BERKELEY, California, June 2 -- The International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute issued the following news: * * * Administration Wants to Speed Up Ships in Whale Habitat By Cindy Lowry I have spent more than twenty years working to protect marine life, from the coast of Alaska to the Gulf of Maine, where I live now. I have helped rescue gray whales trapped under Arctic ice. I have lobbied Congress, litigated on behalf of animals, and watched what happens when an industry's interests outweigh a species' survival. In March,  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The House Homeland Security Committee released the following testimony by Airlines for America President and CEO Christopher T. Sununu from a May 20, 2026, hearing entitled "TSA Modernization: Industry Perspectives on Key Security and Travel Reforms 25 Years After 9/11": TSA is the Transportation Security Administration. * * * Good morning, Chairman Garbarino, Ranking Member Thompson and members of the Committee. A4A and our members1 appreciate the opportunity to share our thoughts and recommendations on modernizing and  more PR

SEATTLE, May 29 -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release: * * * Alaska Airlines brings spirit of friendship and adventure to the skies with new 'Toy Story 5' livery on Horizon Air Summary * Horizon Air, the regional carrier of Alaska Airlines, is bringing the next chapter of Disney and Pixar's iconic "Toy Story" franchise to the skies with a new livery inspired by the film's latest adventure. * The special livery commemorates Horizon's upcoming 45th anniversary of providing safe, caring servi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following testimony by President and CEO Natasha Singh, on behalf of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, from a May 6, 2026, field hearing in Bethel, Alaska, entitled "From Disaster to Resilience: Strengthening Tribal Communities through Federal Response, Mitigation and Relocation Programs": * * * Good afternoon, Senator, and thank you for being here in the Yukon-Kuskokwim region and for convening this hearing. I'm speaking today on behalf of the Alaska Native Tri more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 (TNSLrpt) -- Productivity By State 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - (14 pages) * * * Labor productivity in the private nonfarm sector increased in 42 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Output increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Hours worked increased in 33 states. The District of Columbia experienced the highest growth in labor productivity, an increase of 5.2 percent. (See chart 1 and table 1.) * * * Chart more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 2 -- City Colleges of Chicago issued the following news: * * * Malcolm X College Professor chosen to head out to sea as part of the STEM Student Experiences Aboard Ships--the STEMSEAS program The Community College Faculty expedition trains faculty as future STEMSEAS instructor-mentors which in turn helps instructors better recruit and support community college students who would like study the ocean sciences. Morrison will join the nationwide expedition representing 14 institutions across nine states and she will tra more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 1 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Launches Nationwide Framework to Implement Medicaid Work Requirements * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an Interim Final Rule with Comment (IFC) requiring that certain adult Medicaid applicants and enrollees must, as a condition of Medicaid eligibility, meet an 80 hours per month work requirement, through employment, education, work programs, or c more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview - Week of June 1, 2026 * Here's what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Agriculture On Thursday, June 4, the Committee on Agriculture will hold a full committee hearing "For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. Rollins, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture." Appropriations On Tuesday, June 2, the Subcommittee on National S more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * Department of the Interior proposes modernizing grazing regulations to support ranchers and healthy rangelands * The Department of the Interior continues to ask for public input on a proposal to update how livestock grazing is managed on public lands. The Bureau of Land Management's proposed grazing rule would give ranchers more flexibility, improve the health of rangelands and support rural communities across the Wes more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Haskell Indian Nations University and Indian Health Service Sign Landmark Agreement to Expand Health and Educational Opportunities * Haskell Indian Nations University and the Indian Health Service, in partnership with the Haskell Indian Health Center, have signed an agreement to support the construction of a new, state-of-the-art health care facility on Haskell's campus. This collaboration will strengthen health care access for the Lawrence co more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries issued the following information for a legislative hearing at 2 p.m. on June 3, 2026, at 1324 Longworth House Office Building: Agenda: * H.R. 2406 (Rep. Bonamici), "National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Improvements Act of 2025" * H.R. 8401 (Rep. Begich), To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the transport, purchase, and sale of pelts of, and handicrafts, garments, and art pro more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 1 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Medicaid Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (CMS-2454-IFC) * As required by law, on June 1, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule implementing a new statutory requirement for certain adults in Medicaid to meet an 80 hours per month work requirement (sometimes referred to  more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, May 29 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Ancient oceans began suffocating millions of years before Triassic mass extinction By Kelly Izlar One of the most devastating extinctions in Earth's history is best known for what didn't die -- dinosaurs. But the end-Triassic extinction 201 million years ago wiped out roughly 60 percent of Earth's species, and scientists are still piecing together how it unfolded. New evidence from Virginia Tech geologists shows that the volcanic eruptions that ripped more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 2 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on June 1, 2026: * * * Attorney General McCuskey leads coalition to stop activist groups from blocking permitting process before it begins A federal appeals court recently handed activist groups a powerful new tool: the ability to sue and halt any federal permitting project before the responsible state agency has even had a chance to review it. West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a coalition of 21 states to more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * What They Are Saying: Rural Hospitals Across America Welcome Senate Passage of Welch-Supported Legislation to Extend Rural Hospital Program * Rural Community Hospital Demonstration (RCHD) provides lifeline to rural communities BURLINGTON, VT - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, shared that over a dozen rural hospital leaders from Vermont and across the United States are praising the Senate' more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, June 1 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Why the Arctic's rivers are rusting * Scientists have identified the two biggest reasons that once-pristine rivers across the Arctic are growing cloudy with toxic orange iron particles that smother insects and suffocate fish. A new study published in Communications Earth & Environment builds on earlier research documenting widespread contamination in Alaska's Brooks Range. As the climate warms, a layer of Arctic soil that had bee more PR