ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 13 -- The city of Albuquerque issued the following news: The City of Albuquerque's Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency (MRA) has announced the first two recipients of the Storefront Activation Grants to help them activate street-level property in the downtown area. Local small businesses Electric Playhouse and Blue Door Patisserie are planning to use their grants for downtown expansions this year. The two businesses are the first to qualify for funding made available  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2022: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today led 26 of his Senate Democratic colleagues in introducing the Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act of 2022, critical legislation to impose steep costs in the event of a renewed Kremlin invasion of Ukraine. As the Kremlin continues to engage in a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, joined Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-NJ) in leading a group of Democratic lawmakers to introduce the Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act of 2022, critical legislation to impose steep costs in the event of a renewed Kremlin invasion of Ukrai  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, joined Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and 24 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in introducing a bill to impose steep costs in the event of a renewed Kremlin invasion of Ukraine. This legislation to help deter a military escalation comes as the Kremlin continues to engage in an unjustified military build-up along Ukraine's  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, joined U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and 23 of their Senate Democratic colleagues on Wednesday in introducing the Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act of 2022, cri  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2022: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) in introducing the Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act of 2022, critical legislation to impose steep costs in the event of a renewed Kremlin invasion of Ukraine. As the Kremlin continues to engage in an unjustified military build-up along Ukraine's border, the proposal by Senate Democrats to deter a military escala  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, Jan. 12 (TNSOps) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news release: University of Birmingham experts are leading a series of high-profile events exploring how researchers can help to solve global challenges affecting the people of India. The events celebrate the arrival in India of the Birmingham 2022 Queen's Baton Relay, of which the University is an official partner. Speaking about the Baton's arrival in India, Lord Karan Bilimoria, Chancellor of the Uni  more

MOLINE, Illinois, Jan. 13 -- Black Hawk College issued the following news release: Black Hawk College welcomed 27 students into the Quad-Cities Campus' chapter of Phi Theta Kappa honor society during Fall 2021. Phi Theta Kappa is recognized as the official honor society for community colleges by the American Association of Community Colleges. To be eligible for membership, students must have completed at least 12 credit hours and have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher. The inductees by homet  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (TNSPol) -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2022: An announcement by the Biden administration today marks the first time there's been federal enforcement against the coal power plant industry's illegal pollution of groundwater and sources of drinking water from coal ash. Lisa Evans, an attorney with Earthjustice, said, "We are grateful the Biden administration is stepping in to protect people from the coal industry's toxic contamination of drinkin  more

SYDNEY, Australia, Jan. 13 (TNSRep) -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release: The Australian government's failure to take ambitious climate action and its support for the fossil fuel industry contributes to the global climate crisis and mars the country's human rights record, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2022. For the first time, Human Rights Watch is including a Climate Change Policy and Impacts section as part of the organization's annual assessment of Aus  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 13 (TNSRes) -- The College of William and Mary issued the following news story: Plasma is the fourth state of matter, occupying a spot beyond solids, liquids and gases -- and Saskia Mordijck says plasma needs more attention. "Simply put, plasmas are everywhere," Mordijck said. "Ninety-nine percent of all matter in the universe is a plasma, but we don't study it as we should." Mordijck is an assistant professor in the Department of Physics at William & Mary. The Na  more

POTSDAM, Germany, Jan. 13 (TNSJou) -- The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research issued the following news release: Economic growth goes down when the number of wet days and days with extreme rainfall go up, a team of Potsdam scientists finds. Rich countries are most severely affected and herein the manufacturing and service sectors, according to their study now published as cover story in the renowned science journal Nature. The data analysis of more than 1.500 regions over the past 40   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2022: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and 24 of his Senate Democratic colleagues in introducing the Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act of 2022, critical legislation to impose steep costs in the event of a renewed Kremlin invasion of Ukraine. As the Kremlin continues to engage in an unjustified military build-up along Ukraine  more