SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The Asian American Journalists Association issued the following news release: "What gets measured gets managed." Management expert Peter Drucker was referring to corporate strategy, but the same applies to social change. The Asian American Journalists Association has developed a robust research program for that very reason: As we push newsrooms to better reflect the communities they serve, measuring progress is essential. The most obvious metric i more PR

OAKLAND, California, Dec. 12 -- Amazon Watch, an organization that says it protects the rainforest and advances the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: * * * Environmental attorney who fought Chevron for Amazon communities spent almost three years detained on a contempt charge; He is backed by 68 Nobel Laureates, legal expert * * * Washington, DC - Today, 34 Members of Congress, led by Ranking Member of the House Rules Committ more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 12 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Madison, WI The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in northern Wisconsin has filed two legal challenges to protect water resources in the Bad River and coastal wetlands, required because Wisconsin officials approved blasting, horizontal drilling, or trenching through at least 186 waterways and 101 acres of high-quality wetlands that drain into Lake Superior. Bad River Band Chair more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 12 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Local and national conservation groups today announced an agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that will result in the Service revisiting an earlier decision to cancel a phase out of lead ammunition on Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge in West Virginia. Friends of Blackwater, Sierra Club (West Virginia Chapter), and the National Wildlife Refuge Association, all repres more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 12 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: The Environmental Protection Agency proposed a new rule to reduce cancer-causing air pollution from chemical plants that produce polyether polyols, a chemical product used to make lubricants and other products on December 11. Polyether polyols facilities release dangerous amounts of hazardous air pollutants, including the notoriously carcinogenic ethylene oxide (EtO). EtO emissions fr more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 12 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army issued the following news: When it comes to manufacturing, the biggest challenge facing the Army is the service's approach to it, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George said. "It's a process change, that's what we've got to get after," George said Dec. 7 during a panel discussion at the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, California. "I think that's the biggest challenge we have." During the more PR

COTATI, California, Dec. 13 -- The Animal Legal Defense Fund issued the following news release: * * * The court confirms ALDF's amicus position that a dog should not be euthanized due to his owner's violation of a local animal ordinance * * * OLYMPIA, Wash. -- The Washington Supreme Court affirmed an appeals court ruling that a dog named Thor, who had previously been deemed dangerous, should not be euthanized due to his owner's violation of the local dangerous dog ordinance. The decision in  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The UCLA School of Law Williams Institute issued the following news release: A new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law finds that 41% of married same-sex couples under the age of 50 surveyed expressed a desire to have children--or additional children--in the future. Similar percentages of cisgender men (39%), cisgender women (41%), and transgender participants (43%) said that they wanted to have children. The study also found that  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release: Trust for Public Land (TPL) has released a new report, The Use of Artificial Turf in Parks and Schoolyards, offering an in-depth analysis of the advantages, disadvantages, and considerations surrounding artificial turf in community spaces. The report serves as a resource for policymakers, educators, and urban planners seeking evidence-based guidance on recreational surfaces. Artificial t more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 12 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho Trust for Public Land (TPL), in partnership with Stimson Lumber Company (SLC) and the Idaho Department of Lands (IDL), announced today the permanent protection of 10,846 acres of working forest in Bonner and Boundary Counties. The conservation easement builds upon successful protection of McArthur Lake Wildlife Corridor and Clagstone Meadows conserving additio more PR