HOUSTON, Texas, May 29 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * 'Unwavering determination': Rice Wind Energy takes second place at national Collegiate Wind Competition Rice University's student-led Rice Wind Energy team soared to new heights this year, clinching second place overall at the U.S. Department of Energy's 2025 Collegiate Wind Competition (CWC). Hosted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratories at the University of Colorado Boulder campus, the CWC challenges s more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Land Trust Alliance issued the following news release: * * * Colorado conservation organizations awarded grants to advance community-centered conservation and organizational development Grants from Keep It Colorado and the Land Trust Alliance look to strengthen the conservation sector. Denver -- Keep It Colorado and the Land Trust Alliance have partnered to award $206,000 in grants to land trusts and conservation nonprofits, helping them to reinforce and build progr more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Crow Works to Fight Corruption in Government AURORA -- Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06) held a roundtable with Colorado constituents, along with End Citizens United, to discuss his efforts in Congress to fight corruption, enact meaningful campaign finance reform, get dark money out of politics and fight special interests.This constituent roundtable in Aurora follows shocking instances of co more PR

FORT COLLINS, Colorado, May 29 -- Colorado State University issued the following news release: * * * CSU-led regional food business center awards $2 million in grant funding A Colorado State University-led regional food business center funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture has selected 116 small and medium-size farm and food business projects in Colorado, the Mountain West and the Pacific Northwest to fund with nearly $2 million in grants. The projects are being funded through what's more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * DeGette Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Paving Way for Uinta Basin Railway DENVER, CO -- Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled that construction of the Uinta Basin Railway can begin. "This decision lays the groundwork for an environmental catastrophe," said DeGette. "As the harsh impacts of the climate crisis increase the vulner more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Department of the Interior Leads $50 Million Effort to Strengthen Sustainability in the Colorado River Basin Date: May 29, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON -- In a major step toward long-term water resilience in the American West, the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation--partnering with the Upper Colorado River Commission--have announced significant p more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has announced the removal of the Colorado hookless cactus from the federal list of endangered and threatened plants. This significant decision reflects successful conservation efforts and a thorough review of the species' status. According to the Service, the threats that once imperiled the Colorado hookless cactus have been effectively eliminated or reduced. This positive development means the plant no more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Banks Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Streamline How VA Builds Medical Facilities, Deliver Care to Vets Quicker WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Jim Banks introduced the bipartisan VA Design-Build Construction Enhancement Act to streamline how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) builds new facilities and improve veterans' access to care. "Veterans deserve modern, more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * In Vetoing Anti-Algorithmic Rent Fixing Bill, Gov. Polis Sides With Corporate Landlords Over Colorado Renters Denver, CO -- Following news that Colorado Governor Jared Polis has vetoed HB25-1004, a bill that would rein in the use of algorithmic rent-setting software in rental housing markets, the American Economic Liberties Project, Community Economic Defense Project more PR

BOULDER, Colorado, May 30 -- The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association issued the following news: * * * SHEEO welcomes McGuire and Castrejon as State Policy Interns The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) is pleased to welcome Adalberto "Beto" Castrejon and Lauren McGuire as State Policy Interns this summer. Over the next few months, Beto will support SHEEO's Examining Funding Models for Unintentional Disparities project, including synthesizing curat more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11315) on May 27, 2025, by Charles Doyle, American public law senior specialist: * * * U.S. Prosecution of Overseas Torture On April 15, 2025, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the conviction of Michael Sang Correa by a federal court in Colorado for torture committed in the African country of The Gambia (hereinafter Gambia). The statute under which he more PR