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A simple ECG test could flag racehorses at risk of exercise arrhythmias (10)
GUILFORD, England, March 31 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release:
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A simple ECG test could flag racehorses at risk of exercise arrhythmias
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A quick heart trace taken during a warm-up trot could identify racehorses at risk of cardiac arrhythmias during high-intensity exercise, according to a new study led by the University of Surrey.
The screening method analyses short, routine electrocardiogram (ECG) recordings that could be used to help prevent cardiac events more PR
Advocates and Voters File to Protect Washington Voters' Privacy (10)
WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause posted the following news release:
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Advocates and Voters File to Protect Washington Voters' Privacy
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Common Cause, Washington Conservation Action Education Fund, and a Washington voter have filed a motion to intervene in United States v. Hobbs. The organizations and voters seek to prevent the Department of Justice from obtaining Washingtonians' sensitive personal data. The intervenors are represented by attorneys from Campaign more PR
AG Campbell Sues To Block Rollback Of Limits On Mercury And Other Hazardous Power Plant Emissions (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 31 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release:
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AG Campbell Sues To Block Rollback Of Limits On Mercury And Other Hazardous Power Plant Emissions
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Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 21 states and local governments in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule and return to outdated stan more PR
Attorney General Clark Joins Lawsuit Challenging Rollback of Limits on Dangerous Emissions of Mercury and Other Hazardous Air Pollutants from Power Plants (10)
MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 31 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release:
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Attorney General Clark Joins Lawsuit Challenging Rollback of Limits on Dangerous Emissions of Mercury and Other Hazardous Air Pollutants from Power Plants
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Attorney General Charity Clark joined a coalition of 21 states and local governments in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule and reversion to o more PR
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION CHALLENGING ROLLBACK OF LIMITS ON DANGEROUS EMISSIONS OF MERCURY AND OTHER HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FROM POWER PLANTS (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 31 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION CHALLENGING ROLLBACK OF LIMITS ON DANGEROUS EMISSIONS OF MERCURY AND OTHER HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FROM POWER PLANTS
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Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today co-led a coalition of 21 states and local governments filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule and reve more PR
Attorney General Rayfield Files Lawsuit to Protect Rivers, Oregon Families from Mercury Pollution (10)
SALEM, Oregon, March 31 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Rayfield Files Lawsuit to Protect Rivers, Oregon Families from Mercury Pollution
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Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 20 other states and local governments sued the Trump administration today for weakening federal limits on mercury and other toxic pollutants released by coal and oil-fired power plants. The administration recently rolled back the 2024 Mercury more PR
Attorney General Tong Challenges Rollback of Limits on Dangerous Emissions of Mercury and Other Hazardous Air Pollutants from Power Plants (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 31 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Challenges Rollback of Limits on Dangerous Emissions of Mercury and Other Hazardous Air Pollutants from Power Plants
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(Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 21 states and local governments in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Ru more PR
Coalition Sues Trump EPA Over Illegal Repeal of Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 31 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on March 30, 2026:
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Coalition Sues Trump EPA Over Illegal Repeal of Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
Lawsuit challenges rollback that allows more mercury, lead, and other toxic pollution from coal- and oil-fired power plants
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Washington, D.C. -- A coalition of public health, environmental, and community advocates filed a lawsuit today challenging the Trump administration's repeal of standards that li more PR
Coalition Sues Trump EPA Over Illegal Repeal of Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (10)
NEW YORK, April 1 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release:
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Coalition Sues Trump EPA Over Illegal Repeal of Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
Lawsuit Challenges Rollback that Allows More Mercury, Lead, and Other Toxic Pollution from Coal and Oil-Fired Power Plants
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - A coalition of public health, environmental, and community advocates filed a lawsuit today challenging the Trump administration's repeal of standards that limit brain-damaging m more PR
DOE Argonne National Laboratory: National Science Foundation Awards an Additional $45M to Water-Focused Initiative for Great Lakes Region (10)
ARGONNE, Illinois, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release:
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National Science Foundation awards an additional $45M to water-focused initiative for Great Lakes region
Argonne is a core member of the Great Lakes RENEW collaboration to capture clean water, nutrients and valuable materials from wastewater
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Argonne partners in collaboration to turn water focused innovation into new technologies and businesses that strengthen th more PR
Foreign-Trade Zones Board Examines Tekni-Plex Flexibles Production Proposal in Madison, Wisconsin (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign-Trade Zones Board is reviewing a notification of proposed manufacturing activity from Wayne, Pennsylvania-based Tekni-Plex Flexibles LLC, for its facility located in Madison, Wisconsin.
