WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Advancing Cooperative Federalism, EPA Enters into New Partnership with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Environmental Council of the States to Collaborate on Environmental Health Projects * WASHINGTON -At the Environmental Council of States (ECOS) Spring Meeting, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Associate Deputy Administrator Travis Voyles announced a five- more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause posted the following news release: * * * Advocates and Voters File to Protect Washington Voters' Privacy * Common Cause, Washington Conservation Action Education Fund, and a Washington voter have filed a motion to intervene in United States v. Hobbs. The organizations and voters seek to prevent the Department of Justice from obtaining Washingtonians' sensitive personal data. The intervenors are represented by attorneys from Campaign  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 31 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Sues To Block Rollback Of Limits On Mercury And Other Hazardous Power Plant Emissions * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 21 states and local governments in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule and return to outdated stan more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, March 31 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Agricultural and Resource Economics Programs Emphasize Experiential Learning * The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ARE) in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR) is committed to providing students with experience working with real economic cases and clients. ARE is an applied economics department. This means that students learn both the foundational s more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 31 -- Albertus Magnus College issued the following news release: * * * Albertus Magnus College Expands Nursing and STEM Training with $1.57 Million Grant Federal Funding Sponsored by U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy * Albertus Magnus College has received $1,566,460 in federal funding to expand access to high-quality nursing and STEM education and strengthen Connecticut's pipeline of healthcare and STEM professionals through investments in advan more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 1 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congress to Pass Legislation to Protect Communities from Illicit Xylazine Attorney General Mayes today joined a bipartisan coalition of 40 other attorneys general in calling on Congress to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act. The bipartisan legislation would classify the dangerous animal tranquilizer xylazine - more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 31 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Joins Lawsuit Challenging Rollback of Limits on Dangerous Emissions of Mercury and Other Hazardous Air Pollutants from Power Plants * Attorney General Charity Clark joined a coalition of 21 states and local governments in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule and reversion to o more PR

ALBANY, New York, March 31 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Co-Leads Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congress to Pass Legislation to Protect Communities from Illicit Xylazine * New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 40 other attorneys general in calling on Congress to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act. The bipartisan legislation would classify the dangerous animal tranquilizer  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 31 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION CHALLENGING ROLLBACK OF LIMITS ON DANGEROUS EMISSIONS OF MERCURY AND OTHER HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FROM POWER PLANTS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today co-led a coalition of 21 states and local governments filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule and reve more PR

SALEM, Oregon, March 31 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Files Lawsuit to Protect Rivers, Oregon Families from Mercury Pollution * Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 20 other states and local governments sued the Trump administration today for weakening federal limits on mercury and other toxic pollutants released by coal and oil-fired power plants. The administration recently rolled back the 2024 Mercury more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 31 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Challenges Rollback of Limits on Dangerous Emissions of Mercury and Other Hazardous Air Pollutants from Power Plants * Press Releases (Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 21 states and local governments in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Ru more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 31 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong, DCP Commissioner Cafferelli and DEEP Commissioner Dykes Announce Gasoline Abnormal Market Disruption * Press Releases Notice of Market Disruption Triggers Price Gouging Consumer Protections (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong, Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Bryan Cafferelli and Department of Energy and Environmental Protec more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Holds Mullin Nomination Hearing Promise that He Will Overturn ICE Policy Allowing Agents to Forcibly Enter Homes Without a Judicial Warrant * [WASHINGTON, DC] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote newly sworn in Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin seeking confirmation that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has rescinded a secret U.S. Imm more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Investigates Big Tech's Use of Non-Disclosure Agreements to Conceal Impact of Energy Guzzling Data Centers * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, today wrote to public utility regulators in all 50 states seeking documents and information regarding non-disclosure agreements or other re more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Statement on $3.8 Billion for RTX * [Hartford, CT] -U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today released a statement following the announcement that RTX will receive a $3.8 billion contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to make engines for the F135. "This blockbuster $3.8 billion contract for RTX is terrific news for Pratt & W more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * Brief Warns of Looming Electricity Price Spikes from Iran War, Urges Immediate Action * Washington, D.C. - As global energy markets continue to reel from the War in Iran, the American Economic Liberties Project today released a new brief, " How Congress and States Should Respond to Electricity Price Spikes Due to the Iran War. " The paper analyzes how the continue more PR

