STAMFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 14 -- The American Pet Products Association issued the following news release: With autumn in full swing, the American Pet Products Association (APPA) is showcasing some of the latest and greatest fall- and Halloween-themed pet products. From pumpkin-flavored treats to pet costumes, APPA is helping ensure pet parents take advantage of all the season has to offer with products for their pets. "According to the 2023-2024 APPA National Pet Owners Survey, an increasing   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The American Iron and Steel Institute issued the following news release: American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Regional Director of Codes and Standards Jonathan Humble, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP - BD+C will conduct a session on "Energy Code Options for Steel Construction" at the Connecticut Architecture Conference + Expo on October 26, 2023 from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. ET at the Mystic Marriott Hotel in Groton, Connecticut. The conference is the premier continuing education and   more

NORWALK, Connecticut, Oct. 10 -- The Financial Accounting Standards Board posted the following news release from the Private Company Council on Oct. 9, 2023: The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) that incorporates certain U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosure requirements into the FASB Accounting Standards Codification(R). The amendments in the ASU are expected to clarify or improve disclosure and presentation requir  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 10 -- The National Association of Insurance Commissioners issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2023: This week, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) greets eight foreign regulators from five countries, who are participating in the NAIC's Fall 2023 International Fellows Program (October 9 - November 21). State insurance departments in Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Ohio, and Virginia will serve as hosts   more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Oct. 9 -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following statement on Oct. 8, 2023: * * * Thousands of children are without homes after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake devastated large parts of Herat province in western Afghanistan. More than 2,000 people have been killed or injured and over 9,000 families have been severely affected. Save the Children is deployi  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Oct. 9 -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following news release: * * * In response to the escalation in violence between Palestinian armed groups and Israeli forces in Israel and Gaza today, Jason Lee, Save the Children's Country Director for the occupied Palestinian territory, gave the following statement: Save the Children's Country Director for the   more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following news release: The number of girls at extreme risk of facing the double blow of climate change and child marriage is set to increase 33% to nearly 40 million by 2050, new estimates from Save the Children released on the eve of International Day of the Girl reveal. A new report by Save the Child  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 12 -- Save the Sound issued the following news release: Nonprofit environmental organizations Save the Sound, Group for the East End, and Peconic Baykeeper have notified the Suffolk County Legislature that its failure to take meaningful action to address nitrogen pollution resulting primarily from outdated and inadequate septic systems violates the Green Amendment of New York's Constitution. The letter, prepared by PACE Environmental Litigation Clinic, was delivered  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 12 -- Save the Sound issued the following news release: Nonprofit environmental organizations Save the Sound, Group for the East End, and Peconic Baykeeper have notified the Suffolk County Legislature that its failure to take meaningful action to address nitrogen pollution resulting primarily from outdated and inadequate septic systems violates the Green Amendment of New York's Constitution. The letter, prepared by PACE Environmental Litigation Clinic, was delivered  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 7 -- The Sikh Coalition issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2023: This week, the Connecticut State Board of Education voted in favor of new social studies standards, which will include Sikhism for the first time ever. These new standards will give approximately 514,000 students in Connecticut the opportunity to learn about the Sikh community, and represent yet another victory in the years-long, nationwide effort to push for Sikh inclusion in state standards.  more

WESTPORT, Connecticut, Oct. 14 -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following statement on Oct. 12, 2023, by CEO Janti Soeripto: * * * "We are extremely concerned about the worsening situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel. Save the Children condemns the killing of civilians - especially children - in the strongest possible terms. Children are always the most  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 11 -- Environment Massachusetts issued the following news release: The governors of Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island announced on Wednesday a first-in-the-nation memorandum of understanding (MOU) to coordinate offshore wind development throughout the three-state region. Under the agreement, offshore wind developers can submit multi-state offshore wind project proposals that each state will consider for procurements in 2024. The states' solicitations are   more