BEVERLY HILLS, California, Sept. 13 -- The Ad Council issued the following news release: * * * New videos promote adult education for the 30 million adults in the United States without a high school diploma * * * NEW YORK, NY (September 12, 2024) - The Dollar General Literacy Foundation (DGLF) and the Ad Council today announced new public service advertisements (PSAs) encouraging adults to take the first step towards a better future by completing their high school equivalency, such as their   more

OAKLAND, California, Sept. 14 -- Amazon Watch, an organization that says it protects the rainforest and advances the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin, issued the following news release: A delegation from Ecuador, comprised of human rights organizations, community leaders, Amazon Watch, CEDHU, CDH Guayaquil, Fundacion Regional de Asesoria en Derechos Humanos INREDH, FOIN, and communities affected by militarization, with support from Amnesty International USA, presented the result  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 14 -- Pacific Environment issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024: * * * New report reveals 18% year-over-year growth in CO2 emissions from Amazon's U.S. shipping and deliveries * * * SEATTLE (Traditional Puget Sound Salish and Duwamish Lands) -- Since Amazon announced its "Climate Pledge" initiative to reduce emissions in September of 2019, the company continued to expand its U.S. shipping and deliveries pollution - and today, a joint investigati  more

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania, Sept. 13 [Category: Materials Management] -- ASTM International, formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials, which develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for materials, products, systems and services, issued the following news release: ASTM International's Workshop on Update and Revision of ASTM G65 for New Abrasives will be held Dec. 10, 2024. The workshop is organized by ASTM's committee on wear and erosion (G02) and will b  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 14 -- The California Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024: The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors today voted to take positions on a number of ballot measures appearing on California's November ballot. Below is the complete list of CalChamber positions, including those which the Board of Directors previously announced. Ballot positions adopted today are marked by an asterisk (*): * Proposition 2(*): Authorizes Bon  more

OAKLAND, California, Sept. 14 -- The California Nurses Association issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Newsom's veto stops industry delay in seismic safety compliance * * * Registered nurses and health care workers across California applaud Gov. Gavin Newsom's veto of S.B. 1432, which would have allowed hospital executives to delay implementation of critical seismic safety standards and risked workers' and patients' lives, announced California Nurses Association (CNA). "This is an  more

OAKLAND, California, Sept. 13 -- As You Sow Foundation issued the following news release: BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA--SEPTEMBER 13, 2024--Today, over 20 shareholders with more than $63 billion in assets sent letters to Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO), Mastercard (NYSE:MA), Meta (NASDAQ:META), and DoorDash (NASDAQ:DASH) asking that they publicly disassociate their brands from the Canada Strong & Free conference that they are currently sponsoring and publicly refute the divisiveness, homophobia, hate speech, and f  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- KFF, an organization that says it focuses on health policy, issued the following news release: Allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices on behalf of older Americans remains broadly popular across partisans, though many voters are unaware of the new law and the billions of dollars it is expected to save in 2026, a new KFF Health Tracking Poll finds. A large majority (85%) of voters say they support allowing the federal government to negotiate th  more

SAUSALITO, California, Sept. 14 -- The Marine Mammal Center issued the following news release: The Marine Mammal Center has admitted three Hawaiian monk seal pups to Ke Kai Ola, the Center's hospital and conservation program in Kailua-Kona that is dedicated to the endangered marine mammal. The successful rescues, made in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the United States Coast Guard (USCG), and U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service demonstrates the continue  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- Environment America issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: DENVER - California, New York and Illinois are the top three states for total electric school buses, according to a new analysis released Thursday by U.S. PIRG Education Fund and Environment America Research & Policy Center. The three states also lead the nation in combined federal and state investments into electric bus fleets. With nearly a half million school buses shuttling kids back an  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 14 -- Equal Rights Advocates issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024: WASHINGTON, D.C. --Today the U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau announced that Equal Rights Advocates is one of four nonprofits to be awarded its Fostering Access, Rights and Equity (FARE) Grant to combat workplace harassment and gender-based violence. The announcement comes one day before the 30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act. The $1.4 million grant will b  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Sept. 12, 2024, to Defense News: * * * Nuclear Testing: A Second Coming? By William Courtney Vladimir Putin's Russia is again rattling its nuclear saber (https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/03/russia-hints-at-changing-stance-on-using-nuclear-weapons.html). On Sept. 1, it warned of a new nuclear doctrine to counter Western "escalation" in Ukraine. Putin has hinted that Russia might, as one option, re  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following Q&A on Sept. 13, 2024: * * * The U.S.-China relationship presents a complex array of foreign policy challenges that will have to be addressed when a new administration takes charge in Washington next year. Among the critical issues that will be on the agenda in January when the next U.S. president is sworn in are economic tensions, Chinese military aggression in the Indo-Pacific region, the security of Taiwan, China's re  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following Q&A on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * From the grocery store to the job market, Americans are feeling the pulse of a changing economy. Particularly after the upheaval of the pandemic, some might be questioning long-held assumptions about prosperity, work, and the future. Is the American Dream still attainable? Will AI take our jobs? Can political choices even shape these economic realities? We asked Jeff Wenger and Melanie Zaber,   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 14 -- The State Bar of California issued the following statement on Sept. 13, 2024: * * * On September 12, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 3279, the State Bar licensing fee bill. Response Statement from Brandon Stallings, Chair, Board of Trustees "Approval of AB 3279 is a testament to the shared commitment of all three branches of government to the State Bar's mission of public protection. This bill not only ensures that we have the necessa  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 13 -- Save the Redwoods League issued the following news release: * * * Nonprofit seeks to raise $16 million by December 31 to acquire and restore mature second-growth redwoods in Sonoma County * * * Save the Redwoods League (League) has secured an opportunity to purchase, permanently protect and restore the 1,624-acre Sonoma Coast Redwoods property, home to significant mature second-growth coast redwood forest, biodiverse coastal prairies, ocean views and op  more

STANFORD, California, Sept. 8 -- The Hoover Institution at Stanford University issued the following news release: * * * On September 1, the Hoover Institution launched its participation in the Safeguarding the Entire Community of the US Research Ecosystem (SECURE) program, a $67 million initiative funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and authorized by the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. * * * Hoover Institution (Stanford, CA) - On September 1, the Hoover Institution launched its pa  more