NEW YORK, Nov. 16 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2023: New York Attorney General Letitia James today filed a historic and groundbreaking lawsuit (https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/court-filings/pepsico-complaint.pdf) against PepsiCo Inc. (PepsiCo) for harming the public and the environment with its single-use plastic packaging. The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) found that single-use plastic produced by PepsiCo contributes sign  more

NIAGARA, New York, Nov. 18 -- Niagara University issued the following news on Nov. 17, 2023: Kimberly Alexander Carlo, '15, M.S.Ed.'17, a seventh grade science teacher in the Lewiston-Porter Central School District, was selected for the prestigious national Milken Educator Award, hailed as the "Oscars of Teaching." She is the first educator in the district to have received this honor, which recognizes outstanding K-12 educators nationwide for their excellence and leadership in the profession an  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2023: A partnership between the USDA Forest Service and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) announced $776,000 in additional grant funding for two projects that will accelerate the planning and implementation of land stewardship practices for woodlands and forests within the lower Great Lakes region via technical assistance to private landowners. The additional funding ann  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: For a long time now, scientists have wanted to know more about what happens under the ice of the Great Lakes each winter, but getting the data has always been extremely challenging or almost impossible in this region. Most buoys must be pulled out and carefully stored away in winter to avoid damage, most research ships are not built to break through the frozen water surfac  more