SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 20 -- The California Academy of Sciences issued the following news release: * * * California Academy of Sciences and Partners Uncover New Sunflower Species in Big Bend National Park, Texas A member of the sunflower family, the "wooly devil" is the first new plant genus and species discovered in a U.S. national park in nearly 50 years Academy researchers and partners made the first discovery of both a new genus and species of plant in a U.S. national park in ne  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * California Bill Prioritizes Wildlife Connectivity in Regional Planning SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Assemblymember Nick Schultz (D-Burbank) introduced Assembly Bill 902 today that pushes regional planning and transportation agencies to prioritize wildlife connectivity and improve road safety in California. The Connected Communities Act would require agencies tasked with regional   more

SANTA MONICA, California, Feb. 20 -- Rand issued the following news release: * * * California Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing Project Yields Modest Progress; Efforts Needed to Increase Number of Cases Reviewed A three-year effort to encourage California prosecutors to reconsider the sentences given to some people in state prison has resulted in a modest number of people being resentenced, but improvements are needed to speed review of more cases, according to a new RAND report. During the   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 19 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Earthjustice Response: Trump Admin Attempts to Pull Federal Approval of Congestion Pricing New York, NY -- Today, the Trump Administration announced an attempt to pull federal funding for the Congestion Pricing plan. The following statement is attributed to Dror Ladin, senior attorney at Earthjustice and lead on the settled Congestion Pricing pause lawsuit : "The Trump Adm  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 20 -- The Electronic Frontier Foundation issued the following news release: * * * EFF and Repro Uncensored Launch #StopCensoringAbortion Campaign Campaign Aims to Ensure that People Can Access Reproductive Rights Information Through Social Media The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the Repro Uncensored coalition on Wednesday launched the #StopCensoringAbortion campaign to ensure that people who need reproductive health and abortion information can find  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 19 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Groups File First Environmental Lawsuit Vs. New Trump Administration, Challenging Illegal Order to Undo Ocean Protections from Offshore Drilling ANCHORAGE, AK -- Today, groups concerned about the threats from offshore drilling filed the first environmental legal challenge against the new Trump administration. One group is challenging an illegal order by President Trump to revo  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 19 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * La Administracion Trump Intenta Retirar la Aprobacion Federal del Programa de Tarifa por Congestion en Nueva York. Earthjustice Responde Nueva York, NY -- Hoy, la administracion Trump anuncio un intento de eliminar una financiacion federal para el plan de tarifa por congestion en la ciudad de Nueva York Tras este acontecimiento, Dror Ladin, abogado senior de Earthjustice y l  more

JOSHUA TREE, California, Feb. 20 -- The Mojave Desert Land Trust issued the following news release: * * * Mojave Desert Land Trust deeply concerned over federal staff firings Federal firings in the last week have included approximately 2,300 employees at the Department of the Interior, with 800 staff at the Bureau of Land Management and 1,000 staff at the National Park Service. A further 3,000 U.S. Forest Service employees were laid off. Kelly Herbinson, Executive Director, Mojave Desert La  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * New California Regulations Will Do More Harm than Good to Businesses and Consumers The CPPA (California Privacy Protection Agency), was established in 2020 by ballot measure in order to enforce the CPRA (California Privacy Rights Act), which amended the CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act). This tongue twisting number of similar sounding acronyms unfortunately represents a larger pro  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * New Report: State licensing boards continue to ignore Supreme Court's decade-old antitrust warning Washington, DC; February 19, 2025: In North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners v. FTC (2015), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that state professional licensing boards that are mostly made up of industry insiders -- so-called "active market participants" -- are not automatically immune f  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 19 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Primera Demanda Ambiental Contra la Administracion Trump: Grupos Impugnan Orden Ilegal de Anular Protecciones Que Evitan Perforaciones en Alta Mar Anchorage, AK -- Hoy, grupos preocupados por la latente amenaza de perforaciones para combustibles fosiles en alta mar presentaron el primer recurso legal ambiental contra la nueva administracion Trump. El primer grupo impugna una o  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Feb. 18, 2025, to Thrive Global: * * * When My Sleep Tracker Glitched: A Wake-Up Call on Trusting Technology By Wendy M. Troxel As someone who has dedicated 20 years to studying how sleep impacts health and well-being, it's safe to say I take my sleep seriously. Like many others, I have a routine of checking my sleep quality scores each morning using my trusty sleep tracker embedded in my mattress. Normally  more

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Feb. 19 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for February 18th, 2025 This Week in the ASAM Weekly Nicholas Kristoff, a New York Times opinion columnist, writes an impassioned profile about a hometown friend and the conflicts of having a progressive view on drug addiction. It's anecdotal evidence (N=1) critiquing an evidence-based approach -- harm reduction -- which sets the stage  more