SANTA ANA, California, Feb. 7 -- The First Liberty Institute issued the following news release: * * * City denies permit after church purchases property for its congregation. * * * First Liberty Institute and the law firm O'Melveny & Myers LLP filed a federal lawsuit seeking a preliminary injunction against the City of Santa Ana (CA) for refusing to grant Anchor Stone Christian Church's Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to use church property to conduct religious services. You can read the compl  more

LA JOLLA, California, Feb. 7 -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news: * * * Collaboration awards enable scientists to design new medicines, more precisely edit DNA and fight drug-resistant bacteria Scripps Research announces its 2024 recipients of Collaborative Innovation Fund grants. LA JOLLA, CA--Scripps Research is proud to announce the recipients of its Collaborative Innovation Fund (CIF) grants for 2024. These awards aim to empower three multidisciplinary teams in th  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 7 -- Common Sense Media issued the following news release: * * * Common Sense Media Makes The Case for Phone-Free Classrooms: Evidence and Action SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 6, 2025 -- Common Sense Media today announced its strong support for state-and district-led initiatives that promote phone-free classrooms and digital literacy education to improve overall student well-being and to help students develop healthy tech habits. Research reveals that 72% of high school   more

JOSHUA TREE, California, Feb. 7 -- The Mojave Desert Land Trust issued the following news release: * * * Mojave Desert Land Trust statement on Secretarial Order 3418, Unleashing American Energy On February 3, 2025, Secretary of the Department of the Interior Doug Bergum issued Secretarial Order 3418, Unleashing American Energy. While the order primarily concerns energy development regulation rollbacks, it also orders a 15-day internal review of our country's national monuments and other Burea  more

MILPITAS, California, Feb. 7 -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release: * * * SEMI North America Advisory Board Welcomes New Member From Energetiq MILPITAS, Calif. -- February 6, 2025 -- SEMI today announced the election of a new member to the SEMI North America Advisory Board (NAAB), Dr. Vikram Singh, Vice President and General Manager, LDLS at Energetiq Technology, a Hamamatsu subsidiary and leader in advan  more

BOULDER, Colorado, Feb. 7 -- The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association issued the following news: * * * Seven states named to new higher education Basic Needs Academy The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) kicked off a new Basic Needs Academy this week, focused on supporting states in expanding data capacity and developing policy infrastructure for integrating and using basic needs information in state postsecondary data systems. Seven states - Ariz  more

MONROVIA, California, Feb. 7 -- World Vision International issued the following news release: * * * Syria's humanitarian crisis, Turkey recovery, two years after the earthquake Press Release, 06 February 2025- Two years have passed since the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck northwest Syria and southern Turkiye, leaving much destruction and lives impacted in its wake. In Syria alone, nearly 6,000 lives were lost, and almost 13,000 people were injured, and critical infrastructur  more

OAKLAND, California, Feb. 6 -- As You Sow Foundation posted the following news release: * * * University Employees Worsen Climate Crisis by Investing in Fossil Fuels Through Retirement Funds from TIAA CREF and Vanguard MEDIA CONTACT: Ryon Harms, ryon@asyousow.org, 310.579.2188 New research from As You Sow reveals how employees at universities, who dedicate their lives to educating the next generation, are funding corporate polluters fueling climate change EL CERRITO, CA--FEBRUARY 6, 2025   more