WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release: * * * CAIR, CAIR-MA to Designate Harvard as 'Hostile Campus' Over Adoption of Anti-Free Speech, Anti-Palestinian Policies On Thursday, Jan. 30, the national office and the Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, plan to hold a press conference to announce the designati  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 28 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release: * * * Calls for U.S. Iron Dome "a Fantasy" Late yesterday President Trump issued an executive order mandating development of a hugely expensive, unrealistic and counterproductive homeland missile defense system. Comparisons to Israel's Iron Dome are inaccurate and such a system has a low likelihood of success, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 29 -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and global sustainability challenges, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: As appropriators in the Virginia General Assembly consider amendments to the Commonwealth's biennial budget, Ceres urges lawmakers to seize the opportunity to invest in resilience and energy efficiency by voting to rejoin the Regional Greenh  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 28 (TNSres) -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * More children are being poisoned, with low-income families hit hardest * * * A New Hampshire state report (https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/programs-services/environmental-health-and-you/lead-poisoning-prevention-program/lead-poisoning) rings alarms for the lead poisoning crisis, with 1,142 children poisoned by lead in 2023. This is the highest number of children poisoned since the stat  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 29 -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following news release: * * * The organization will prioritize continued expansion of maternal and postpartum care, affirming the right to abortion, and defending against anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ attacks * * * CONCORD (January 27, 2025) - Reproductive Equity Now is today announcing its agenda for the 202  more