BRONX, New York, Oct. 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release: * * * American Chestnut Trees, Functionally Extinct in the Wild, Return to the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo for the First Time in More Than a Century New York Restoration Project's gift of 20 hybrid American chestnut trees marks a symbolic return to the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo--where blight was first documented in 1904--more than a century after it devastated an American icon - BRONX, NY (Oc more PR

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 5 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Sues Secretary Kennedy to Protect Children from Dangerous Vaccine Rollbacks * AG James Joins Lawsuit Against HHS for Stripping Seven Childhood Vaccines of Universal Recommendation NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a lawsuit against U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to restore the science-based childhood vaccine schedule that has protected Am more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 5 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Rollback of Fuel Economy Standards * LANSING -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 26 states, counties, and cities in filing a lawsuit (PDF) against the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) challenging its final rule weakening corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for new passenger cars and light trucks. Hi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Oct 5, 2026 WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: Democrats' "Recipe for Flipping Red-State Senate Seats" and "Advantage in Candidate Quality" Generate "Momentum" Across the Map With just one month to go until Election Day, an "extraordinary run of polls for Democrats" shows Republicans confronting "an increasingly precarious political map," as "growing disapproval of President Trump's handling of the economy and the Iran war have fueled Democrats' ch more PR

BIDDEFORD, Maine, Oct. 6 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * October 5, 2026 Biddeford, Maine Alan Bennett First Nations poet Mihku Paul to honor Wabanaki women at UNE's annual Donna M. Loring Lecture The Wolastoqey elder, writer, and knowledge keeper will explore a proposed collaborative project documenting the contributions of Wabanaki women - Here in the Dawnland, Waponahki (Wabanaki) women have shaped their communities and advanced social, political, educational, and artistic life across Maine and beyon more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig's David Dykeman, Terence McCourt Named NELA Regional Managing Partner of the Year Finalists * BOSTON - Oct. 5, 2026 - David J. Dykeman and Terence P. McCourt, global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Boston office co-managing shareholders, were named Regional Managing Partner of the Year finalists at the 2026 New England Legal Awards (NELA). NELA winners will be announced at an awards gala Oct. 8 at Th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary to RealClearDefense: * * * Oct 5, 2026 RealClearDefense The AI Race Is Becoming a Race for Power Nick Snyder When Interior Secretary Doug Burgum toured LG's manufacturing facility in Lansing, Michigan, last month, he wasn't just checking in on an auto parts plant. He was carefully watching a plant originally built to make only electric vehicle batteries expand into batte more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Colleagues Call on HHS to Prioritize 40-Year Independent Task Record of Prevention Task Force * WASHINGTON D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), alongside Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), is leading a group of his colleagues in criticizing recent actions and calling on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to prioritize the 40-year independent track record of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (US more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 6 -- The Maine Secretary of State issued the following news release: * * * In-person, no-excuse absentee voting is underway in Maine 10/05/2026 AUGUSTA, MAINE - Secretary of State Shenna Bellows today traveled to Brunswick Town Hall to mark the start of in-person, no-excuse absentee voting in Maine today. "Maine is always a national leader in voter turnout, and we saw record turnout in the June primary. In person absentee voting - Maine's version of early voting - is part of the special sauce that makes voting conveni more PR

FARGO, North Dakota, Oct. 5 -- North Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * NDSU alumnus shares river restoration expertise with students * For NDSU alumnus Marty Melchior, sharing his passion for river restoration has been one of the most rewarding parts of his decades-long career. Recently, he brought that passion back to where his career began, giving NDSU students a firsthand look at the work and the many disciplines involved in restoring rivers and natural ecosystems. Melchior, who graduated from NDSU in 1989 with a  more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 6 (TNSletter) -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following letter with co-signers to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: * * * Here is the text of the letter: October 1, 2026 The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 Dear Secretary Kennedy: As Governors responsible for administering our states' Medicaid programs, we write with serious concerns about the implementation of the new Medica more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Booker, Blumenthal Urge Mullin to Immediately Recall ICE Officers Hired During Hiring Surge * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) called on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin to immediately remove from field duty all U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) offi more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Oct. 5 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Reading the ocean's snowflakes: How AI decodes marine snow * KINGSTON, R.I. - Oct. 5, 2026 - A steady "snowfall" of tiny particles carries carbon, nutrients and pollution from the ocean's surface toward the deep sea. Scientists can see those particles sinking, but determining exactly what they contain is much harder. URI Graduate School of Oceanography Research Professor Melissa Omand is turning to artificial intelligence to help solve that pro more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Massie, Pingree Introduce the Red Meat Inspection Exemption Act * Washington, D.C.- Today, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) introduced the Red Meat Inspection Exemption Act (RMIEA). The bill allows qualifying small farmers to slaughter and process their own livestock for direct-to-consumer sale without federal interference. Similar inspection exemptions already exist for poultry producers. Rep. Massie's legislation f more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins, Colleagues Urge DOJ to Further Investigate Illegal Chinese Marijuana Operations * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Tom Cotton (R-AR), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), and Ted Budd (R-NC) wrote to U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate the increasing number of illicit drug enterprises operated by Chinese criminal organizations on American soil. Their letter cites a Drug Enforce more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 5 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: * * * Shackelford, Blythe Re-elected; Members Approve All Bylaws and Standing Rules Proposals * William "Bill" Shackelford of Centreville, VA, has been re-elected National President of NARFE, the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association. His third two-year term will begin January 1, 2027. "I am grateful for the confidence NARFE members have placed in me and fo more PR

BIDDEFORD, Maine, Oct. 6 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * October 4, 2026 Biddeford, Maine Deirdre Fleming Stires UNE, Biddeford Cultural and Heritage Center host celebration of Biddeford's Franciscan heritage The Biddeford Cultural and Heritage Center hosted a celebration at the University of New England on Saturday, Oct. 3, to honor St. Francis of Assisi, the famous saint for whom the college that preceded UNE was named after, and to celebrate Biddeford and UNE's Franciscan heritage. In January, Pope L more PR

ATHENS, Georgia, Oct. 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Georgia issued the following news: * * * Warmer oceans and increasing disease put coral reefs at risk Oct 5, 2026 By Savannah Peat Coral on edges of reefs are more likely to grow and thrive, new study finds - Disease and heat pose a deadly combination for coral reefs, according to a new University of Georgia study. Previous research has shown that heat stress can increase disease and kill coral. But the new paper found that corals with preexisting disease conditions were particularly more PR