WASHINGTON, June 2 -- A coalition of 49 environmental and conservation organizations has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding potential future changes to the nationwide permits under the Clean Water Act. The letter stresses the need for the Corps to ensure that NWPs cause no more than minimal harm to rivers, streams, and wetlands, in compliance with statutory environmental protections. The letter outlines concerns that many current NWPs allow activitie more ST

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Environment released the following written testimony by Nicole Tisdale, principal and founder of Advocacy Blueprints LLC from a May 21, 2026, hearing entitled "Research-Driven Resilience: Applying Science to Secure U.S. Water Systems from Cyber Threats": * * * I. Introduction Chairman Franklin, Ranking Member Amo, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. I appear in my individ more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The Alliance for Career Education in the States, Arlington, Virginia, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing concerns about proposed regulations under the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act." ACES, representing career colleges and vocational schools in 32 states, advocates that the Department's methodology for measuring post-graduation earnings is flawed and inconsistent with congressional intent. The letter critiques the Department's rel more ST

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, June 3 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on June 2, 2026, by policy fellow Catrin Wigfall: * * * Minnesota Dept. of Ed casts doubt on Mississippi success In a delayed report to the legislature, the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) recently cast doubt on Mississippi's remarkable education gains -- the very gains that inspired Minnesota's own li more PR

GOLDEN, Colorado, June 2 -- Colorado School of Mines posted the following news: * * * Colorado School of Mines and ElementUSA awarded $67M by DOE for construction of rare earth processing plant * Colorado School of Mines and ElementUSA have been awarded $67 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to build a plant for the extraction and processing of rare earth elements from alumina tailings in Louisiana. The project in Gramercy, Louisiana is one of two announced today by DOE' more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * Computer Science Education Propels Jose Medina Medina Into Career Boosting Navy Fleet's Firepower * PORT HIUENEME, Calif. - Jose Medina Medina applies his computer science education and experience to helping Sailors defend themselves. As a computer engineer at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) in California, Medina installs software and troubleshoots technical issues for the MK  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on June 2, 2026: * * * DNC Releases Comprehensive List of States Where Gas Prices Are Below $3 a Gallon While the Trump administration predicted that gas prices would fall back under $3 a gallon by summer, costs at the pump have continued to soar in states across the country. - Today, the DNC released a comprehensive list of states where gas prices have dropped below $3 a gallon since the beginning of more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, June 1 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * Escape Rooms, Oral Histories and MCAT Prep: MSU College of Arts and Sciences grants transform student learning opportunities Five Mississippi State educators are the recipients of 2026 Inclusive Excellence Teaching Grants supporting innovative College of Arts and Sciences projects to enhance student learning through engagement, application, access and experiential opportunities. Recipients inclu more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, June 2 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden and Colleagues Urge Congress to Enact Secure America Act * PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden and 22 fellow Republican governors called on Congress to enact The Secure America Act to provide sustained funding to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). You can find the statement here. "Under President Trump's le more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, June 3 (TNSjou) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following Q&A on June 2, 2026, involving assistant professor of geology Ian Winkelstern: * * * GVSU expert: A Q&A on what a dried-up, ancient lake in Utah can tell us about Lake Michigan By Peg West Ian Winkelstern, assistant professor of geology, was part of a research team of scholars from six universities studying Lake Bonneville, an ancient lake in Utah that was an ancestor to the Great Salt Lake. The team's more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 3 -- The American Counseling Association issued the following news release: * * * History Is Made: Georgia Allows Counselors to Practice Across State Lines As part of the historic interstate Counseling Compact agreement, Georgia is the latest state that can now start granting privileges to licensed professional counselors to practice across state lines. Currently, other states that can grant these privileges include Arizona, Minnesota, Ohio, and Louisiana, with addi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES MISSISSIPPI PARTICIPATION IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEMO PROGRAM * Magnolia State Joins CCBHC Medicaid Demonstration Program, Key to More Sustained Resources for Care WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed the addition of Mississippi into a Medicaid demonstration program linked to additional resources for the state's Certified Community Beha more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 27 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * US Government Calls on Supreme Court to Take Up North Dakota Ranchers' Eminent Domain Case US Solicitor General agrees Court should hear case but disagrees with the ranchers' hoped-for outcome. - The U.S. Solicitor General supports the U.S. Supreme Court taking up the appeal of a group of North Dakota ranchers who are fighting for payment of attorneys' fees after battling a natural gas pipeline more PR

BRENTWOOD, Tennessee, June 2 [Category: BizHealth Care] -- Lifepoint Health, a healthcare company, posted the following news: * * * Lifepoint Health Acquires Eight Hospitals from ScionHealth * BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (June 2, 2026) - Lifepoint Health today announced that it has completed the acquisition of eight acute care hospitals from ScionHealth. This transition is expected to be seamless for patients and communities, as all facilities will retain current employees and providers, and maintain a more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, June 2 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU wins 5 prestigious Southeast Emmys Mississippi State filmmakers, content creators and their digital stories won five Southeast Emmys at last month's National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' regional awards ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia. MSU's Division of Strategic Communications, which includes the Office of Public Affairs, the University Television Center, MSU Films and the universi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 (TNSFR) -- The National Park Service is accepting public comments on properties nominated for listing in the National Register of Historic Places across 10 states. The states are - Colorado, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Texas. The agency received these nominations from state and tribal historic preservation officers before May 16, 2026. The evaluations follow federal regulations governing historic preservation. Individu more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * A Year in the Life of Larry the Whale Shark One year ago today, researchers deployed a satellite tag on a whale shark off the coast of Tampa Bay, Florida. They never could have anticipated the epic journey that would ensue. On May 28, 2025, researchers set out from Boca Ciega Bay, Florida, heading into the Gulf of America aboard a 36-foot vessel owned by phys more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NRL Leads NASA Wildfire Research Mission to Better Predict Pyrocumulonimbus Storm Hazards * The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory is leading a NASA airborne science mission to better understand dangerous wildfire-generated thunderstorms known as pyrocumulonimbus storms, or pyroCb, and the cascading hazards they create for firefighting operations, aviation, weather forecasting and national security. The m more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following statement on June 2, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Thompson Statement on the Coast Guard Eliminating Race-Based Preferences for Commissioning College Students Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement on the U.S. Coast Guard eliminating race-based preferences for college students more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following statement on June 2, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Thompson: Trump Puts Loyalty Over National Security with Dangerous DNI Appointment Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement after President Trump named deeply unqualified housing official William Pulte to be Acting Director of N more PR