MOUNT RAINIER, Maryland, Dec. 19 -- The Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environment issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: Today the U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has authorized waivers of preemption for California to implement theAdvanced Clean Cars II (ACCII) program and the Heavy Duty Omnibus program, an effort to reduce NOx emissions from heavy-duty trucks. The authorization of a waiver of preemption for the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACCII) program, allows for t more PR

COTATI, California, Dec. 20 -- The Animal Legal Defense Fund issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: * * * The settlement agreement involves relocating 45 captive animals from a bleak roadside zoo to peaceful sanctuary homes over a five-year period * * * SAN FRANCISCO -- Today, the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) announced that a process is underway to relocate animals from a rural Pennsylvania roadside zoo to animal sanctuaries following a settlement agreement requiring 45 anim more PR

NOVATO, California, Dec. 20 -- The Buck Institute for Research in Aging issued the following news on Dec. 19, 2024: * * * Award Aims to Transform Healthcare with Personalized Analytics * * * The Buck Institute for Research on Aging and strategic partner Phenome Health today announced a four-year award of up to $52M from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to support its groundbreaking research project, "Personalized Analytics for Transforming Health (PATH): A PATH Towar more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest civil rights and advocacy organization, and the Law Office of Maria Kari today announced the filing of a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of State for failing to evacuate American citizens, American legal residents, and the family members of Americans trapped under Israeli bombardment in Gaza. * * * [NOTE more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The California Academy of Sciences issued the following news release: * * * From a South African pygmy pipehorse to an endangered Oaxacan dahlia, these new discoveries expand our knowledge of Earth's biodiversity around the world * * * Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences described 138 new animal, plant, and fungi species in 2024, enriching our understanding of Earth's biodiversity and strengthening our ability to regenerate the nat more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-- A Texas-based oil company announced to investors today that the California Office of the State Fire Marshal has waived federally required anti-corrosion measures for the Las Flores pipeline system. The system has been shut down since May 2015, when a corroded pipeline ruptured and released about 450,000 gallons of oil near Refugio State Beach. The state waiver  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: * * * Rescuers Search for Entangled Humpback Sighted Near Orange County * * * OAKLAND-- NOAA Fisheries has released preliminary data showing that 34 whales have been confirmed entangled in fishing gear off the U.S. West Coast in 2024. That number is higher than for any other year since 2018. Shortly after the latest numbers were released, another entangled humpback whale was spotted by whale watche more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following statement on Dec. 18, 2024: * * * Lena Zwarensteyn, senior director of the fair courts program and an advisor at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement ahead of the Senate's expected votes on two district court nominees: "This week, the Senate is expected to confirm two more district court judges who will bring important experience and diversity to fed more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 20 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America issued the following news release: Texas and Alaska Have Highest Number and Percent of 12-Month Gains, While California and Maryland Lag; Florida and Minnesota Top Lists of Numerical and Percentage Monthly Gains, While Indiana Has Worst Losses Construction employment increased in 41 states and the District of Columbia in November from a year earlier, while 23 states and D.C. added construction jo more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 19 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Yates County, NY Today, climate-killing cryptominer Greenidge Generation filed an emergency request with the New York State Supreme Court to delay legal proceedings in its ongoing battle for an air permit renewal to continue cryptomining. This is part of Greenidge's long-term strategy to drag out court proceedings over the span of multiple years, forcing the surrounding Finger Lakes com more PR

OAKLAND, California, Dec. 19 -- The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights issued the following news release: SAN FRANCISCO -- On Tuesday, the group of Californians and legal advocacy organizations challenging the administration of the state's capital punishment scheme finalized its supplementary briefing in response to questions from the Supreme Court of California. The state's highest court ordered parties to respond to questions about the nature of "cruel or unusual punishment" as applied in dea more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 20 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Philadelphia, PA As part of a settlement reached with Earthjustice, PECO will commission the state's largest solar project to date to serve residential customers. Earthjustice represented POWER Interfaith, Vote Solar, Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania, Sierra Club, Clean Air Council, and PennEnvironment before the Public Utility Commission (PUC), challenging PECO's four more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 20 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: * * * Standards Will Reduce Pollution from New Gas-Powered Cars and Trucks * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today granted California's requests for Clean Air Act preemption waivers for the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACCII) Standards and the Heavy-Duty Low NOx Omnibus Standards. The standards will protect millions of people from dangerous pollution emitted by new passenger cars,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- GreenLatinos, an organization that says it convenes a coalition of Latino leaders committed to addressing national, regional and local environmental, natural resources and conservation that affect the health and welfare of the Latino community, issued the following news release: The U.S. EPA granted the state of California's requests for Clean Air Act preemption waivers for the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACCII) Standards and the Heavy-Duty Low NOx Omnibus (HDO) Standards. Th more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 20 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Newburgh Clean Water Project, Sierra Club, and NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) today moved to intervene to defend the Biden administration's lead in drinking water rule. Last week, the American Water Works Association (AWWA), a water utility trade association, challenged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) lead rule mandating the removal of lead water pipes that h more PR

