Presidency of Joe Biden

EnerGeo Alliance Again Urges National Marine Fisheries Service to Break Permitting Logjam After Congress Calls on the Agency to Act Urgently

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Friday, December 16, 2022

“We thank the Senate and House for recognizing the security implications of ensuring an ample energy supply by adding this important language.

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  • “We thank the Senate and House for recognizing the security implications of ensuring an ample energy supply by adding this important language.
  • Repeated letters from Senator Joe Manchin and others to the Biden Administration urging NMFS to act have fallen on deaf ears.
  • “We urge NMFS to act expeditiously as Congress has deemed fit.
  • “Geoscience activities in the United States are tightly regulated to ensure environmental protection during the course of projects.

National Association of Chain Drug Stores: Americans Expect Pharmacy Access to Continue

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Friday, December 16, 2022

ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- NACDS says Americans see a difference between rolling back pharmacy access and rolling back broader pandemic policies – and that the Biden Administration and Congress should, too.

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  • ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- NACDS says Americans see a difference between rolling back pharmacy access and rolling back broader pandemic policies and that the Biden Administration and Congress should, too.
  • "The current 'triple-demic' of COVID-19, flu, and RSV demonstrates that our nation will continue to experience spikes in vaccination demand."
  • NACDS also continues urgent calls for the U.S. Congress to pass the Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act (H.R.
  • Anderson said that inaction on these issues "keeps patients in a guessing game about pharmacy access, and keeps pharmacies in a guessing game about pharmacy operations."

NCLA Sixth Circuit Appeal Asks Court to Halt Government-Directed Social Media Censorship

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Tuesday, November 29, 2022

v. HHS, et al., which urges the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to reverse the lower courts dismissal and allow the case to move forward.

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  • v. HHS, et al., which urges the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to reverse the lower courts dismissal and allow the case to move forward.
  • Statements by President Biden, Press Secretary Jen Psaki, and other federal officials unequivocally prove they told social media companies what and whom to censor.
  • suithas shown that the government used state power to browbeat social media companies into censoring non-government-approved Covid-19 views.
  • NCLA released the following statements:
    The government may not direct social media platforms to censor expression of certain viewpoints about Covid-19 or anything else.

Pediatric Telehealth Market Report 2022: Telehealth Shifting Toward Platform-As-A-Service - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Monday, November 21, 2022

The "Pediatric Telehealth Market - Global Outlook & Forecast 2022-2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Pediatric Telehealth Market - Global Outlook & Forecast 2022-2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The global pediatric telehealth market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 23.40% during 2022-2027.
  • In pediatric care, using telehealth services is seen as one of the significant steps in recent years.
  • Currently, the pediatric telehealth market platform is a golden solution that provides remote access to deliver pediatric care by stepping out from traditional to advanced technology.

HonorHealth joins Biden Administration pledge to decarbonize health care sector, make facilities resilient to climate change

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Thursday, November 10, 2022

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- HonorHealth, a leading Valley healthcare system serving 1.6 million people in the greater Phoenix and Scottsdale area, was celebrated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) on November 10, 2022 for pledging ongoing action to decarbonize the health care sector and make health care facilities more resilient to the effects of climate change. HonorHealth has formally committed to pursuing the Biden administration's climate goal of reducing emissions by 50 percent by 2030 and achieving net zero emissions by 2050.

Key Points: 
  • HonorHealth joins Biden Administration pledge to decarbonize health care sector, make facilities resilient to climate change.
  • HonorHealth has formally committed to pursuing the Biden administration's climate goal of reducing emissions by 50 percent by 2030 and achieving net zero emissions by 2050.
  • A September 2021 consensus statement from more than 200 medical journals named climate change the number one threat to global public health.
  • The HHS Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE), part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, developed the White House/HHS Health Sector Climate Pledge to help focus industry response to climate challenges.

This Week in Energy News: 7 Stories You Need to See

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Friday, October 21, 2022

NEW YORK, Oct. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the energy and natural resources industry stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.

