BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 31 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: * * * AG Labrador Demands Answers from Big Four Accounting Firms Over Climate Change Conflicts of Interest * BOISE, ID - Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a coalition of 15 state attorneys general in raising concerns over climate-related activism in a letter sent to the "Big 4" accounting firms: Deloitte; Ernst & Young; KPMG; and PricewaterhouseCoopers. The letter addresses the Big 4's stated commitments to push for climate-related  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Appeals Court Protects Imperiled Sea Turtles from Drowning in Fishing Nets * NEW ORLEANS-A federal appeals court has affirmed a district court ruling upholding the National Marine Fisheries Service's 2019 rule requiring some shrimp trawling vessels to use turtle excluder devices, or TEDs. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the Fisheries Service provided a rational, evidence-backed explanation for the rule's  more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 31 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mike Hilgers Helps Secure Major Legal Victory against NY's Climate Change Superfund Act * Today, Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York struck down New York's Climate Change Superfund Act, declaring the law unenforceable. The law aimed to impose $75 billion in fines to energy producers for prior lawful energy production. AG Hilgers joined a coalition of  more PR

HILLSBORO, Missouri, Sept. 1 (TNSjou) -- St. Louis University issued the following news: * * * Autism Diagnoses Rising Fastest Among Girls and Women, According to New JAMA Research Study from Saint Louis University Points to Increased Awareness and Diagnosis, Not Epidemic as Accounting for Overall Increase in Autism By Carrie Bebermeyer ST. LOUIS -- A new Saint Louis University study of nearly a decade of health records finds that the recent rise in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnoses is being driven largely by girls and women, who ar more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin, Evers Celebrate Groundbreaking for Blatnik Bridge Replacement Project * WISCONSIN - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Governor Tony Evers joined Wisconsin and Minnesota leaders to celebrate the official groundbreaking of the Blatnik Bridge replacement project, which Senator Baldwin successfully secured more than $1 billion in federal funding to support the project. The funding for the bridge replacement comes from the Biparti more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 1 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2026: * * * California's crime rates are at record lows - even if Fox News won't tell you Data shows every major crime rate fell in 2025 as California continues investing in public safety What you need to know: Since 2024, California has seen double-digit declines in every major crime category tracked, including: homicide 18.6%, robbery 19.9%, property crime 14.3%, motor vehicle theft 25.8%, and violent crime 10.2%. In 2025, ev more PR

