COTATI, California, Aug. 21 -- The Animal Legal Defense Fund issued the following news release: * * * Declawing is a cruel surgical procedure to remove the last bone in a cat's toes * * * BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. -- This week, the Buffalo Grove Board of Trustees read a proclamation opposing cat declawing and encouraging the Illinois General Assembly to pass legislation to prohibit cat declawing statewide. Cat declawing is an invasive surgical operation -- akin to cutting off the last knuckle of   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 21 -- The California Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release: California's state Senate and Assembly each passed identical bills on Tuesday that would strengthen California's ban on single-use plastic grocery bags.. Sen. Catherine Blakespear's (Encinitas) SB 1053 passed the Senate by an initial 30-7 vote and Asm. Rebecca Bauer-Kahan's (Orinda) AB 2236 passed the Assembly by a 51-7 vote. Their passage marks an important step in addressing Cal  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 21 -- The California Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release: A resolution passed by the U.S. Senate Tuesday to block new furnace efficiency standards would raise costs for households and cause needless pollution. The standards--finalized by the Department of Energy last fall--are set to reduce energy costs for many households by about $50 annually while cutting 332 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions over 30 years of product sa  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- The California Association of Realtors issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: * * * * Existing, single-family home sales totaled 279,810 in July on a seasonally adjusted annualized rate, up 3.6 percent from 270,200 in June and up 4.1 percent from 268,840 in July 2023. * July's statewide median home price was $886,560, down 1.6 percent from June and up 6.5 percent from $832,530 in July 2023. * Year-to-date statewide home sales inched u  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project issued the following news release: In response to a reported backroom deal between California lawmakers and Google that would terminate the California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA) and create a privately-funded "AI Accelerator," the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement. "This backroom deal is bad for journalists, publishers, and all Californians, which is why state lawma  more

BELLEVUE, Washington, Aug. 21 -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release: The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in a case challenging the ATF's "Final Rule" equating firearms parts kits and gun components with functioning firearms. The case is known as Garland v. VanDerStok. Joining CCRKBA in this important brief are the Western States Sheriffs' Association, Jews fo  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 21 -- The Institute of Food Technologists issued the following news release: The Institute of Food Technologists Student Association (IFTSA), a student-governed community of members of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), is pleased to announce that Chapman University in Orange, California, has won the IFTSA & Mars Product Development Competition. The team was recently honored at IFT FIRST: Annual Event & Expo, IFT's popular food science, technology, and innovation  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 21 -- Clean Fuels Alliance America issued the following news release: Clean Fuels Alliance America expressed disappointment in the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) recently proposed amendments (https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/default/files/barcu/regact/2024/lcfs2024/15day_notice.pdf) to its low carbon fuel standard (LCFS). If adopted, these changes would impose caps on credits for soy- and canola-based biodiesel and renewable diesel, without sufficient scienti  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 21 -- CodePink, a grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S.-funded wars and occupations, to challenge militarism globally, issued the following news release: * * * CODEPINK Disrupts DNC Brunch at Wrigley Field With Sen. Durbin, Sen. Duckworth, Rep. Quigley, and Rep. Schakowsky "There's a genocide happening and we are at brunch?!? * * * CODEPINK activists disrupted the Illinois DNC Brunch and Wrigley Field event, which featured Illinois el  more

OAKLAND, California, Aug. 21 -- Color of Change, a nonprofit civil rights advocacy organization, issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: Today, the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) has taken legal action against Chicago's Civilian Office for Police Accountability (COPA) in a lawsuit, claiming "biased and unfair investigations" due to the oversight agency's investigations into Chicago Police Department (CPD) misconduct allegations. This lawsuit comes after the FOP's recent app  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 20 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Greenbelt, MD The United States District Court for the District of Maryland yesterday struck down a flawed federal agency assessment that governs how endangered and threatened marine species should be protected from Gulf of Mexico offshore oil and gas drilling. The National Marine Fisheries Service prepared the required assessment, known as a biological opinion, under the Endangered S  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 21 -- My Hero Project issued the following news release: Kuinerraq is a short film where seventh grader Magnus Shipe explores the heritage of his maternal grandma through this glance at a Yu'pik village and his Native Alaskan roots. In this magically creative film, the audience discovers that the village of Kuinerraq is sinking due to climate change and that this has made the village practically uninhabitable for the 732 residents. It needs to be moved! The short,  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 21 -- The California Manufacturers and Technology Association issued the following news release: In this week's Manufacturing Minute, we highlight three significant developments in the manufacturing sector. Manufacturing Minute is released bi-weekly by the California Manufacturers & Technology Association and is powered by Tri Tool Technologies. Northrop Grumman ASBM Constellation Launch Northrop Grumman successfully launched Space Norway's Arctic Satellite Broadb  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- The Milken Institute issued the following news release: * * * Key Takeaways The event marks the Institute's long-term commitment to catalyze investment and drive opportunity across Latin America The study Women Powering Growth: The Potential of Female Workers in Latin America, shows increasing Mexico's female labor force participation rates could result in a gain of US$208.2 billion to the economy annually * * * MEXICO (MEXICO CITY), August 20,  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: Trust for Public Land today released groundbreaking new research that synthesizes key risk factors associated with green gentrification. The report, titled "Great Parks Should Not Uproot Communities," sheds light on the complex relationship between green space development and displacement of longtime residents and businesses, and offers actionable strategies to mitigate d  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 19 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Seattle, WA In a vindication for the Puyallup Tribe, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today affirmed an earlier federal district court order requiring a portion of the Electron dam to be removed from the Puyallup River because of the harms caused by the dam to Chinook salmon, steelhead and bull trout, which are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The decision will   more

TACOMA, Washington, Aug. 21 -- The Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium issued the following news release: * * * Guests can see Pepper swimming with the zoo's other sea lions and seals * * * Guests to Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium can now see Pepper, the California sea lion born June 6, in the Rocky Shores seal and sea lion habitat. "Pepper made her public debut this morning and is fitting right in," said Curator Jen DeGroot. "In recent weeks, she was gradually introduced to the other seals and   more

SAN JOSE, California, Aug. 21 -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release: With innovations in advanced packaging crucial to enhancing semiconductors for AI, high-performance computing (HPC) and other leading-edge applications, the Advanced Packaging Summit 2024 will gather industry visionaries on September 11 at the Suwon Convention Center to present packaging technology roadmaps and discuss solutions to perform  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 21 -- CodePink, a grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S.-funded wars and occupations, to challenge militarism globally, issued the following news release: * * * CODEPINK and Pro-Palestine Activists Disrupt Governor Tim Walz at DNC Women's Caucus to Declare "Gaza is a Feminist Issue!" * * * CHICAGO -- Today, CODEPINK, along with other pro-Palestine activists, disrupted Governor Tim Walz during the Democratic National Convention's Women's  more