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/PRNewswire/ -- The Barth Syndrome Foundation (BSF), the only patient advocacy organization dedicated to Barth syndrome and saving lives around the world...

Rep. Paul Tonko Named 2020 Humane Horseman Of The Year Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY) was named the 2020 Humane Horseman of the Year The Humane Society of the United States today honored Rep. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., as its 2020 Humane Horseman of the Year. This annual award is given to an individual who demonstrates an outstanding commitment to protecting American equines. Rep. Tonko is specifically being recognized for his dedication to the passage of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act in December 2020, which marked a significant step in protecting hundreds of thousands of ...

Albany, NY — More than 80 New York advocacy and grassroots groups joined more than 500 national organizations in releasing a letter to Congress yesterday calling for a truly clean, renewable energy standard as part of the evolving infrastructure package. To meet its new climate goals, the Biden administration is expected to back a national Clean Energy Standard (CES), which some advocates argue can pass under existing budget reconciliation rules. But the groups releasing the letter — including Food & Water Watch, New York Communities for Change, Riverkeeper, the Long Island Progressive Co...

Delgado makes renewed push for limo safety bills PUBLISHED 10:49 AM ET May. 06, 2021 PUBLISHED 10:49 AM EDT May. 06, 2021 SHARE Democratic Rep. Antonio Delgado on Thursday signaled he is making a renewed push to bolster stretch limousine safety following a crash in 2018 that killed 20 people. The bills, backed alongside fellow Democratic Rep. Paul Tonko, would add stretch limousines to fall under the defintion of commercial motor vehicles, while another would push states to take stretch limousines deemed unsafe off the road. And the lawm...