TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 5 -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2026: * * * ACTING DEP COMMISSIONER POTOSNAK ANNOUNCES JOSEPH SEEBODE AS DEPUTY COMMISSIONER Acting Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Ed Potosnak today announced the appointment of Joseph J. Seebode to the role of Deputy Commissioner to advance the Sherrill Administration's environmental goals. As Deputy Commissioner, Seebode will serve as second more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Critical Minerals Ministerial and "Action Plans" Raise Human Rights, Environmental Questions * WASHINGTON, D.C -Today, Vice President JD Vance addressed representatives from 50 countries gathered at the Trump administration's "Critical Minerals Ministerial," announcing that some had signed onto nonbinding arrangements with the United States creating a "preferential trade zone" and that more de more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: Dollar Hits New Low in Ongoing Slide * WASHINGTON (February 4, 2026) - Fallout from the recent Greenland crisis has brought down the value of the U.S. dollar, decreasing more than 10 percent off its value. This decline started when the new administration took office in early 2025. After years of strong U.S. financial market performance, foreign investors are now rebalancing their portfolios t more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, Feb. 4 -- Global Affairs Canada, an arm of the Canadian government, posted the following news release: * * * Minister Anand to travel to Denmark and Greenland * February 4, 2026 - Ottawa, Ontario - Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will travel to Copenhagen, Denmark, and Nuuk, Greenland, from February 5 to 7, 2026. During her visit to Copenhagen on February 5, Minister Anand will meet with Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Denmark's Minis more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary on Feb. 2, 2026, by senior research staffer Gary Clyde Hufbauer and research analyst Ye Zhang: * * * Trump's trade war wrecked little havoc on trade patterns last year President Donald Trump's trade wars, including his near universal tariffs of 10 percent or higher, set off a scramble among US trade partners last year that some experts predicted would reshape the contours of worldwide trad more PR

CORAL GABLES, Florida, Feb. 2 -- The University of Miami issued the following news: * * * Unlocking the secrets of heat-resistant corals During an expedition to the "Coral Triangle" in the Pacific Ocean, University of Miami researchers will investigate why and how corals in that region are able to withstand the effects of a warming ocean. By Robert C. Jones Jr., rcjones@miami.edu The death knell for the rainforests of the sea, rising ocean temperatures know no boundaries. From the South Atl more PR