -- Florida Realtors issued the following news release: Florida's housing market in June and second quarter (2Q) 2024 showed rising inventory levels (active listings), more new listings and moderating median sales prices compared to a year ago, according to Florida Realtors(R)' latest housing data. "Florida's economy and lifestyle continue to attract people who want to live and work in the Sunshine State - more than 1,000 people move here every day, according  more PR

DENVER, Colorado, July 24 (TNSres) -- The Financial Planning Association issued the following news release: * * * Aaron Coates, CFP, Mark Johannessen, CFP, AIF, and Catherine Seeber, CFP, CeFT, to receive the 2024 Heart of Financial Planning Award * * * The Financial Planning Association (FPA), the leading membership organization and trade association for Certified Financial Planner professionals, is proud to announce Aaron Coates, CFP, Mark Johannessen, CFP, AIF, and Catherine Seeber, CFP,  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 (TNSres) -- Health Innovation Alliance issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: The Health Innovation Alliance (HIA) today released its principles for the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care and life sciences. Unlike other organizations, HIA's principles are intended to guide Congress and the Administration and are focused exclusively on the use of AI in health care. "Congress and the Administration should be cautious in jumping to regulate  more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 24 (TNSres) -- The International Center for Law and Economics issued the following news release: Capital One Financial Corp.'s proposed $35.3 billion acquisition of Discover Financial Services is likely to yield significant benefits to consumers and create a viable new competitor to both existing large banks and to the payment-card-network space currently dominated by Visa and MasterCard, a new International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) white paper finds. Authored b more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 (TNSres) -- The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Updated Report Determines 11 Tuna Stocks Achieve Passing Scores on MSC Principle 1 * * * Fisheries scientists in An Evaluation of the Sustainability of Global Tuna Stocks Relative to Marine Stewardship Council Criteria (https://www.iss-foundation.org/about-issf/what-we-publish/issf-documents/issf-2024-06-an-evaluation-of-the-sustainability-of-global-tuna-stocks-relativ more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 24 (TNSres) -- The Journal of Marketing, a part of the American Marketing Association, issued the following news release: Researchers from North Carolina State University, University of Manitoba, Bern University of Applied Sciences, University of South Carolina, and California Baptist University published a new Journal of Marketing study that explores whether the onset of daylight saving time leads consumers to engage in unhealthy behaviors. The study, forthcoming in th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 (TNSres) -- The Lupus Foundation of America issued the following news release: The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) is pleased to announce two recipients of pediatric lupus research grants. The grants will support the advancement of childhood lupus research by evaluating the impact of the environment on genetic changes that lead to the development of lupus and the impact of genetic variation on disease progression. The 2024 recipients are: * Hajera Amatullah, PhD, MPH,  more PR

LA JOLLA, California, July 24 (TNSres) -- Sanford Burnham Prebys issued the following news release: * * * Scientists infect miniature lung organoids with the virus responsible for COVID-19, revealing new ways in which the infection spreads and suggesting potential treatments * * * Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys, University of California San Diego and their international collaborators have reported that more types of lung cells can be infected by SARS-CoV-2 than previously thought, incl more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 24 (TNSres) -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: * * * Report: "The Committee's findings indicate that the present role of PBMs in prescription drug markets is failing and requires change" * * * The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) today praised a report on pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) middlemen issued by House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY). The re more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 24 (TNSres) -- The National Association of State Energy Officials issued the following news: On July 23, 2024, NASEO, with support from Breakthrough Energy, released two new publications on clean hydrogen for State and Territory Energy Offices. These resources are part of a toolkit developed with input from the NASEO Clean Hydrogen State Working Group. The first tool, Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit: Overview and Implications, provides State and Territory Energy  more PR