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  • Dow will expand its efforts to stop the waste by building industrial ecosystems to collect, reuse or recycle waste and expand its portfolio to meet rapidly growing demand.
  • These are just a few of the recent press releases that consumers and the media should know about.
  • To be notified of releases relevant to their coverage area, journalists can set up a custom newsfeed with PR Newswire for Journalists .
  • PR Newswire thoroughly researches and vets this community to verify their identity as a member of the press, blogger or influencer.

HHS Report to Hospitals: Over Reliance on “Single-Use” Medical Devices Leads to Supply Chain Disruptions/Greater Emissions; Reprocessing among Solutions Noted to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Health Sector

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Were thrilled that HHS has recognized the role played by these FDA regulated devices, said Daniel J. Vukelich, President and CEO, Association of Medical Device Reprocessors.

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  • Were thrilled that HHS has recognized the role played by these FDA regulated devices, said Daniel J. Vukelich, President and CEO, Association of Medical Device Reprocessors.
  • Our members encourage hospitals to view SUDs as hospital assets not garbage because reprocessing reduces greenhouse gas emissions, waste, and cost while making our supply chain more resilient.
  • In a report issued in June 2022, AMDR found that U.S. hospitals could save an additional $2.28 billion by maximizing use of reprocessed SUDs.
  • The Association of Medical Device Reprocessors is the global trade association for the regulated, commercial single-use device reprocessing and remanufacturing industry.

iboss Achieves FedRAMP Authorization for its Zero Trust Edge Cloud Security Solution

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Thursday, July 28, 2022

BOSTON, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- iboss, the leading Zero Trust Edge cloud security provider, announces that it has obtained Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Authorization. The achievement is reflective of the company's commitment to work alongside federal agencies to protect government entities and civilians from growing and increasingly sophisticated cyberthreats.

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  • BOSTON, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- iboss, the leading Zero Trust Edge cloud security provider, announces that it has obtained Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Authorization .
  • FedRAMP is a US government-wide program that provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services.
  • ibossis a cloud security company that enables organizations to reduce cyber risk by delivering a Zero Trust service designed to protect resources and users in the modern distributed world.
  • More than 4,000 global enterprises trust the iboss Cloud Platform to support their modern workforces, including a large number of Fortune 50 companies.

UAE Delegation Explores Economic Opportunities of Energy Transition with the US

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Tuesday, May 10, 2022

WASHINGTON, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, His Excellency Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, the UAE Minister of Industry & Advanced Technology and Special Envoy for Climate Change, began a visit to the United States to accelerate joint initiatives on the economic growth opportunities of the energy transition, outline UAE investment initiatives to increase production capacity, particularly of lower-carbon energy and advance climate cooperation.  

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  • "Strengthened by decades of close security, economic and energy cooperation, the UAE-US partnership on climate action and the energy transition is now a significant facet of our overall relationship," said H.E.
  • "With the world facing multiple challenges, the UAE will remain a responsible and reliable supplier of energy to world markets.
  • Today, this means producing not only more energy but also cleaner energy to drive economic growth and de-carbonization.
  • The UAE seeks to deepen cooperation across a range of initiatives with the US to maximize the multiple economic opportunities of the energy transition."

Gun Made Survey Finds Roughly 1/3rd of Republican and Democrats Likely to Purchase Guns Due to Russia/Ukraine War

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

While gun and ammo sales are rising, Gun Made obtains people's opinions on the present war relating to the gun industry.

Key Points: 
  • While gun and ammo sales are rising, Gun Made obtains people's opinions on the present war relating to the gun industry.
  • This recent survey shows that regardless of political party or gun ownership status, people are unhappy with the current performance of President Biden.
  • Results also showed that nearly 40% of Republicans and Democrats have purchased a gun since Biden was elected, and roughly one-third of U.S. voters intend to purchase a gun due to the Russia and Ukraine war.
  • Gun Made is a firearms resource for beginners who seek to learn more about guns, ammo, the 2nd Amendment, and more.