WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resource released the following testimony by Andrew Thaler, founder and CEO of Blackbeard Biologic - Science and Environmental Advisors, St. Michaels, Maryland, from a Jan. 22, 2026, hearing entitled "Deep Dive: Examining the Regulatory and Statutory Barriers to Deep Sea Mining": * * * Mr. Chairman, Madam Ranking Member, and Members, good afternoon and thank you for inviting me to speak today. My name is Andrew Thaler. I am a deep sea ecologist with more tha more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Robert Evan Ellis, a senior non-resident associate of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, from a Jan. 21, 2026, hearing entitled "America First: U.S. Leadership & National Security in International Conservation": * * * Chairman Gosar, Chairman Westerman, Ranking Member Dexter, Ranking Member Huffman, thank you for the opportunity to testify before the committee tod more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on Jan. 30, 2026, to the Washington Post: * * * China's Latest Military Purge Is Part of a Long Communist Tradition By Miles Yu The dramatic purge of China's highest-ranking uniformed officer, Gen. Zhang Youxia, last weekend is the latest evidence that communist dictatorships require absolute loyalty from their senior military leaders. And because absolute loyalty can nev more PR