WASHINGTON, July 16 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * 120+ Groups Urge Hochul to Halt Trump-Backed Pipeline * Coalition calls on state to extend public comment window, warning of rushed process enabling massive fossil fuel project New York, NY -- More than 120 climate, environmental justice, public health, faith, and community groups submitted a formal letter demanding that Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Department of Env more PR

DENVER, Colorado, July 17 (TNSrpt) -- The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless issued the following news release: * * * AFFORDABLE HOUSING REMAINS OUT OF REACH IN COLORADO FOR LOW-WAGE WORKERS DENVER, CO-- Full-time workers need to earn $36.79 per hour to afford a modest, two-bedroom apartment at Fair Market Rent in Colorado. This is Colorado's "2025 Housing Wage" according to Out of Reach, a report published today by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC). Out of Reach, released an more PR

BELLEVUE, Washington, July 16 [Category: Sociological] -- MomsRising, an online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, posted the following news release: * * * Another Cruel, Punitive Assault on Immigrant Families that Harms Us All * Statement of Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director and CEO of MomsRising, the online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, on the Trump administration reinterpreting more PR

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, July 17 -- The Oak Ridge Associated Universities issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * At the epicenter: Ashley Stowe, Ph.D., discusses his new role as chief research and university partnerships officer, and why it's an exciting time in the nuclear industry Despite being known as the "secret city," it's no secret that Oak Ridge, Tennessee, is a hub for nuclear research. That's one of the things Ashley Stowe, Ph.D., is looking forward to about his new  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The American Action Forum issued the following news release: * * * Breaking Down the BRICS Tariff * President Trump has recently threatened to impose a 10-percent tariff on any country associated with BRICS, a bloc composed primarily of developing countries that seek to counter the economic influence of Western-dominated institutions. In a new insight, Trade Policy Analyst Jacob Jensen discusses the costs of such a tariff to U.S. consumers and bus more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Condemns Deadly Israeli Attacks on Syria, Reiterates Call for U.S. to Demand Respect For Syrian Sovereignty * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned deadly Israeli attacks on Syria and reiterated its call for the U.S. to demand respect for Syrian sovereignty, inste more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-NY Calls Columbia University's Adoption of IHRA Antisemitism Definition 'An Attack on Free Speech' * The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today condemned a decision by Columbia University to adopt the controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism. Columbia's administratio more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, July 17 -- The Consumer Energy Alliance issued the following news release: * * * CEA Applauds Pennsylvania Summit For Underscoring Energy's Fundamental Importance to Global AI Race 1. Commonwealth's energy, manufacturing, workforce attract over $90B investments 2. Summit showcases how U.S. needs to plan to deliver affordable, reliable power in face of massive demand growth * PITTSBURGH - Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), the leading energy and environmental advocate for famil more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Council on Foreign Relations issued the following news release: * * * CFR Welcomes Three New Board Directors The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is pleased to welcome Thomas E. Donilon, Christopher P. Liddell, and Linda Thomas-Greenfield to its Board of Directors. "I am delighted to welcome Tom, Chris, and Linda to our Board of Directors. Their wealth of experience and expertise across government and the private sector will meaningfully advance CFR's nonpartisa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Climate Justice Alliance issued the following news release: * * * House Funding Bills are a Payout to Polluters In response to a slew of anti-environmental appropriations bills, including the House Interior, Environment and Related Agencies and the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies FY 2026 Bills, Climate Justice Alliance (CJA) issued the following statement: Increased food, water, air, and economic insecurity already await us thanks to Trump's recen more PR

CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, July 17 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news on July 16, 2025: * * * Corn Grower Leaders Call on Trump to Intervene with MAHA Commission The president of the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) and farmer leaders from 19 state-based corn grower groups sent a letter to President Trump today asking him to intervene as the Make America Healthy Again Commission prepares to release policy recommendations that question the safety of pestici more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Detention Watch Network, a coalition that says it builds power through advocacy and strategic communications to abolish immigration detention in the U.S., issued the following news release: * * * Members of Congress support the renewed call for Communities, Not Cages amid Trump's cruel mass detention and deportation agenda Members of Congress are lending their support of Detention Watch Network's (DWN) Communities Not Cages campaign relaunch, renewing calls to shut down more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Detention Watch Network, a coalition that says it builds power through advocacy and strategic communications to abolish immigration detention in the U.S., issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Renewed Call for "Communities Not Cages" to fight Trump's Detention Expansion Today, Detention Watch Network (DWN) is relaunching the Communities Not Cages campaign and renewing its call to shut down Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- First Focus on Children, an advocacy organization dedicated to making children and families the priority in federal policy and budget decisions, issued the following news release: * * * Administration has "unfettered opportunity" to hobble Department of Education, advocate says Move supports Administration's "War on Children" * The Supreme Court's decision to allow roughly 1,400 Department of Education employees to be fired gives the Trump Administration an unfettered more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 17 -- The American Telemedicine Association issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * FIRST LOOK AT 2026 DRAFT MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE DEMONSTRATES POSITIVE STEPS FORWARD FOR VIRTUAL CARE, SAYS ATA ACTION PFS Includes Updates to Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP), new RPM/RTM Billing Codes, Digital Therapeutics Reimbursement for ADHD and More * WASHINGTON, DC, JULY 16, 2025 - ATA Action, the advocacy arm of the American Telemedicin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 [Category: Energy] -- Growth Energy, a trade association that represents ethanol producers, issued the following news release: * * * Growth Energy Statement on USTR's Section 301 Investigation into Brazil's Unfair Trading Practices * WASHINGTON, D.C.--Growth Energy, the nation's largest biofuel trade association, welcomed news that the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) today initiated a Section 301 investigation into Brazil's unfair trading practices. "Today's action by U more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: AFP-Kansas Tele-Town Hall with Rep. Mann on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act * # Jul 16, 2025 by AFP TOPEKA, KS - Last week, Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) hosted Representative Tracey Mann (R-KS) for a tele-town hall event with constituents to answer questions on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and discuss its impact on hardworking Kansans and the fut more PR

