STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania, Feb. 19 -- AccuWeather, a provider of commercial weather forecasting services, issued the following news release: * * * Elevated Spring Wildfire Risk as Drought Conditions Expand Across the U.S. Expanding drought conditions across more than 45 percent of the contiguous United States are rapidly increasing the risk of wildfires as spring approaches, according to AccuWeather long-range experts. "There is no true wildfire season in America anymore. If vegetation dri more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 18 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Files Lawsuit Against The Trump Administration For Illegally Terminating Funding For Energy And Infrastructure Programs * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 13 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's unlawful decision to terminate funding for congressionally mandated e more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice filed a proposed consent decree with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia to resolve allegations of environmental violations by Antero Resources Corp., Denver, Colorado. The lawsuit, joined by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, alleges that the company failed to comply with the Clean Air Act at its oil and natural gas production sites across West Virginia and Ohio. Specifically, th more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 18 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news: * * * Army Seeks Applicants for New Space Operations MOS * To meet rising space and missile threats, the Army is accepting applications for its newest MOS. The 40D, space operations specialist, MOS will be established Oct. 1 for enlisted soldiers who are specialists through sergeants major in all three Army components. This new specialty will create a permanent career pa more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 18 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Challenges Trump Administration's Proposals to Deny Federal Funding from Providers of Gender-Affirming Care * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in submitting two comment letters opposing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) proposed rules that would deny certain federal fun more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 18 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit Against the Trump Administration for Illegally Terminating Funding for Energy and Infrastructure Programs * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, alongside the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development and the California Energy Commission, co-led a coalition of 13 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging t more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 18 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Urges U.S. Senate to Reject SAVE America Act * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Senate to reject the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, warning that the legislation would nationalize election administration, impose sweeping new barriers to voter registrat more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 18 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Sues the Trump Administration for Illegally Terminating Funding for Energy and Infrastructure Programs * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 13 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's unlawful decision to terminate funding for congressionally mandated energy and infrastructure programs. The lawsuit c more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 18 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Leads Multistate Coalition Urging Senate to Reject Extremist SAVE America Act * February 18, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 11 other attorneys general in urging the U.S. Senate to reject the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, warning that the legislation would unlawfully nationalize elect more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 18 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Sues to Block Politically-Motivated Energy Funding Cuts * February 18, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 12 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration for unlawfully terminating billions of dollars in congressionally approved federal funding for energy and infrastructure projects across the coun more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 18 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser sues Energy Secretary Chris Wright for illegally ending $600M in leading-edge energy projects in Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser today co-led a coalition of 13 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's unlawful decision to terminate and abandon funding for congressionally mandated energy and infrastructure programs cr more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 18 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR ILLEGALLY TERMINATING FUNDING FOR ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS * Chicago -Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a coalition of 13 attorneys general, filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's unlawful decision to terminate funding for congressionally mandated energy and infrastructure  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 18 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION IN OPPOSING TWO NEW RULES PREVENTING ACCESS TO GENDER AFFIRMING CARE FOR YOUTH * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul lead a coalition of 20 attorneys general, in submitting comment letters opposing two proposed rules by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 18 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES SENATE TO REJECT SAVE AMERICA ACT, FEDERAL TAKEOVER OF ELECTION ADMINISTRATION * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 12 attorneys general, is urging the U.S. Senate to reject the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, warning that the legislation would improperly nationalize election administration, impose sw more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 18 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Sues Trump Administration for Illegally Terminating Funding for Energy and Infrastructure Programs * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 13 attorneys general suing the Trump Administration to block its unlawful decision to terminate energy and infrastructure programs created by Congress in laws such as the Inflation Reduc more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 18 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Leads Coalition Opposing Rules Preventing Access to Transgender Healthcare for Youth * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today co-led a coalition of 20 attorneys general submitting comment letters opposing two proposed rules by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ( more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 18 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Urges Senate to Reject SAVE America Act * (Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Senate to reject the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, warning that the legislation would unlawfully nationalize election administration, impose sweeping new barriers to voter re more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 17 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Weiser to send settlement funds to Colorado PetSmart workers * Feb. 17, 2026 (DENVER) - More than 60 former PetSmart workers will soon receive checks in the mail from a November 2025 settlement reached with PetSmart. Attorney General Phil Weiser sued the company in July 2025, alleging it trapped dog groomers through a deceptive training program. An investigation by t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Whitehouse, Colleagues Investigate EPA's Repeal of Foundational Scientific Determination on Climate * Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources, joined Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, an more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 18 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * Breaking the ice: UNM students launch state's first collegiate women's hockey program * As Team USA skates for a gold medal this Thursday in women's ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics, history of a different kind is unfolding closer to home at The University of New Mexico. The UNM Women's Ice Hockey Club has completed its first season as the state's first ACHA Division I collegiate women's more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Feb. 18, 2026, by senior research analyst Robert Stilson: * * * Iran and the anti-American left The Iranian regime has apologists in the American nonprofit sector. Here's a look at who they are and who supports them financially. * Incredible as it may seem, there are those within the American tax-exempt sector that continue to publicly equivocate on--or even outright defend--the Iranian government, and esp more PR