ITHACA, New York, March 31 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Summit creates foundation for campus, community connection By Grace DePaull, Division of Human Resources More than 300 Cornell employees and community members attended the seventh annual Inclusive Excellence Summit on March 24, gathering virtually from across the nation for a day of connection and reflection on the realities shaping campuses and communities today. Centered on the theme "Protecting What Matter more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * Court Rules Trump Must Seek Approval from Congress on Billionaire Ballroom Today, a federal judge ordered construction halted on President Trump's billionaire ballroom until Congress provides statutory authorization for the project. House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) issued the following sta more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on March 31, 2026, by William Muntean, senior associate (non-resident) of the Americas Program: * * * The Structural Barriers to Resource Extraction in Antarctica A geologist estimated in 2018 that the global price of oil would need to be above $200 per barrel for commercial resource extraction of oil in Antarctica to be feasible. That is a remarkably high number considering the highest p more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 31 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN NBA Full Court Press: Spurs seek 10th straight win as ESPN presents Wednesday night doubleheader * ESPN continues its coverage of the Advil Playoff Push on Wednesday, April 1 with a star-studded doubleheader presented by State Farm on ESPN. The action tips off at 7:30 p.m. ET as the Boston Celtics, led by four-time All-NBA First Team selection Jayson Tatum and  more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 31 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's weekly 'I Scored a Touchdown' series spotlights Kyle Juszczyk's Super Bowl LIV score * * Seventh installment in ESPN's Year of the Super Bowl weekly storytelling series; airing across ESPN platforms through April 4 * 49ers fullback scored in the end zone where his entire family was seated Watch HERE *** Original text here: https://espnpressroom.com/us/ more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 1 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following commentary on March 31, 2026, by senior counsel John K. Skousen: * * * Letting Salespeople Choose Their Pay Plan? Here's What Could Go Wrong For Your Dealership - And 5 Steps to Do it Right Offering your salespeople a choice between two pay plans sounds like a win-win, but it can create legal headaches that outlast the goodwill. Before your dealership rolls out a Plan A versus Plan B compensation structure, here's  more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, April 1 (TNSrep) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Gartner Predicts AI-Driven Sales Enablement Will Deliver 40% Faster Sales Stage Velocity Than Traditional Enablement Methods by 2029 Sales Leaders Must Shift Enablement to AI-driven, In-workflow Execution to Keep Pace with Rising Revenue Demands * By 2029, sales organizations with AI-driven enablement functions will achieve 40% faster sales st more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 31 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Announces Start of Project Renovating and Expanding the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station's Valley Laboratory in Windsor * (WINDSOR, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today joined state officials, scientists, and labor partners at a ceremony breaking ground on a project that will see the renovation, expansion, and modernization of the Connecticut Agricultural Experime more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 31 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills Joins Bipartisan Group of New England Governors to Announce Commitment to Explore Nuclear Energy * Governors from the six New England states agree to direct their state energy agencies to explore advanced nuclear energy technology to address region's long-term energy needs Governor Janet Mills today joined with a bipartisan group of New England governors on a regional commitment to explor more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * The Trump Administration Makes Deal to Swap Offshore Wind Projects for Oil and Gas Projects * Key Takeaways 1 The Trump administration will reimburse TotalEnergies almost $1 billion in upfront project lease payments for two offshore wind projects, which it will then invest in U.S. oil and gas projects. 2 TotalEnergies will invest in more U.S. offshore oil production, shale  more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 31 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Masters Week on ESPN: 140 hours of comprehensive live coverage across ESPN platforms * * Coverage of the Masters begins Monday, April 6, all available on the ESPN App * Live main telecasts of First and Second Rounds begin Thursday, April 9, at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN, ESPN Deportes * Exclusive, live coverage of Masters Par 3 Contest on Wednesday, April 8, at noon on  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 1 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Challenges Rollback of Limits on Dangerous Emissions of Mercury and Other Hazardous Air Pollutants from Power Plants Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 21 states and local governments in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule and reversio more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, March 31 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Meet the Researcher: Rahul Kanadia, CLAS * Many people view the field of scientific research as a daunting industry filled with complex experimental protocols and never-ending data tables. Among this chaos, people can forget the core principles, which are often the concepts we learn in high school. Rahul Kanadia, an associate professor in the Physiology and Neurobiology (PNB) department, demonst more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 1 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Sues EPA Over Plan to Allow Power Plants to Release More Toxic Mercury Multistate Coalition Sues Trump Administration for Repealing Toxic Air Emissions Standards * Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 18 states in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's repeal of the existing standards for th more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 31 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * New England Governors Announce Commitment to Explore Advanced Nuclear Energy * Boston -Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey joined with a bipartisan group of New England governors to issue a joint statement outlining their regional commitment to exploring advanced nuclear energy technologies and continuing to support the region's existing nuclear facilities. Governor Healey joined more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 31 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * New England Governors Announce Commitment To Explore Advanced Nuclear Energy * (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the governors of all six New England states have issued a joint statement outlining their regional commitment to exploring advanced nuclear energy technologies while continuing to support the safe, affordable, and reliable operation of the region's ex more PR

