WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary on Nov. 22, 2024: * * * Oil Refineries Flee California After Gavin Newsom Regulates Supply of Gasoline By Atticus Vernacchio Gavin Newsom's disastrous attempt at restraining California's sky-high gas prices has backfired so tremendously it's almost comical. Just days after signing his new bill, ABX 1-2, several of the state's largest oil refineries shut down operations, erasing 8% of California's gas capacity ins  more

DUARTE, California, Nov. 23 (TNSres) -- City of Hope issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: LOS ANGELES -- City of Hope, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States and ranked among the nation's top 5 cancer centers by U.S. News & World Report, announced today that its doctors and scientists will take part in 100 oral and poster presentations, scientific symposia/workshops, education programs and other events at ASH annual m  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 21 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: New York, NY Today, New Yorkers can breathe easier in the knowledge that the Governor, the State Department of Transportation, and the Triborough Authority have reached an agreement with Riders Alliance, the Sierra Club, and New York City-Environmental Justice Alliance to ensure that the Congestion Pricing Program will begin as scheduled on January 5, 2025. The agreement provides that N  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 22 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Buttonwillow, CA A coalition of community, environmental justice, and conservation groups sued Kern County Wednesday for its approval of California Resources Corporation's (CRC) Carbon TerraVault I project. The groups cite multiple environmental, public health, and safety concerns that Kern County failed to address before its Board of Supervisors approved the project's final Environment  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: * * * Oil Company's Plan Threatens Community Health, Climate Goals * * * BUTTONWILLOW, Calif.-- A coalition of community, environmental justice and conservation groups sued Kern County on Wednesday for approving the Carbon TerraVault I project. The groups cite multiple environmental, public health and safety concerns that Kern County failed to address before its board of supervisors approved the pro  more

MANHATTAN BEACH, California, Nov. 22 -- The Independent Book Publishers Association issued the following letter on Nov. 21, 2024, by CEO Andrea Fleck-Nisbet: * * * Dear IBPA Members, It has been a newsworthy week for IBPA and the independent publishing community! We are pleased to have announced that members of PubWest will officially join the IBPA community as of July 1, 2025. Thank you to all who participated in Tuesday's vote to approve the combination of associations and two new types of   more

SANTA MONICA, California, Nov. 23 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Nov. 19, 2024, to Foreign Policy: * * * Gender Wars Are an Early Warning Sign for Authoritarianism By Kathleen J. McInnis and Kyleanne M. Hunter Georgians are in the streets fighting for their democracy. The Georgian Dream party, which is working to align Tbilisi with Moscow's interests, declared victory in the country's Oct. 26 election before the votes were even counted. Voters and election observers were  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Nov. 23 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Nov. 18, 2024, to Foreign Policy: * * * Ukraine Is Now a Proxy War for Asian Powers By Jeffrey W. Hornung Doubts over sustained U.S. support for Ukraine long predated Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election, and they have raised concerns over Kyiv's ability to sustain its defense against Moscow's war. These concerns have overshadowed another important dynamic in an already complicated conflict:   more

SANTA MONICA, California, Nov. 23 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Nov. 21, 2024, to Stanford Social Innovation Review: * * * The Public Health Leadership of Tomorrow By Claire Chaumont and Tim McDonald On an unassuming corner in central London sits the Broad Street pump where, in 1854, physician John Snow hypothesized that it may be the source of a cholera outbreak ravaging the city. His insight inadvertently launched the modern field of epidemiology. Today epidemiology   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 21 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: LaConner, WA Today the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community filed a motion to intervene as a defendant to support NOAA Fisheries' Biological Opinion ("BiOp") that found Skagit Dike District 12's No Name Slough tidegate complex replacement would result in "jeopardy" to ESA-listed Chinook salmon and endangered Southern Resident killer whales unless estuary habitat mitigation measures were c  more