NEW YORK, July 24 (TNSres) -- The National Association of Scholars issued the following news release: * * * Scholars Release New Report on Chinese Influence in American Education * * * The National Association of Scholars (NAS) has just published a new report, China and Our Children. This report fills a gap in previous work by examining how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) uses language as a tool of asymmetric warfare, and its deployed effects in the United States. Confucius Classrooms (CCs more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 24 (TNSres) -- The National Community Pharmacists Association issued the following statement on July 23, 2024: * * * The National Community Pharmacists Association released the following statement today from its CEO, B. Douglas Hoey, after the House Committee on Oversight and Reform's hearing with pharmacy benefit manager executives Adam Kautzner, PharmD, president, Evernorth Care Management and Express Scripts; David Joyner, executive vice president, CVS Health, and more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 (TNSres) -- The American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release: * * * Report Will Guide Investment Decisions of AFT Trustees Who Oversee Pension Funds with Over $3 Trillion in Assets Under Management * * * HOUSTON--A new report from the AFT shines a spotlight on the troubling labor practices of 10 private equity funds that rake in billions in workers' pension savings, while simultaneously angling to drive down labor standards at the companies in which t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 (TNSres) -- The Progressive Policy Institute issued the following news release: As the Democratic Party begins to chart its path forward following President Joe Biden's historic decision to end his re-election campaign, a new report from the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) argues Democrats must adopt new ideas in addition to a new candidate at the top of the ticket. The report, titled "Paying for Progress: A Pragmatic Blueprint to Cut Costs, Boost Growth, and Expand Amer more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release: A peer-reviewed study published today in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives has found that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, known as "forever chemicals," are increasingly being added to U.S. pesticide products, contaminating waterways and posing potential threats to human health. The study, "Forever Pesticides: A Growing Source of PFAS Contamination in the Environment," is more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 24 (TNSres) -- World Council of Credit Unions issued the following news release: * * * Second WOCCU Fellowship class also announced at 2024 Annual General Meeting * * * BOSTON--World Council of Credit Unions' (WOCCU) Board of Directors on Monday presented annual awards for digital growth and distinguished service to credit union organizations and individuals from Brazil, Indonesia and Ireland at its Annual General Meeting held during the 2024 World Credit Union Confe more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 24 (TNSres) -- World Council of Credit Unions issued the following news release: * * * CrowdStrike incident also a hot topic of discussion Tuesday afternoon at WCUC 2024 * * * BOSTON--World Council of Credit Unions on Tuesday led a panel discussion on the findings from its new report, Insights from Credit Unions on Financial Inclusion for Migrants and Refugees, at the 2024 World Credit Union Conference. Published in June, the report looks at the role credit unions p more PR

NEW YORK, July 24 (TNSres) -- The Dana Foundation issued the following news: By Kayt Sukel Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a radiologic imaging technique that uses a combination of magnetic fields and radio waves to generate images of organs inside the body, has provided neuroscientists with a unique window into the living brain, revolutionizing the field's understanding of both the brain's structure and function. Over the past 40 years, thanks to advances in physics and engineering, improv more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, July 24 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on July 23, 2024: * * * Forecasting the Probability of War Between Israel and Hezbollah By Marie Jones and David Stebbins Assessing the potential that Israel may declare war on Hezbollah offers an opportunity to show how crowdsourced forecasting can augment traditional RAND expertise and analysis. The recently launched RAND Forecasting Initiative (RFI) compared forecaster assessments of that likelihood with tw more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, July 24 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on July 23, 2024: * * * Young People in the UK Need a Future. Can It Be Guaranteed? By Joanna Hofman In its 2024 Manifesto (PDF), the UK Labour Party promised a Youth Guarantee "to bring down the number of young people who are not learning or earning." The "guarantee" is one of access to training, apprenticeships, or support to find work for all 18- to- 21-year-olds, to also include two weeks' work experience  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 24 (TNSres) -- The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: Thousands of companies have set ambitious, interim 2030 carbon reduction goals and pledged net-zero emissions by 2050. Yet, these corporate net-zero goals present greenwashing risks without sufficient action to underpin plans. A new report, released today by the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), examines the state of low-carbon transition plannin more PR

PASADENA, California, July 24 (TNSres) -- The Planetary Society issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. (July 23, 2024) -- Following NASA's announcement of its intent to cancel the VIPER mission to the Moon's south pole, the lunar and planetary science community is rallying together to urge Congress to reverse the decision. This morning, The Planetary Society helped circulate a letter signed by 1,000 individuals from the lunar and planetary science community to more than 200 key co more PR

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, July 24 (TNSres) -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * Updated plan builds on major accomplishments, findings * * * Harmful and toxic algal blooms (HABs) are a well-established and severe threat to human health, economies, and marine and freshwater ecosystems on all coasts of the United States and its inland waters. Their impacts, intensity, and geographic range have increased over past decades, due to both human-induced a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 (TNSres) -- The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation issued the following news release: Any society that claims to be a democracy must uphold fundamental freedoms such as freedom of religion, thought, assembly, expression, an orderly and transparent legal process and, importantly, freedom of the press. This is certainly not the case of Russia in their sham imprisonment of Evan Gershkovich. Although the facts of this case are well known, they bear repeating. First, Evan  more PR