ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 3 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP Announces New Leadership in Alaska * JUNEAU, AK - Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) announced new leadership of its Alaska chapter, bringing seasoned policy professionals to the state's premier grassroots advocacy organization ahead of the 2027 legislative session. Kevin Greene will be AFP-AK's new state director. He is an eight-year veteran of AFP's state operations teams and over a decade of experience in pub more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM Proposes Rule to Streamline Oil and Gas Permitting in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve, Boosting Energy Production and Local Communities * ANCHORAGE, Alaska -The Bureau of Land Management is taking a major step toward unleashing Alaska's energy potential by opening a 60-day public comment period on a new proposal to streamline oil and gas permitting in Alaska. The proposed rule aims to cut red tape and acceler more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM Utah's New McCoy Flats Campground Celebrates Freedom 250 with Affordability for America's Outdoor Enthusiasts * VERNAL, Utah -The Bureau of Land Management is celebrating the nation's 250th birthday and the BLM's 80th anniversary with the grand opening of the Vernal Field Office's McCoy Flats Campground, located approximately seven miles southwest of Vernal by the renowned McCoy Flats Mountain Bike Trail System.  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- County Employment and Wages in Alaska First Quarter 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - Sept. 4, 2026 * * * Employment declined 1.6 percent in Anchorage Municipality, the only large county equivalent in Alaska, from March 2025 to March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Alaska employment decreased 1.3 percent over the year to 320,100 in March 2026, as measured by the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) progr more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR, CAIR-Chicago Back Quincy Human Rights Commission Resolution Seeking Accountability for Illinois Alderman's Anti-Muslim Posts The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, along with its Chicago chapter (CAIR-Chicago), today expressed full support for the Quincy Human Rights Commission (HRC) following its decision to draft a formal resolution demanding accountab more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Center for a Humane Economy posted the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * Center for a Humane Economy Condemns Trump Executive Order Targeting America's Wolves Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy today condemned President Donald Trump's executive order directing the Department of the Interior to determine whether gray wolves should be removed from the protections of the Endangered Species Act while simultaneously directing the agency to move forward with delisting them. "The orde more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * Committee Investigates Radical Environmental Groups Profiting From Taxpayer Dollars Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and fifteen Committee members launched an investigation into nineteen radical environmental groups' unscrupulous tactics to profit from taxpaye more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Lateefah Simon, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Simon Condemns Trump Administration's Continued Attack on the Civil Rights of Disability Community * WASHINGTON, D.C. -On June 18, 2026, the Trump Administration's Department of Justice (DOJ) issued an opinion memo undermining key protections established by the landmark Supreme Court ruling in Olmstead v. L.C. which prohibits the unnecessary institutionalization of people with disabilities and ensures Americans with disabilities  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 5 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * Trump Administration Proposes Regulations to Rubber Stamp Drilling in Alaska's Western Arctic The regulations proposed at the request of the oil industry seek to greenlight potentially massive new oil development in sensitive areas of the Western Arctic - Anchorage, AK -- Today, the Trump administration released a proposed rule to speed up permitting of new oil and gas projects in the Western Arctic by eliminating environmental revi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * Huffman, Territorial Delegates, Colleagues Lead Bipartisan Call for Public Input on Deep Sea Mining Proposals Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Rep. Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-American Samoa), Rep. Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R-Northern Mariana Islands), Rep. James Moylan (R-Guam), and Rep. Ed Case (D-Hawaii) sent a letter to Se more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 5 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Researchers tune into Arctic under-ice sounds and test through-ice communication * Beneath the Arctic Ocean is an orchestra featuring natural and human composers, from cracking sea ice and whistling beluga whales to humming shipping-vessel engines. Researchers from MIT Lincoln Laboratory heard some of this cacophony when analyzing data from commercial off-the-shelf sensors that they integrated and deployed in 2024 during the U.S.  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 5 (TNSrpt) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Union Membership on the Rise in New Jersey N.J. adds 22,000 union members in three years, ranks 6th nationally, according to a Labor Education Action Research Network report - New Jersey remains one of the most heavily unionized states in the nation heading into Labor Day 2026. A new report by the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) at Rutgers University finds that union membership is holding steady in the Garden State, and even more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2026: * * * Scott, Mannion, Fitzpatrick Lead Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Key Offices and Programs at the Department of Education from Being Transferred to Other Federal Agencies House companion to bipartisan Senate bill would protect critical education offices from being transferred to agencies that lack the staff and expertise to administer them Legislation safeguards pro more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia posted the following news release: * * * U.S. and UK Launch First-of-Its-Kind Joint Alliance to Dismantle Global Scam Centers * WASHINGTON -The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, together with the Crown Prosecution Service of England & Wales and the National Crime Agency of the United Kingdom announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Scam Center Strike Force and its United Kingdom counterparts. The MOU i more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Sept. 4 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * URI water expert from Nepal shares insight into recent flood in South Asian nation * KINGSTON, R.I. - Sept. 4, 2026 - A water scientist at the University of Rhode Island, Soni Pradhanang is balancing the professional and the personal, watching her home country of Nepal make news after the recent glacial collapse and flooding there. As a climate scientist with expertise in hydrology, environmental geology, flooding, and hazard communication, t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: * * * USGS Cooperative National Geologic Map Now Covers 50 States, U.S. Territories * RESTON, Va. -The U.S. Geological Survey today released Version 2.0 of the Cooperative National Geologic Map, expanding coverage to include Alaska, Hawaii, and most U.S. territories. This version is the first digital map to provide standardized geologic data for all 50 states and most territories. Through the innovative map interface develop more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * Wild Horses in Peril: Emergency Operations Start Next Week on Riddle Mountain * BURNS, Ore.-The Bureau of Land Management plans to begin a second emergency operation next week to rescue wild horses from another southeast Oregon herd whose health is under immediate threat from severe food and water shortages. The animals' survival is compromised by a lack of resources due to an especially dry winter and recent wildfir more PR