NEW YORK, March 31 [Category: Media] -- ProPublica, an independent nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism, issued the following news release: * * * ProPublica's Local Reporting Network Names Five New Partners * ProPublica has selected five new partner newsrooms and local journalists for its Local Reporting Network. The reporters are Luis Valentin of Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, Jenna Carlesso of The Connecticut Mirror, Jacob Margolis of LAist, Paige Pfleger of WPLN  more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 31 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Recording: ESPN Masters Week conference call with Scott Van Pelt & Curtis Strange * Click here to watch a recording of the Tuesday, March 31, media call with ESPN SportsCenter anchor Scott Van Pelt and two-time U.S. Open champion and ESPN Golf analyst Curtis Strange discussing the 90th edition of the Masters Tournament. Read more on ESPN's full coverage details for  more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 1 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Urges Congress to Pass Legislation Protecting Communities from Illicit Xylazine South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins 40 other Attorneys General in urging Congress to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, which would classify Xylazine as a federally controlled substance and would help law enforcement stop the spread of  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-113) on the Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act (S. 1441). The report was advanced by Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, on Feb. 24, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * The Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to which was referred the bill (S. 1441) to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to nonprofit entities to assist such entities in carrying out programs to provide service  more ST

WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Political] (TNSrpt) -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Medicaid Cuts Threaten Hundreds of Hospitals with Closure * Nearly 450 hospitals face a high risk of closing or reducing services due to more than $900 billion in cuts to Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) that were part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, according to a new report from Public Citizen released today. Rural hospitals and those that s more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 31 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * WA joins coalition challenging rollback of limits on mercury emissions and other pollutants from power plants * (Updated March 31, 2026, to include additional plaintiffs.) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has violated the law by repealing nationwide standards on emissions of mercury and other toxic air pollutants, Washington and a multistate coalition argued in a  more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 1 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * West Virginia joins bipartisan letter urging Congress to pass Combating Xylazine Act West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey joined a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general today in a letter to Congressional leadership urging passage of the Combating Xylazine Act. The bipartisan, bicameral legislation would classify the illicit use of xy more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, March 31 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Wild, captive, to wild: Working to help save New England's only native rabbit * KINGSTON, R.I. - March 31, 2026 - The elusive native New England cottontail rabbit is the subject of lore and literature. But over the last century, their numbers declined precipitously in our region due to development, landscape change, and the introduction of an invasive rabbit. Now researchers at the Universit more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 31 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * 'Race for the future': Which countries -- and what values -- will prevail in science? In a Yale visit, Harvey Fineberg, a renowned health policy researcher, discussed how the U.S. can keep pace in the global science "race" -- and why it will benefit all of humankind. By Meg Dalton By many measures, the United States has ceded its position as the global leader in science in technology over the past two de more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 31 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Acclaimed author Min Jin Lee '90 to deliver Class Day address Lee, a celebrated novelist, essayist, editor and critic who earned her B.A. in history at Yale, returns to campus as the 2026 Class Day speaker. * Min Jin Lee '90, an internationally acclaimed novelist, essayist, editor, and critic, will be Yale's 2026 Class Day speaker, the university announced today. The annual Class Day event, which is held  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 31 -- Yale University issued the following Q&A on March 30, 2026, by Vestal McIntyre with Yale Jackson lecturer and economist Ardina Hasanbasri: * * * Ardina Hasanbasri on the hidden complexity of ownership A Yale Jackson lecturer and economist, Hasanbasri explores why "who owns what" is harder to answer than it sounds - and why getting it right matters for women's well-being across lower-income countries. She and colleagues present new measurement tools at a Wo more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 31 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Social Media and Youth Mental Health: Does More Use Always Mean More Harm? By Crista Marchesseault, MAT, MA How does social media affect the mental health of young people, and does more use always mean more harm? Several researchers are working to find out through four pilot studies funded by Yale Child Study Center (YCSC). The projects, announced in October 2025, are generating early findings that challen more PR