WASHINGTON, July 2 [Category: Energy] -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following news release: July 2, 2024 -- The American Clean Power Association (ACP) released the following statement from Anne Reynolds, ACP Vice President for Offshore Wind, after the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) approved the Record of Decision for the Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind 1 and 2 projects off the New Jersey coast: "ACP applauds BOEM for yet another i  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: Today, the Department of the Interior announced its approval of the Atlantic Shores South offshore wind energy project off the coast of New Jersey - the nation's ninth approved commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project. The Atlantic Shores South wind project is expected to generate up to 2,800 megawatts of electricity, enough to power close to one million homes with clean renewable energy. Since taki  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 3 -- Educational Testing Service issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: ETS announced today that Ken Eisner has been named Managing Director of Higher Education to Workforce. In this new role, Eisner will manage all aspects of products aimed at higher education and career readiness, including product ideation, development, marketing, sales and operations. "As part of our vision to power human progress and promote skill proficiency, ETS is committed to bo  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 3 -- Environment New Jersey issued the following news release: The Department of Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced that they had officially approved the Atlantic Shores South project, which will produce up to 2,800 megawatts of clean, renewable energy from New Jersey's first offshore wind project. The project is the ninth large off-shore wind project to get approved by BOEM, and there are multiple utility scale projects that are operational  more

MONTVALE, New Jersey, July 2 -- The Institute of Management Accountants issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: * * * Deshmukh, the first IMA Chair from India takes the helm for fiscal year 2025 * * * IMA (Institute of Management Accountants) announced today the appointment of Sunil Deshmukh, CMA as chair of IMA's Global Board of Directors for its 2025 fiscal year (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025). Deshmukh is the first IMA Chair from India. As chair, Deshmukh will look to increase   more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, July 2 -- Cooper University Health Care issued the following news release: The closing is complete and Cape Regional Health System is now part of Cooper University Health Care, effective today, July 1, 2024. As part of the closing, Cape Regional Medical Center has been renamed Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional. "This agreement will transform health care for the residents and visitors of Cape May and Atlantic counties," said George E. Norcross III, Chairman of Cooper   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release: Today, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) Action Fund, which works to elect pro-environment candidates, announced new endorsements of ten candidates for election to the U.S. House of Representatives. The endorsements include U.S. Representative Josh Harder (CA-09), and House candidates former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez (AZ-02), Delaware State Senator Sarah McBride (D  more

MERCERVILLE, New Jersey, July 2 -- The New Jersey Association for Mental Health and Addiction Agencies issued the following news release: On Wednesday, June 26, 2024 the New Jersey Legislature released its $56.6 billion Fiscal Year 2025 (FY2025) state budget proposal, a record high state budget that allocates $728 million more than Governor Murphy's proposed $55.9 billion budget. Today, June 28, 2024, both the New Jersey Assembly and Senate passed the budget resolution, which now goes to Gover  more

NEW YORK, July 1 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release: (Trenton, New Jersey - July 1, 2024) New Jersey State Senator John McKeon (D-27) and Assembly member Andrea Katz (D-8) introduced a bill Friday that would require warehouses, ports and other high-traffic facilities to take necessary steps to reduce health-harming pollution. The Warehouse and Port Pollution Reduction Act (S3546/A4679) comes at a time when roughly one in three New Jersey  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, July 2 -- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey issued the following news on July 1, 2024: Sarcoma, often referred to as "the forgotten cancer," is a rare and diverse group of cancers that arise in the bones and soft tissues. According to the American Cancer Society, about 13,590 new soft tissue sarcomas will be diagnosed this year, which means that unless you or someone you know has been diagnosed with the disease, you probably don't know too much about it. "From t  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 3 -- The Institute for Advanced Study issued the following news release: The Institute for Advanced Study has named three new permanent Faculty to the School of Mathematics in the fields of pure mathematics and computer science. Irit Dveer Dinur (theoretical computer science), Elon Lindenstrauss (dynamical systems), and Aaron Naber (geometric analysis) will begin their Institute appointments this summer. Considered one of the top honors in academia, IAS Faculty appoi  more

MARLTON, New Jersey, July 3 -- Virtua Health, a provider of health care services, issued the following news: The advanced heart failure team at Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden has successfully performed the health system's first left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. LVADs are intended to help maintain heart function for people who have reached end-stage heart failure. The surgery occurred in May 2024, and the patient is recovering nicely. Virtua Health, the largest   more