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OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Canada’s Farms and Fuels Alliance (FFA) is calling on the federal government to deliver on promised amendments to the Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR), including announcing and finalizing a minimum 1.4x credit multiplier for Canadian-made ethanol by the end of 2026. In a letter to the Prime Minister, the FFA joins Renewable Industries Canada in calling for targeted amendments to the CFR that would address a competitiveness gap the government identified more than a...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As driverless cars roll into more American cities, the city with the longest public record of what goes wrong offers a preview. Between July 2023 and September 2026, the City of Austin logged more than 320 incidents involving driverless vehicles. Traffic safety advocate Amy Witherite, founder of Witherite Law Group, says that record shows the technology is not ready and is calling on regulators and autonomous vehicle manufacturers to demonstrate that these vehicles can...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Child care workers at Ideal Child Service Group (ICSG) represented by CUPE Local 2484 are preparing to be on strike as of Monday, October 5 if the employer does not return to the bargaining table to negotiate a fair collective agreement. The workers provide essential care and education to children at five ICSG locations across Toronto. They are fighting for fair wages, better working conditions and the resources they need to deliver quality child care. “Our members wou...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, welcomes the proposal by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to allow Chartered Financial Analysts in good standing to automatically qualify as accredited investors. Traditionally, individual investors could qualify as accredited investors solely on the basis of their wealth or income. In 2020, the SEC added financial sophistication to the accredited investor definition. Today’s action proposes...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The U.S. Senate has confirmed Keith Sonderling as Secretary of Labor. The ESOP Association has strongly endorsed Sonderling's confirmation....

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The International Contrast Ultrasound Society (ICUS) announced today that it filed two Citizen Petitions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the agency to expand approved uses of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and to modernize its regulation. The first petition calls on the FDA to approve a whole-body indication for approved microbubble ultrasound contrast agents, replacing the traditional organ-by-organ approval approach. The second petition r...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, today expressed deep disappointment with Governor Gavin Newsom’s signing of Assembly Bill 2030. CRN warned throughout the legislative process that the law’s overly broad approach could create unnecessary barriers to lawful products, confuse consumers, and leave responsible businesses facing uncertainty about which supplements fall within...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HealthyBaby, creator of the first-ever EWG VERIFIED diaper, celebrates the passage of landmark California legislation requiring greater ingredient transparency in children’s diapers - a standard the company has championed since its founding. HealthyBaby founder Shazi Visram was instrumental in advocating for and helping advance the legislation, continuing nearly two decades of work with the Environmental Working Group (EWG) to improve transparency across the baby cate...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Center for Effective Philanthropy shares the latest data on how philanthropy is now responding to the ongoing crisis facing nonprofits....

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The following is a statement from Norman Zadeh, president of the Lotfi Zadeh Foundation: Despite billions of dollars spent on homelessness, the problem is growing.1 We need a new approach -- an ultra-low-cost solution. Surprisingly, there is one. How about: Anyone who is sleeping on the street or in a tent should be given the opportunity to move into their own room in a facility that offers full medical and dental care, a cafeteria, online learning, hands-on course...