FULLERTON, California, Sept. 1 -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news: * * * CSUF Celebrates Grand Opening of Jewel Plummer Cobb Hall * The Titan community celebrated the grand opening of Jewel Plummer Cobb Hall, Cal State Fullerton's newest residence hall. The six-story, apartment-style building serves more than 500 students and honors the lasting legacy of former CSUF President Jewel Plummer Cobb. The building adds approximately 155,000 square feet of new space to Housing and Residential Engagement and more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on Aug. 31, 2026: * * * WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: Republicans in "Serious Trouble," Bracing for "Historic Losses" as GOP Senate Map Collapses Amid "Grim Political Environment" With just over two months until the midterm elections, Senate Republicans are "trailing" in major battleground races, "looking at historic losses" akin to 2006 - when "voters upset with corruption, the price at the pump and an unpopular Middle Eastern war [voted for a] comp more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 2 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * U.S. Appeals Court Rules to Protect Imperiled Sea Turtles from Drowning in Fishing Nets Victory -- Court rejects Louisiana Shrimp Association attempt to exempt shrimp boats from using Turtle Excluder Devices - New Orleans, LA -- A federal appeals court has upheld the National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) 2019 rule requiring some shrimp trawling vessels to use turtle excluder devices (TEDs) so that sea turtles can escape when th more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 1 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Texas pide a sus clientes a prepararse ante la tormenta tropical Edouard * Fuertes lluvias, inundaciones repentinas y vientos intensos podrian afectar el sureste de Texas a medida que la tormenta se acerca a la costa En la foto: Las cuadrillas de control de vegetacion de Entergy Texas en New Caney, Texas, podaron arboles peligrosos cercanos a las lineas electricas como parte de los preparativos ante la tormenta tropical Edouard more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 31 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Texas prepares for tropical weather across Southeast Texas * Company activates emergency operations, positions resources and urges customers to stay weather aware THE WOODLANDS, Texas - Entergy Texas is prepared and ready to respond to potential impacts from the developing tropical system as it moves through the Gulf toward the Texas coast. Current forecasts indicate the system could bring heavy rainfall and periods of gusty wi more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 31 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Texas se prepara ante el clima tropical en el Sureste de Texas * La compania activa operaciones de emergencia, despliega recursos y recomienda a los clientes mantenerse atentos al clima THE WOODLANDS, Texas - Entergy Texas esta preparada para responder a posibles impactos del sistema tropical en formacion que avanza por el Golfo hacia la costa de Texas. Los pronosticos actuales indican que el sistema podria traer lluvias intens more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 31 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy's Louisiana utilities monitoring potential tropical weather * NEW ORLEANS - Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans are closely monitoring the developing tropical system as it moves through the Gulf early this week. Current forecasts indicate the disturbance will bring heavy rain and periods of gusty wind to parts of southwest Louisiana, with rainfall being the primary impact at this time. Crews statewide are prepared and rea more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (AU Docket No. 20-34; CC Docket No. 02-6; WC Docket Nos. 10-90, 19-126, 25-127, 25-187, 02-60): * * * Pursuant to our procedure for resolving requests for review, requests for waiver, and petitions for reconsideration of decisions related to actions taken by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) that are consistent with precedent (collectively, Requests), the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) grants, d more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 2 -- Best Western Hotels and Resorts issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * GLo(R) Best Western Olive Branch Debuts in One of the Mid-South's Fastest Growing Markets New 80-room hotel offers contemporary design, elevated amenities and convenient access to the Memphis-metro area's thriving business and leisure corridors - BWH(R) Hotels, the global hospitality enterprise comprised of WorldHotels(TM), Best Western(R) Hotels & Resorts and SureStay(R) Hotels, today announced the opening of the GLo Best more PR

CLINTON, Mississippi, Aug. 31 -- Mississippi Christian University posted the following news: * * * Hansen to discuss Winston Churchill, C.S. Lewis during annual Spell Lecture * One of the most prolific American Christian journalists will share a message about faith during the Spell Lecture at Mississippi Christian University, scheduled for 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10, in Provine Chapel on MC's Clinton campus. Collin Hansen, vice president for content and editor-in-chief of the Gospel Coalition, will present "How Winston Churchill and C.S. more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The George Washington University Law School posted the following news: * * * Meet GW Law's 10 Public Interest Scholars * The GW Law Public Interest and Public Service Law Center is excited to welcome 10 Public Interest Scholars for the 2026-27 school year. For the past 10 years the Public Interest Scholars program has chosen a select group of incoming, full-time students to be scholars for the academic year. These students receive a $5,000 stipend to support the funding of summer employment at non-profit or governmen more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 31 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU Christian Faculty and Staff Forum holds kickoff luncheon * You are invited to join the MSU Christian Faculty-Staff Forum (CFSF) kickoff luncheon on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, from noon to 1 p.m., Old Main Academic Center Room 2220. Craig Aarhus, professor and senior associate director of bands, will be the keynote speaker. Come and be encouraged through his testimony as we lift up the name of Jesus and fellowship with believers from across more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 31 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU Extension marks Mississippi LIFT Resource and Referral Network Center opening in Brookhaven * Contact: Leah Gibbs BROOKHAVEN, Miss.-Representatives from the Mississippi State University Extension Service were in Brookhaven last week for the opening of the new Mississippi LIFT Resource and Referral Network Center. MSU is a partner with the Mississippi Department of Human Services in the initiative which is expanding access statewide to new  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation posted the following news release: * * * NFWF and Partners Announce $5 Million in Grants to Restore Forests and Wetlands in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley * WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 1, 2026) - The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced nearly $5 million in grants to improve, restore and expand important forest and wetland wildlife habitats in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley, one of North America's most important landscapes for fish and wil more PR

