WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 [Category: Environment] -- Environment America posted the following news release: * * * Americans deliver more than 1 million comments in favor of protecting wild forests * Executive Director, Environment America; Vice President and D.C. Director, The Public Interest Network Media Relations Specialist, The Public Interest Network USDA proposal to rescind Roadless Rule met with overwhelming opposition DENVER - Americans have made their support for the Roadless Area Conservation Rule (or 'Roadless Rule') clear through a  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 7 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Defends Cornerstone of U.S. Forest Conservation * OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta co-led a coalition of 17 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter opposing the Trump Administration's proposed rule to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (Roadless Rule) and the accompanying draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). If adopted, the United States Forest Service's (USFS)  more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 8 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release: * * * Statement: EPA's methane repeal would put polluters first and waste America's energy October 7, 2026 EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the rollback of the 2024 Methane Rule at a closed-door oil and gas industry conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. According to Administrator Zeldin, the proposed rule will be released in a matter of days. "Administrator Zeldin used an oil and gas industry event in New Mexico today to preview a damaging rollback of more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 5, 2026 Docket No. ACF-2026-0595 Lizbeth Casco White, JD, MFT, Director Office of Head Start Administration for Children and Families Department of Health and Human Services 330 C Street, SW Washington, DC 20201 Re: Comments of the Inter Tribal Association of Arizona, