COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 9 [Category: BizEnergy] -- American Electric Power Corp. posted the following news release: * * * AEP Recognized as One of America's Best Companies by TIME * COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 9, 2026 - American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) is proud to announce it has been named to TIME's America's Best Companies 2026 list. "We are honored to be recognized as one of America's best companies," said Phil Ulrich, AEP executive vice president and chief human resources officer. "This recognition reflects our ongoing efforts to evolve ou more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 11 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on July 10, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Pushes Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls Attorney General Kris Mayes and 48 other attorneys general this week called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without that access, scammers can't use real numbers to deceive and scam Americans. The Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigati more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 10 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * Best of Core Forum: Assessing Study Room Use and Patron Needs * CHICAGO -Join Core for the webinar "" on July 22, 2026, at 1 p.m. CDT. Study room spaces have become a critical resource offered in large academic libraries, yet their standard configuration and policies may not be serving the diverse needs of all patrons. To address this, we conducted an assessment project at a large, land-grant university to gather dat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following commentary on July 9, 2026, by policy analysts Joanna LeFebvre and Clara Wilson, both of the State Fiscal Policy Team: * * * More States Jeopardizing Local Services With Property Tax Cuts and Caps Everyone should have the opportunity to live in a community with strong public schools, beautiful parks, and safe roads, but many states are threatening to take away local governments' ability to build thriving communities by cutting or capping property taxes. Po more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Coalition to Transform Advanced Care has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding proposed rules on interoperability standards and prior authorization for drugs. The coalition focuses on enhancing care for individuals with serious illness, emphasizing comprehensive, person-centered healthcare consistent with patients' goals and values. The coalition supports the establishment of shorter, standardized decision timeframes  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA and DOJ Reach Settlement with Keystone Pipeline Owner and Operator for 2022 Pipeline Rupture in Kansas * Company agrees to pay more than $26.8M civil penalty, complete estimated $40M to prevent future discharges, and pay Kansas $3M WASHINGTON -U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Justice, and the state of Kansas announced a settlement agreement to resolve allegations that South Bow (USA) LP and South Bow In more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Energy Information Administration issued the following information collection: * * * EIA invites public comment on the proposed collection of information, EIA-914, Monthly Crude Oil and Lease Condensate, and Natural Gas Production Report, as required under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. EIA is requesting a three-year extension of Form EIA-914 Monthly Crude Oil and Lease Condensate, and Natural Gas Production Report. The survey collects monthly data on production and sales of more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 (TNSFR) -- The Harvard University, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has completed an inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and determined that human remains and associated funerary objects in its collection are culturally affiliated with Native American Tribes, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The museum determined that the collection includes the human remains of at least 13 Nativ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 (TNSFR) -- The Harvard University, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, plans to repatriate 70 unassociated funerary objects affiliated with four Tribal Nations under Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) requirements today, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University intends to repatriate 70 unassociated funerary objects determined to be cultural more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 10, 2026: * * * Justice Department Files Proposed Settlement with Owner and Operator of Keystone Pipeline to Resolve Clean Water Act Violations for 2022 Pipeline Rupture in Kansas Company Agrees to Pay More than $26.8M Civil Penalty, Complete Estimated $40M in Work to Prevent Future Discharges, and Pay State of Kansas $3 Million - The Justice Department, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and State of Kansas, today filed a co more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release on July 10, 2026: * * * MALDEF STATEMENT ON FIFTH CIRCUIT RULING TO DENY STUDENTS' REQUEST TO DEFEND TEXAS DREAM ACT LOS ANGELES - On Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a district court ruling that denied immigrant students in Texas the opportunity to defend a law allowing them to pay the same tuition as most students at public schools and universities. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educat more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 8 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Davenport Pushes Federal Government to Crack Down on Illegal Robocalls Attorney General Jennifer Davenport co-led a coalition of 49 attorneys general today in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without that access, scammers can't use real numbers to deceive and scam Americans. The Anti-Robocall Multis more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 11 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on July 10, 2026: * * * Drummond pushes federal government to further crackdown on illegal robocalls Attorney General Gentner Drummond this week urged the Federal Communications Commission to strengthen rules cutting off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. The move aims to protect Oklahomans from fraudsters who use real numbers to deceive and steal from them. Drummond joined 48 other state attorneys general in respo more PR

SANTA BARBARA, California, July 10 [Category: Health Care] -- Direct Relief posted the following news: * * * PPE, Medical Aid Reaches DRC Health Workers on Ebola Frontlines * Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 436 shipments of requested medical aid to 46 U.S. states and territories and 20 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 17 million defined daily doses of medication Medications and supplies shipped this week included treatments for rare and chronic diseases, respiratory and mental health medications, personal prote more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. NOR 42185) entitled "Weskan Grain LLC V. Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad LLC": * * * Digest:/1 This decision grants in part and denies in part Weskan Grain LLC's amended petition for waiver and complaint, accepts the draft complaint attached to the amended petition as the pre-filing notice required by the Board's regulations, and shortens the mediation period from 60 days to 30 days. On April 17, 2026, Weskan Grain more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 9 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Tennessee Attorney General Skrmetti Pushes Federal Government to Crack Down on Illegal Robocalls * Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today joined a bipartisan coalition of 49 attorneys general in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt stronger safeguards that would make it harder for scammers to obtain legitimate telephone numbers and use them to target consumers. The coalition filed comments suppor more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 10 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City posted the following news release: * * * Tenth District Energy Activity Increased Moderately * July 10, 2026 CONTACT: Sarah Dickson The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released the second quarter Energy Survey today. According to Cortney Cowley, assistant vice president and Oklahoma City Branch executive at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Tenth District energy activity increased moderately, while expected growth cooled from last quarter. "Tenth Dist more PR

TULSA, Oklahoma, July 9 -- The University of Tulsa posted the following news: * * * UTulsa robotics teams earns fourth place in IEEE R5 Robotics Competition * It all started with an old Roomba and a few curious students in The University of Tulsa's College of Engineering & Computer Science. A year later, members of the Robotics Association of TU Students found themselves in Boulder, Colorado, earning fourth place in the highly competitive Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' regional Robotics Competition. Nadia Pavlov is a r more PR