BOULDER, Colorado, Feb. 18 -- The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences issued the following news: * * * CIRES researchers offer roadmap to improve West Nile forecasting and prevention A new study represents a potential path toward actionable, broad-scale West Nile virus forecasts * CIRES researchers and colleagues have taken the first step on a path to predicting West Nile virus incidence using recent and historical weather conditions. The technique is the first of i more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * E&C Democrats: Canceling Health Funding for Blue States Endangers All Americans "Beyond the overtly political and punitive nature of this action, we are deeply concerned that termination of awards in their final years wastes taxpayer dollars and puts the health of Americans at risk." * Energy and Commerce Committee Democratic leader more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by I Ling Thompson, CEO of Foundation for America's Public Lands, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "All in for America250: Public-Private Partnerships Supporting America's Semiquincentennial on Our Public Lands": * * * Chairman Gosar, Ranking Member Dexter, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is I Ling Thomp more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) issued the following news release: * * * Get organized: BLS report shows public service workers are organizing for a voice on the job * As anti-worker billionaires make life unaffordable, cut public services, undermine state & local budgets, & attack workers' freedoms, state & local workers are organizing with AFSCME to fight for better wages, safety on the job and stron more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 17 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kelly Celebrates Completion of 69Express Project in Overland Park * TOPEKA - Governor Laura Kelly was joined by Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03), the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), local leaders, and state and local officials today in Overland Park to cut a ceremonial ribbon marking the opening of Kansas' first express lanes on the U.S. 69 Express corridor. The project w more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 18 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis Announces 150 Unique Colorado NFTs to Celebrate Colorado's 150th Birthday * DENVER - Today, at the ETHDenver Conference, Governor Polis, in partnership with the Office of Economic Development and International Trade, announced the upcoming auction sale of 150 unique Colorado NFTs to celebrate Colorado's 150th birthday and highlight the state's growing and innovative digital econ more PR

FORT MORGAN, Colorado, Feb. 18 -- Morgan Community College issued the following news release: * * * MCC and Burlington Elementary School Strengthen Rural Educator Pipeline Morgan Community College (MCC) and Burlington School District RE-6J are expanding a powerful rural workforce partnership designed to grow homegrown educators and strengthen Eastern Plains school communities. Burlington now has community members and staff engaged at nearly every stage of the education pipeline, including hig more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 19 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Files Lawsuit Against the Trump Administration for Unlawfully Terminating Funding for Energy and Infrastructure Programs Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 13 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's unlawful decision to terminate funding for congressionally mandated energy and more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 19 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Coalition in Opposing Two New Rules Preventing Access to Gender Affirming Care for Youth Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in submitting comment letters opposing two proposed rules by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 19 -- The National Federation of State High School Associations issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * High School Flag Football Revisions Include Opportunity for Scoring Team to Retain Possession of the Ball if Trailing in Score In its first meeting to address rules changes in the sport, the NFHS Flag Football Rules Committee approved eight changes to the initial set of rules developed last year. All revisions recommended by the NFHS Flag Footb more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * National Park Service Expands Access for Summer 2026 While Maintaining Safety at High-Visitation Parks The National Park Service today announced park-specific visitor access plans for Summer 2026 designed to expand public access while maintaining safe and responsible management during peak visitation at Arches, Glacier, Rocky and Yosemite National Parks.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by Ouray (Colorado) City Administrator Michelle Metteer from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing on the Crystal Reservoir Conveyance Act (H.R. 5911): * * * Chairman Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on H.R. 5911, the Crystal Reservoir Conveyance Act. This bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey approximately 4 more PR