COTATI, California, Dec. 20 -- The Animal Legal Defense Fund issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: * * * California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard Incentivizes Factory Farm Pollution Nationwide * * * SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Today, environmental justice and environmental groups sued Governor Newsom's California Air Resources Board (CARB) over its failure to adequately address the health and environmental impacts of its recently approved amendments to one of California's flagship clima more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 20 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Los Angeles, CA Oceana, represented by Earthjustice, has filed two lawsuits against the National Marine Fisheries Service (Fisheries Service) for withholding information about the injury and death of marine life taken in commercial fisheries off California and Alaska. The cases were filed after the Fisheries Service provided inadequate responses to multiple Freedom of Information Act (F more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 20 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: San Francisco, CA Yesterday, the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) voted to deny the use of customer funds for lobbying expenses, costly memberships in trade associations like the American Gas Association, gas system expansion projects and a litany of proposed hydrogen investments in the rate case for SoCalGas and San Diego Gas & Electric. The decision also sets a new standar more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Dec. 13, 2024: * * * Corruption and Russia's Illicit Gold Trade By John Kennedy This week, the UK Government appointed Baroness Margaret Hodge as the country's new Anti-Corruption Champion, announced significant new funding for the National Crime Agency's anti-corruption efforts, and introduced additional sanctions targeting the illicit gold trade. In its press release, the Government stated: "Illicit gold more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary commentary on Dec. 13, 2024: * * * Digging In: The Army's Promising Path to Real Change in Audit By Katharina Ley Best and Drake Warren For the past two years, the Army has committed to improving its business processes in order to make progress towards achieving what would be its first "clean" audit. Under the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, all federal agencies are required to pass a financial audit, bu more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Dec. 20 -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: Today, Derek Eisenberg, a real estate entrepreneur represented by Pacific Legal Foundation, has filed two federal lawsuits in Nevada and West Virginia challenging both states' requirements that brokers maintain physical offices within the state. Derek intends to expand his successful online brokerage firm - Continental Real Estate - nationwide, but outdated state laws threaten t more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- Sanford Burnham Prebys issued the following news release: Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys used two sequencing methods in tandem to uncover gene product mRNA alterations and relationships from brains affected by three common diseases. Diseases marked by progressive deterioration of the brain -- neurodegeneration -- have proven challenging to understand and treat. These common conditions affect millions of patients and families around the world, yet more PR

MENLO PARK, California, Dec. 19 (TNSres) -- SRI International issued the following news: * * * Researchers have developed a new framework that reduces generative AI hallucinations by up to 32%. * * * Today's generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) platforms are powerful yet imperfect. While the large language models (LLMs) that power GenAI applications seem to provide plausible answers, the answers they provide often contain errors, which AI researchers refer to as "hallucinations." Rese more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted California's request for a waiver under the Clean Air Act to enforce its own strict vehicle emissions standards through the state's Advanced Clean Cars II program. The program is a critical component of the state's efforts to reduce planet-warming and health-harming emissions from passenger vehicles in California. It is projec more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 14 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: * * * Court Grants Review on Narrow Question Concerning Challengers Standing to Bring their Claims * * * The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it will not review challenges to California's core statutory authority to enforce its own pollution limits for new cars and passenger trucks. In a short, unsigned order, the Court declined to consider oil and gas interests' challenge to the la more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 20 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release: Trust for Public Land (TPL), in partnership with Big Sur Land Trust, and with generous support from Community Foundation Santa Cruz County and the Wildlife Conservation Network, is excited to announce the launch of an ambitious effort to secure permanent protection of Ferrini Ranch [The Ranch], an 866-acre ecological and cultural treasure located along Highway 68 in Monterey County. If successful more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 20 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release: Trust for Public Land released the following statement from Dr. Jocelyn Imani, Senior Director of Black History and Culture, regarding the Biden Administration's designation of National Monuments and National Historic Landmarks that uplift the legacies of women leaders: "The Biden Administration's designation of women-centered National Monuments and Historic Landmarks represents a powerful step t more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 20 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release: Trust for Public Land celebrates the Senate's passage of the EXPLORE Act, which includes the Outdoors for All Act, a key initiative that Trust for Public Land has been advocating for since 2018. This act is vital for ensuring equitable access to parks and outdoor spaces for all Americans. This groundbreaking bipartisan legislation represents a historic step forward in addressing disparities in par more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Dec. 20 -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: Charleston, WV; December 19, 2024: Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) filed two federal lawsuits today challenging West Virginia laws that violate the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. One case targets racial quotas for the State Bar's Board of Governors, while the other challenges protectionist laws restricting economic opportunity. Both cases highlight how, by ignoring  more PR