ERLANGER, Kentucky, July 2 [Category: National Defense] -- Disabled American Veterans issued the following news: * * * Empowering remote Navajo veterans * Native Americans have long been reported to serve in the U.S. armed forces at higher rates than most other racial and ethnic groups. Several sources, including the Military Times, report that since 9/11, nearly 19% of Native Americans have served in the military, compared with about 14% of people from all other ethnic groups combined. Yet, for many who return home to the Navajo Nation-a v more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Green Ribbon Act of 2026, originally introduced by Sen. Cory A. Booker, D-New Jersey, on June 24, 2026, has been analyzed by the Congressional Research Service. This bill aims to strengthen and expand the Green Ribbon Schools Program, enhancing the capacity of states to increase the number of schools involved in environmental efforts, literacy, and health goals. The Green Ribbon Schools Program has been instrumental in promoting sustainability within educational institutions. This legislation seeks to build on previou more ST

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Indigenous Students Excel through Parity Act, originally introduced by Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, on June 23, 2026, has been analyzed by the Congressional Research Service. This legislation aims to enhance the Indian School Equalization Formula, ensuring that Bureau-funded schools have the necessary resources to provide high-quality education and competitive staff salaries. The bill seeks to address longstanding inequities in funding for schools under the Bureau of Indian Education, which serve Native America more ST

BRONX, New York, July 2 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release: * * * New Study: Screwworm Fight Must Include Wildlife Surveillance * NEW YORK, NY, July 2, 2026 -A newly published study in Conservation Biology warns that efforts to control New World screwworm will be weakened if governments focus primarily on legal livestock production systems while overlooking illegal cattle movements, wildlife, protected areas, and remote landscapes where infestations can go undetected. The paper,  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The PFAS Alternatives Act, originally introduced by Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, on June 18, 2026, has been analyzed by the Congressional Research Service. This legislation aims to enhance the safety of firefighters by accelerating the development of PFAS-free turnout gear, promoting innovations that decrease occupational hazards linked to traditional firefighting equipment. In recent years, the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in firefighting gear has raised significant health concerns, as th more ST

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Postsecondary Student Success Act, originally introduced by Rep. Melanie A. Stansbury, D-New Mexico, on June 11, 2026, has been analyzed by the Congressional Research Service. This legislation aims to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to establish evidence-based programs that enhance participation, retention, and completion rates among high-need students in postsecondary education. The bill arrives at a critical juncture as educational institutions grapple with rising dropout rates and the persisten more ST

SANTA FE, New Mexico, July 3 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on July 2, 2026: * * * New Mexico modernizes oil, gas industry bonding, cleanup rules, now among nation's strongest Today's vote moves New Mexico closer to a system where corporations, not the public, are responsible for the damage they create. - The New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission voted Wednesday to reform outdated oil and gas bonding and cleanup rules, adopting some of the strongest safeguards in the country to prevent orphan wells and ensure oil more PR