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 18 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: * * * Poll: Western Voters Sound Alarm on Wildfire, Drought, Public Land Threats * DENVER -Western voters are extremely concerned about wildfires, drought, staffing cuts at land management agencies, and threats to sell off public lands, according to the latest Conservation in the West poll released by Colorado College. The poll also demonstrates that Westerners want la more PR

CALIFORNIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 18 -- PennWest posted the following news: * * * Professor contributes to forensics textbook * Forensic science students often begin their studies by mastering terminology, techniques and foundational principles. In a newly released textbook edited by world-renowned forensic scientist Dr. Henry C. Lee, PennWest University criminal justice professor Dr. Raymond Hsieh is helping students take the next step -applying those fundamentals to real-world investigations. more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 19 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition sue Trump Administration for illegal termination of energy and infrastructure funding Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 13 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's unlawful termination of funding for energy and infrastructure programs created by Congress  more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 19 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following remarks on Feb. 18, 2026, by chairman Paul S. Atkins and commissioner Hester M. Peirce at the ETHDenver: * * * Number Go Down and other Schadenfreude Commissioner Peirce: I am honored to be on stage today with Chairman Paul Atkins. Before we begin, let me remind you that my statements and his are our own in our official capacities and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission or our fellow Co more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection released the following testimony by Brian Berry, executive director of the Ticket Policy Forum, from a Jan. 28, 2026, hearing entitled "Fees Rolled on All Summer Long: Examining the Live Entertainment Industry": * * * Chairwoman Blackburn, Ranking Member Hickenlooper, and members of the Subcommittee: My name is Brian Berry, and I serve as Executive Director of the Ticket Policy Forum. Tha more PR

GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, Feb. 19 -- Colorado Mesa University issued the following news: * * * Timberline Bank Names CMU Foundation as Nonprofit of the Month The February campaign supports CMU's Century Scholarship and expands the impact of Round Up for Rowdy program * For Timberline Bank, supporting Colorado Mesa University is not a single sponsorship or moment. From serving as the long-time sponsor of Colorado Mesa University's Homecoming to launching the new Round Up for Rowdy program, t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by David Lytle, acting deputy chief of fire and aviation management at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing on legislation on public land management and wildfire mitigation: The legislation includes Land And Social Security Optimization Act (H.R. 34), Building Resiliency and Understanding of Shrublands to Halt Fires Act (H.R. 3553), Fruit  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Urges Trump Admin to Restore Grant Funding to Minnesota * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03), a doctor for more than 20 years, led almost 80 of her colleagues in urging the Trump Administration to immediately restore public health grant funding to Minnesota, California, Colorado, and Illinois. This comes after the Administration terminated (link more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 [Category: Medical] -- The American Society of Hematology posted the following news release: * * * Ultra Endurance Running May Accelerate Aging and Breakdown of RBCs * (WASHINGTON - Feb. 18, 2026) - Extreme endurance running damages red blood cells in ways that may affect their ability to function properly, according to a study published in the American Society of Hematology's journal Blood Red Cells & Iron. Although the duration and long-term implications of the damage a more PR

AURORA, Colorado, Feb. 18 -- The University of Colorado School of Public Health posted the following news release: * * * Ultra-Endurance Running May Accelerate Aging and Breakdown of Red Blood Cells * Extreme endurance running damages red blood cells in ways that may affect their ability to function properly, according to a study published in the American Society of Hematology's journal Blood Red Cells & Iron. Although the duration and long-term implications of the damage are unclear, the st more PR

BOULDER, Colorado, Feb. 19 -- The University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business issued the following news: * * * 'Cash is Queen': A Fireside Chat with Natalie Levy and Dean Vijay Khatri By Grace Garfoot Author and entrepreneur Natalie Levy and Dean Vijay Khatri recently explored how leading with values can transform investing into a tool for empowerment. On Feb. 12, Leeds Tandean Rustandy Endowed Dean Vijay Khatri sat down with author and investor Natalie Levy to discuss her book, more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 18 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * WA sues federal agencies for illegally axing key clean energy programs * Federal agencies unlawfully terminated funding for congressionally mandated energy programs, including more than $27 million for the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub, which aim to significantly reduce emissions driving climate change, Attorney General Nick Brown and 12 other attorneys general argued in a l more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection released the following testimony by Brian David Weingarden, vice president of concerts and events for Z2 Entertainment, on behalf of the Colorado Independent Venue Association, from a Jan. 28, 2026, hearing entitled "Fees Rolled on All Summer Long: Examining the Live Entertainment Industry": * * * Chairman Blackburn, Ranking Member Hickenlooper, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you  more PR