MONONA, Wisconsin, July 16 [Category: Economics] -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: New York Based Crypto Bros Make Million Dollar Transaction With Contributions to Right-Wing Wisconsin Politician Bill Berrien * MADISON, Wis. -- According to the latest state campaign finance reports, the political action committee (PAC) of recently announced right-wing Wisconsin gubernatorial candidat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Mortgage Bankers Association posted the following news release: * * * MBA Applauds Crucial Senate Passage of VA Partial Claims Bill * (202) 557-2727 WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 15, 2025) - MBA's President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released the following statement on the Senate's passage of the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act (H.R. 1815) by unanimous consent: "MBA applauds the Senate for taking swift bipartisan action to support vete more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 16 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Nonresidential Construction Materials and Services Costs Accelerate Again in June as Industry Awaits Impact of Announced Tariff Increases * Wed, 07/16/2025 - 07:41 Steel and Concrete Prices Remain Elevated While Most Other Materials Stay Flat; AGC Warns That Tariff Pressures Could Reignite Cost Volatility, Undermine Benefits of New Tax and Regulatory E more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 17 -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * Oxfam calls on Senate to vote no on 'cruel' rescissions package that would claw back lifesaving assistance for people 'already fighting to stay alive' In advance of the U.S. Senate vote on the Trump Administration's rescissions package including approximately 8 billion dollars in additional cuts to lifesaving humanitarian and development aid previously approved by Congress, President and CEO of Oxfam Amer more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 17 (TNSrpt) -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * Private Equity Health Care Acquisitions - June 2025 In light of continued investor interest in healthcare and the risks associated with private equity ownership of healthcare companies, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project is tracking private equity-backed healthcare acquisitions. Below is a list of private equity healthcare buyouts, growth investments, and add-on acquisitions comp more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Reporter Memo: Congressional Republicans Introduce Shutdown Threat with Rescissions Vote * This week, Congressional Republicans will make the first move in the next major battle in Congress this year -- the upcoming government funding deadline on Sept. 30 -- and they appear poised to instigate a government shutdown. As reporters cover Republicans' actions, it's critical to understand their mo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Celebrates Adelita Grijalva's AZ-07 Special Election Primary Win * For Immediate Release: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 Contact: media@reproductivefreedomforall.org Washington, DC -- Today, Reproductive Freedom for All-endorsed candidate for Arizona's 7th Congressional District, Adelita Grijalva, won her primary e more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Aspen Institute issued the following agency statement on July 16: * * * Statement on Department of Defense Participation at the 2025 Aspen Security Forum For more than a decade, the Aspen Security Forum has welcomed senior officials--Republican and Democrat, civilian and military--as well as senior foreign officials and experts, who bring experience and diverse perspectives on matters of national security. This year, we extended invitations to senior Trump administ more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 17 -- Equal Rights Advocates issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Statement: Public Outcry Forces Trump Administration to Delay Backdoor Attack on Title IX Protections Opposition from Equal Rights Advocates and other gender justice organizations forced the Department of Energy to delay harmful rule changes that would impact transgender students * SAN FRANCISCO - Equal Rights Advocates (ERA) today celebrated a victory in the fight to prote more PR

NEW YORK, July 17 -- United Against Nuclear Iran issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * UANI Applauds U.S. and European Snapback Sanctions Deadline (New York, NY) - United Against Nuclear Iran Chairman Governor Jeb Bush and CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace issued the following statement today after Axios reported on a deadline issued to Iran's regime for it to avoid the invocation of the U.N. snapback sanctions mechanism: "We applaud President Trump, Secretary Rubio, and the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * Unlawful ICE Arrests at Immigration Courthouses Prompt Lawsuit by Advocates and Immigrants * Washington, D.C. -- Immigrants and their legal advocates are suing to stop unlawful Trump administration policies that have resulted in the arrest, detenti more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Watchdog: Here's How House Republicans' Crypto Bills Bolster Trump's Business Empire While Putting American Interests At Risk * Washington D.C. - As part of "Crypto Week" announced by House Republicans, the U.S. House is expected to " jam through " industry-friendly cryptocurrency bill more PR