BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 7 (TNSOps) -- Boston University's College of Communication issued the following news: Within the Navajo Nation, on 27,000 square miles sprawling across Utah, New Mexico and Arizona, toxic waste from more than 500 abandoned uranium mines leaks dangerous radiation into water and homes. This legacy of the Cold War's nuclear arms race endangers the more than 250,000 people who live there, potentially causing kidney failure and lung and bone cancer. In remote villages  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following in focus (No. IF12058) on March 8, 2022, entitled "Cost-Benefit Analysis in Federal Agency Rulemaking" by Maeve P. Carey, government organization and management specialist: * * * Cost-Benefit Analysis in Federal Agency Rulemaking Since the 1970s, federal agencies have been required to consider the costs and benefits of certain regulations that are expected to have large economic effects. Under current requi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47042) on March 8, 2022, entitled "Terrorism Risk Insurance: Overview and Issue Analysis" by financial economics specialist Baird Webel: * * * SUMMARY Prior to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, coverage for losses from such attacks was normally included in general insurance policies without additional cost to the policyholders. Following the attacks, such coverage became expensive, i more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 9 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 8, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today released the following backgrounder to illustrate President Joe Biden and Indiana Democrats' plan to solve high gas prices and help the nation achieve energy independence. This plan includes continuing record-level production of oil and natural gas, investing in renewable more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 11 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS: Araminta "Harriet Tubman" Ross was born in March 1822 in Dorchester County, Maryland on the plantation where her parents were enslaved; and WHEREAS: After escaping from slavery herself in 1849, Harriet Tubman led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom through the Underground Railroad. She became known as the "Moses of her People" through her social and political activism to help ensure that more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, March 11 (TNSconf) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Michael McFaul, the Montanan who served as the U.S. ambassador to the Russian Federation from 2012 until February 2014, will speak virtually about the situation in Ukraine at a virtual lecture set for 5 p.m. Monday, March 28. The event, part of the Honors Presents series offered by the MSU Honors College, is free and open to the public via Webex. A recipient of an honorary doctorate from MSU in more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The White House issued the following news release: President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve as key leaders in his administration: * Shereef Elnahal, Nominee for Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs * Ray Jefferson, Nominee for Under Secretary for Benefits, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs * Rita Landgraf, Nominee for Assistant Secretary  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-New York, issued the following commentary to the Washington Examiner: * * * We live in the greatest nation in the history of the world, and American exceptionalism is something we should never apologize for. In our 245-year history, our nation has risen from its humble beginnings to become a beacon of freedom and a force for good throughout the world. Unfortunately, our nation's foreign policy at times has felt like a horribly played hand of Texas Hol more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 10, 2022: Mr. President, I am here for a rather different reason. It is to call on this Chamber yet again to wake up to the urgent threat of climate change. I wish I was done with these "Time to Wake Up" speeches. Frankly, I wish I had never had to deliver a single one. I wish Congress had dealt with this threat--for instance, back whe more ST

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: The board of trustees of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Latino has elected Henry R. Munoz III, entrepreneur, philanthropist, designer and social movement leader, as its board chair. In this role, Munoz will advise and support the museum director and provide leadership and strategic direction for the museum's board. The board of trustees as a whole advises and assists the Smithsonian's Board  more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 9 (TNSOps) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Bina Venkataraman, a journalist, science policy expert, author and futurist who has served as a presidential adviser and taught at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will deliver the Madison and Lila Self Graduate Fellowship Symposium Lecture at the University of Kansas. Venkataraman is a thought leader on the topics of social progress, emerging technology and environmental change. Venkataraman will p more PR

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, March 9 (TNSOps) -- The University of Kentucky issued the following commentary by Jay Miller, dean of the College of Social Work: * * * The following op-ed about Social Work Month was published in the Lexington Herald-Leader. Jay Miller is the dean of the College of Social Work at the University of Kentucky. For more than 35 years, March has been officially designated National Professional Social Work Month. Many find this a solemn time to contemplate and celebrate the si more PR