STAMFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- Americares, a health-focused relief and development organization, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: Americares and the Center for Climate, Health and the Global Environment at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Harvard Chan C-CHANGE), today announced health clinics in Arizona, Florida and Louisiana will pilot a program to protect the most vulnerable patients from the health impacts of climate change, including extreme heat.   more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, Sept. 23 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: Environmental groups today appealed a court order from the Western District of Louisiana granting a preliminary injunction request by the oil industry and the state of Louisiana to remove protections for the critically endangered Rice's whale included in Lease Sale 261. The Sierra Club, the Center for Biological Diversity, Friends of the Earth, and Turtle Island Restora  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 23 -- The Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana issued the following news: Leading up to the Governor's election, CCA Louisiana sent a list of questions to the major candidates. These are critical issues to our members and to anglers in Louisiana. Each question asked for a Yes or No response, with an opportunity for candidates to include additional comments. We included some brief background on each issue. Here are the responses to question #4 regarding ar  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 21 -- The Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana issued the following news: Leading up to the Governor's election, CCA Louisiana sent a list of questions to the major candidates. These are critical issues to our members and to anglers in Louisiana. Each question asked for a Yes or No response, with an opportunity for candidates to include additional comments. We included some brief background on each issue. Here are the responses to question #2 regarding cr  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 20 -- The Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana issued the following agency statement on Sept. 19, 2023: * * * Leading up to the Governor's election, CCA Louisiana sent a list of questions to the major candidates. These are critical issues to our members and to anglers in Louisiana. Each question asked for a Yes or No response, with an opportunity for candidates to include additional comments. We included some brief background on each issue. Here are the   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 23 -- The Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana issued the following news: Leading up to the Governor's election, CCA Louisiana sent a list of questions to the major candidates. These are critical issues to our members and to anglers in Louisiana. Each question asked for a Yes or No response, with an opportunity for candidates to include additional comments. We included some brief background on each issue. Here are the responses to question #5 regarding re  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 22 -- The Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana issued the following news on Sept. 21, 2023: Leading up to the Governor's election, CCA Louisiana sent a list of questions to the major candidates. These are critical issues to our members and to anglers in Louisiana. Each question asked for a Yes or No response, with an opportunity for candidates to include additional comments. We included some brief background on each issue. Here are the responses to questi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Consumer Energy Alliance issued the following news release: Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), the leading energy and environmental advocate for families and businesses, issued the following statement regarding the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana injunction reinstating acreage offered in Lease Sale 261, and removing additional restrictions brokered in a settlement between activist groups and the Biden Administration. "As energy prices rise, puttin  more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, Sept. 23 -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: Today, environmental groups appealed a court order from the Western District of Louisiana granting a preliminary injunction request by the American Petroleum Institute, Chevron, Shell, and the State of Louisiana to remove protections for the critically endangered Rice's whale included in Lease Sale 261. The Sierra Club, the Center for Biological Diversity, Friends of the Earth, and Tu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The Humane Society of the United States issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: The Humane Society of the United States is assisting the Vidalia Police Department and Vidalia Animal Control in rescuing more than 20 dogs and puppies from an alleged neglect situation at a residential property in Vidalia, Louisiana. Volunteers with Red Rover will be assisting with the care of the animals. Local authorities served a search and seizure warrant at approximately 8  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- The Marijuana Policy Project issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2023: On Monday, the Marijuana Policy Project released their 2023 Louisiana Cannabis Policy Voter Guide to educate the citizens of Louisiana where candidates, as well as incumbent legislators, stand on a variety of cannabis issues. MPP sent out a survey to all candidates for state offices. If the candidate held office in the last four-year term, we also chose nine bills (fiv  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 19 -- The Water Institute issued the following news release: The Water Institute welcomes Muthukumar "Muthu" Narayanaswamy, Ph.D., as the new Director of Coastal and Compound Flood Risk. Narayanaswamy brings years of experience to The Water Institute with focuses on quantification of flood risk including compounding impacts of coastal surge, rain and sea level rise and coastal resilience and mitigation alternatives to support coastal and inland communities. "It's  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The National Ocean Industries Association issued the following on Sept. 22, 2023: * * * Erik Milito, President of the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), issued the following statement in response to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana's preliminary injunction finding that the implementation of the challenged actions was procedurally invalid and that Interior's decision was arbitrary and capricious. This injunction blocks the new rest  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Sept. 21 -- The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International posted the following news release from its member company Chance Maritime Technologies: Chance Maritime Technologies, an innovative startup and service provider of uncrewed boat technology, has been awarded three NOAA Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts, with a total potential value of $22.5M. These IDIQ awards support NOAA's missions regarding: * Living Marine Resource Surveys and  more