WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release: * * * CAIR, CAIR-CA, CAIR-FL Welcome Safe Exit of American Medical Professionals from Gaza The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights organization, its California chapter (CAIR-CA), and its Florida chapter (CAIR-FL) today welcomed the news that the American medical professionals previously prevented from leaving Gaza by Is  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 29 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * Earthjustice Condemns the New EPA's Dismissal of Critical Science Advisory Boards Washington, D.C. -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fired all members of two key advisory panels, the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and Science Advisory Board (SAB), on January 28, resuming a bogus attack on scientific expertise and signaling a renewed attack on public  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 29 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release: * * * EDF, Allies, Move to Defend California Clean Car and Truck Standards in Court (January 29, 2025) Environmental Defense Fund and a broad group of allies is taking action to defend California's protective clean vehicle standards, which provide vital protections for people's health and the environment. The groups recently filed motions to intervene with the U.S. Court of Appeals  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 28 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * EPA Directs Oklahoma to Coordinate with Tribes on Protecting Air, Water and Public Health Washington, D.C. -- The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on January 13 issued a new decision directing Oklahoma to give Tribes a seat at the table when administering dozens of federal environmental programs in the state. EPA's decision covers at least 26 programs and pr  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 29 -- Equality California issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2025 by Executive Director Tony Hoang: * * * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Equality California released the following statement from Executive Director Tony Hoang in response to President Trump issuing an executive order attempting to stop LGBTQ+ youth--specifically transgender youth--and their families from accessing medical care: "Decisions about medical care for young people should be made between doct  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 [Category: Real Estate] -- The National Association of Realtors issued the following news release: * * * REALTORS(r) Relief Foundation Announces $1 Million Grant for Victims of California Wildfires CHICAGO (January 29, 2025) -- The REALTORS(r) Relief Foundation announced a $1 million grant made available to the California Association of REALTORS(r) to provide disaster relief support to families affected by recent wildfires in Southern California. Impacted families will soo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Small Business Majority issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * Statement from Small Business Majority Founder & CEO John Arensmeyer on the impact that indefinitely delayed federal grants and loans will have on small businesses struggling to recover from natural disasters "The Trump administration's decision to broadly freeze federal grants and loans until further notice will have a devastating impact on small businesses nationwide. Small Business Adminis  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 29 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2025: * * * Property is the first opportunity for the Patawomeck Tribe to own and steward a piece of their homeland * * * Today, the Patawomeck Indian Tribe of Virginia are officially owners of 870-acres of their ancestral homeland along the Rappahannock River. The property, situated along the Rappahannock River, Route 17, and Route 2 in Spotsylvania and Caroline Counties, was donat  more