The proposed activity involves the creation of various packaging materials, including cold seal film, reinforced coated paper and lidding paper. Other finished goods include coated and uncoated spunbonded high-density polyethylene of varying more PR
ICYMI: Wisconsin Doctors, Patients, Lawmakers Speak on What's at Stake for Abortion Rights Ahead of Wisconsin Supreme Court Election (10)
MONONA, Wisconsin, April 1 -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release on March 31, 2026:
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ICYMI: Wisconsin Doctors, Patients, Lawmakers Speak on What's at Stake for Abortion Rights Ahead of Wisconsin Supreme Court Election
One week before Wisconsin's spring election, Wisconsin physicians, patients, and lawmakers spoke at a virtual roundtable to discuss what's at stake for abortion rights
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Marcus & Millichap Arranges $12.3M Sale of 76-Unit Townhome Community in Manitowoc, Wisconsin (10)
ENCINO, California, April 1 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release on March 31, 2026:
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Marcus & Millichap Arranges $12.3M Sale of 76-Unit Townhome Community in Manitowoc, Wisconsin
MANITOWOC, Wis. - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of Evergreen Townhomes, a 76-unit multifamily property in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The property more PR
Md. A.G. Brown Challenges Rollback of Limits on Dangerous Emissions of Mercury and Other Hazardous Air Pollutants From Power Plants (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 1 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 31, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Challenges Rollback of Limits on Dangerous Emissions of Mercury and Other Hazardous Air Pollutants from Power Plants
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 21 states and local governments in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule and reversio more PR
Miraval Resorts & Spas and Humin Set New Standard for the Future of Measurable Wellness with Groundbreaking New Study (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 31 [Category: BizTravel] -- Hyatt Hotels Corp., a hospitality company, issued the following news release:
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Miraval Resorts & Spas and Humin Set New Standard for the Future of Measurable Wellness with Groundbreaking New Study
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* The majority (66%) of surveyed Miraval guests reported reduced perceived stress levels post-stay with 62% of the sample asserting they experienced benefits even at 60 days post-stay.
* Nearly all guests (95%) who were studied reporte more PR
N.J. A.G. Davenport Sues EPA Over Plan to Allow Power Plants to Release More Toxic Mercury (10)
TRENTON, New Jersey, April 1 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on March 31, 2026:
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Attorney General Davenport Sues EPA Over Plan to Allow Power Plants to Release More Toxic Mercury
Multistate Coalition Sues Trump Administration for Repealing Toxic Air Emissions Standards
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Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 18 states in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's repeal of the existing standards for th more PR
NEW: Wisconsin Servicemembers Report Not Receiving Adequate Care After Being Injured in Iran War (10)
WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release:
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NEW: Wisconsin Servicemembers Report Not Receiving Adequate Care After Being Injured in Iran War
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) demanded action from the Trump Administration after Wisconsin servicemembers contacted her office and reported they were not getting the care they needed for injuries they sustained in the opening days of President Donald Trump's war in Iran.
