SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 12 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: San Francisco, CA This week, President-elect Donald Trump announced former U.S. Congressman Lee Zeldin to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Following the announcement, Earthjustice President Abigail Dillen issued the following statement: "We need a steady, experienced hand at EPA to marshal federal resources to fight climate change and utilize the full power of the l  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release: Late last week, Governor Newsom's California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved a series of hotly contested, controversial amendments to one of the state's oldest climate laws, the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). The decision, among other things, cements polluting factory farm biogas as the climate program's most lavishly incentivized transportation fuel for decades to come. Food & Water Watch Staff Attorney T  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release: * * * New Mexico Now Has Opportunity to be National Leader on Pushing Back Against Biogas * * * Late last week Governor Newsom's California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved a series of hotly contested, controversial amendments to one of the state's oldest climate programs, the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) - considered to be the model for New Mexico's new Clean Transportation Fuel Standard. The LCFS is t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: * * * Food & Water Watch, Impacted Residents Call on Newsom and his CPUC to Oppose Proposal that Would Keep the Dangerous Facility Active * * * Today, the California Public Utilities Commission released its proposed decision on the future of the SoCalGas-owned Aliso Canyon gas storage facility. The proposed decision announces that the CPUC does not intend to close the facility by any date cert  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 12 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Honolulu, HI On October 30, 2024, Hawaiian Electric reached a three-year agreement with Conservation Council for Hawai'i and American Bird Conservancy, which are represented by Earthjustice, to provide additional, immediate protections for endangered and threatened Hawaiian seabirds in Maui County while the utility works with wildlife agencies on longer-term solutions. In a settlement w  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The Milken Institute issued the following news release: November 14, 2024 (Washington, DC) -- The Milken Institute Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC), announced key resources and philanthropic capital to reshape scientific research fields and advance better diagnostics and treatments at the annual Future of Health Summit. Over the last two months, SPARC has worked with philanthropic partners to guide the strateg  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 14 -- The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: * * * Senator Marco Rubio would be the first Latino ever to hold the position of Secretary of State * * * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) today released the following statement from NALEO President Claudia M. Frometa following President-elect Donald Trump's nomi  more

MENLO PARK, California, Nov. 13 -- SRI International issued the following news on Nov. 13, 2024: The U.S. Department of Education issues a second five-year grant to SRI to provide students with disabilities free public education programs tailored to specific needs. SRI announced today that its education research division has secured a five-year, $33.75 million grant from the Office of Special Education Programs at the U.S. Department of Education to continue leading the Center for IDEA Early C  more

MILPITAS, California, Nov. 14 -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release: MUNICH, Germany - November 12, 2024 - The MEMS & Imaging Sensors Summit 2024, hosted by SEMI Europe and the MEMS & Sensors Industry Group, will open November 14 at the International Conference Center Munich (ICM), Germany. Bringing together industry leaders and innovators, the summit will showcase how advancements in MEMS and imaging senso  more

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- SETI Institute, a research and education organization whose mission is to lead humanity's quest to understand the origins and prevalence of life and intelligence in the Universe, issued the following news release: The SETI Institute is pleased to open the call for applications for the 2025 William J. Welch Postdoctoral Fellowship (WJWPF), focusing on "Engineering the Future of Cosmic Exploration." The William J. Welch Postdoctoral Fellowship aims t  more