SACRAMENTO, California, July 22 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on July 21, 2026: * * * Governor Newsom highlights robust investments in fire prevention and cutting-edge firefighting technology to combat wildfire and save lives As Trump cuts federal wildfire programs across the nation, California is building a world-class firefighting fleet What you need to know: California is growing its wildfire-fighting arsenal, including satellites, AI-guided drones, the nation's largest state-owned aerial firefight more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news: * * * New Bipartisan Research Shows Western Voters Strongly Oppose Selling or Transferring Public Lands * New bipartisan polling commissioned by The Nature Conservancy shows broad, overwhelming support for protecting public lands across the West, with majorities in every state favoring conservation over selloffs or privatization. The Western Voter Views of Public Lands Issues survey-conducted by the bipartisan research teams of FM3 Re more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 21 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * Six UNM faculty promoted to distinguished professors * Each year, The University of New Mexico selects a handful of professors to be honored with the highest faculty title the University bestows -distinguished professor. Announced jointly by the UNM Office of Academic Affairs in collaboration with the Health Sciences Center Office of Faculty Academic Affairs, the title of distinguished professor is reserved for academics who "have demonstrate more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Massachusetts. *** Spectroscopic Photoacoustic Imaging Probe ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 21 -- WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, Worcester, Massachusetts has been assigned a patent (No. US 12685510 B2, initially filed May 17, 2024) developed by Haichong Zhang, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, and Shang Gao, Worcester, Massachusetts, for "Spectroscopic photoacoustic imaging probe." *** Bifunctional Degraders for the Treatment of Graves' Disease ALEXANDRIA, Virg more ST

SANTA FE, New Mexico, July 21 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following statement on July 20, 2026: * * * Statement: Trump Administration Slashes Habitat Protections under Endangered Species Act New Critical Habitat Exclusion Rule elevates industry over wildlife - WASHINGTON - Today, the Trump administration finalized the Endangered Species Act 4(b)(2) rule, known as the "Critical Habitat Exclusion Rule," drastically reducing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's discretion over projects that could impact critical habitat for imperiled  more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, July 18 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release: * * * Montana FWP Admits It Overestimated Wolf Population, Still Proposes Aggressive Killing Proposed kill quota over one-third of the population - HELENA, Mont. -- Yesterday, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) proposed regulations for the 2026-27 wolf hunting and trapping season and published the 2025 Annual Wolf Report. FWP admitted that the state's population model has been overestimating the wolf population for years, which the state now estimat more PR