JEFFERSON, Louisiana, Aug. 31 [Category: BizHospital] -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release: * * * Ochsner Rush Health welcomes Nurse Practitioner Jenna Harper to Meridian urology team * MERIDIAN, Miss. - Ochsner Rush Health is pleased to announce the addition of Jenna Harper, AGNP-BC, to its team of medical professionals providing compassionate, high-quality care. Harper specializes in urology and is now seeing patients at Ochsner Rush Medical Group, 1800 12th St. in Meridian. Harper brings nearly two decades of exper more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 2 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * Drummond secures legal victory against New York's Climate Change Superfund Act Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced today a major multi-state victory against New York's Climate Change Superfund Act. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York struck down the act, declaring the law unenforceable. The law aimed to impose $75 billion in fines to energy producers for prior lawful energ more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, Aug. 31 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Ole Miss Study Explores Why Some AI Ads Fail While Others Succeed * OXFORD, Miss. - Artificial intelligence can create realistic depictions of just about anything, but that does not mean advertisers should lean on the technology, according to a study led by University of Mississippi professors. Some AI-generated or supported ad campaigns, such as Coca-Cola's 2023 Create Real Magic platform, are embraced and enjoyed by consumers. Others, however, more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, Sept. 1 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Researchers Turn Climate Pollution Into Usable Material * OXFORD, Miss. - Turning carbon dioxide into industrial chemicals used in everything from synthetic fuels to plastics and pharmaceuticals is costly. But new research shows it does not have to be. A study from University of Mississippi researcher Ahmed Badreldin and Carter Racine, a mechanical engineering doctoral student at Texas A&M University, demonstrated a simpler, lower-cost way to pr more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 1 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sanders Announces Helena-West Helena as Arkansas' Capital for a Day on September 3 * TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS COME - GREETINGS: WHEREAS: Helena, located along the Mississippi River and established by Sylvanus Phillips and William Russell, was incorporated in 1833 as a river port town and named after Phillips' daughter who died at the young age of fifteen; WHEREAS: West Helena, established by business leaders to accommod more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 1 [Category: BizBizHospital] -- Baptist Memorial Health Care posted the following news release: * * * Seven dozen medical students disperse across the Mid-South for clinical rotations * MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 1, 2026 - The first-ever third-year class of students of Baptist Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine began their clinical rotations in the Mid-South this August, marking a significant milestone in their medical training. The 74 students will begin their clinical training at the following more PR

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, Aug. 31 -- The University of Southern Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Southern Miss to Host Documentary Screening Honoring Civil Rights Leader Vernon Dahmer * The University of Southern Mississippi's School of Media and Communication, in partnership with Mississippi Today and the Dahmer family, will host a documentary screening and community conversation honoring civil rights leader Vernon Dahmer on Thursday, Sept. 10, in Gonzales Auditorium on the Hattiesburg campus. The event comes 60 years after V more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Aug. 31 -- Louisiana Tech University posted the following news: * * * Summer 2026 graduates announced * Louisiana Tech University has announced graduates from its Summer 2026 commencement ceremonies held August 15. Graduates are listed below by the state/territory they have reported in their Workday profile, with Louisiana listed first. LOUISIANA Alexandria * Jamal Sami Farhat - Bachelor of Science * Madisyn Danielle Mcclanahan - Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies * Caden Luke Meche - Bachelor of Science * S more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 2 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown issued the following news: * * * Utah helps defeat New York's $75 billion climate superfund law A federal court has struck down New York's Climate Change Superfund Act, blocking the state's attempt to impose $75 billion in penalties on energy producers for decades of lawful energy production. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York declared the law unenforceable, handing a win to Utah and the 21 other states that challenged it. Utah joined the coalitio more PR