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Plex, by Rockwell Automation Named to Constellation ShortList for Product-Centric Cloud ERP (10)
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, March 31 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Rockwell Automation, an industrial automation and information company, issued the following news release:
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Plex, by Rockwell Automation Named to Constellation ShortList for Product-Centric Cloud ERP
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MILWAUKEE-March 31, 2026- Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced Plex was named to the Constellation ShortList(tm) more PR
Protect Our Care: Medicaid Awareness Month - Republicans' Unpopular Cuts Spark Nationwide Health Care Crisis They Can't Hide From (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Protect Our Care issued the following news on March 31, 2026:
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Medicaid Awareness Month: Republicans' Unpopular Cuts Spark Nationwide Health Care Crisis They Can't Hide From
Wednesday, April 1, kicks off the ninth annual Medicaid Awareness Month, as Donald Trump and Republicans face mounting backlash for the largest cuts to health care in history and the growing crisis those cuts have unleashed in communities across the country.
Medicaid is popular across the coun more PR
Research from Gillings School, OSU contributes to new Contraception issue on FemTech (10)
CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, March 31 -- The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health posted the following news:
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Research from Gillings School, OSU contributes to new Contraception issue on FemTech
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The journal Contraception has published a special issue of research that highlights the use of FemTech in sexual and reproductive health. The new issue features a study co-led by Maria Gallo, PhD, professor and chair in the Department of Epidemiology at the UNC more PR
Sanford Health leader named by Becker's as a top CIO to know (10)
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 31 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release:
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Sanford Health leader named by Becker's as a top CIO to know
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -Becker's Hospital Review has named Brad Reimer, Sanford Health senior vice president and chief information officer, to its 2026 list of hospital and health system CIOs to know. This is the fourth consecutive year Reimer has been named to the list.
According to Becker's, the IT leaders feature more PR
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Issues Report on Service Dogs Assisting Veterans Act (10)
WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-113) on the Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act (S. 1441). The report was advanced by Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, on Feb. 24, 2026.
Here are excerpts:
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The Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to which was referred the bill (S. 1441) to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to nonprofit entities to assist such entities in carrying out programs to provide service more ST
Smithsonian Folklife Festival Goes National for America's Birthday (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release:
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival Goes National for America's Birthday
For America's 250th, the Smithsonian's Largest Cultural Public Program Collaborates with Festivals Across the Country
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To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the ratification of the Declaration of Independence, the Smithsonian is taking its oldest and largest public program--the annual Folklife Festival--on the road to communities a more PR
Stanford Review Editor-in-Chief Johnson Testifies Before House Education & Workforce Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following testimony by Stanford Review editor-in-chief Elsa Johnson from a March 26, 2026, hearing entitled "U.S. Universities Under Siege: Foreign Espionage, Stolen Innovation, and the National Security Threat":
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Chairman, Ranking Member, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Elsa Johnson. I am a junior at Stanford University studying East Asian more PR
UW-Madison students 'step into the professional world with a purpose' (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, March 31 -- The University of Wisconsin posted the following news:
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UW-Madison students 'step into the professional world with a purpose'
More than 90% of UW graduates say their education prepared them for their career, according to new survey results.
By Gayle Worland
There are countless ways to describe what it means to earn a degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison: Pride. Possibility. And, of course, being well prepared for what comes next.
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WA joins coalition challenging rollback of limits on mercury emissions and other pollutants from power plants (10)
OLYMPIA, Washington, March 31 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release:
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WA joins coalition challenging rollback of limits on mercury emissions and other pollutants from power plants
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(Updated March 31, 2026, to include additional plaintiffs.)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has violated the law by repealing nationwide standards on emissions of mercury and other toxic air pollutants, Washington and a multistate coalition argued in a more PR
Xcel Energy to deliver more than $130 million to Upper Midwest customers from nuclear energy tax credit (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 31 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release:
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Xcel Energy to deliver more than $130 million to Upper Midwest customers from nuclear energy tax credit
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MINNEAPOLIS (March 31, 2026) - Xcel Energy is beginning to send more than $130 million in additional savings to its Upper Midwest customers from federal tax credits on the energy generated by the company's nuclear fleet. This brings the total savings to more than $330 million ov more PR
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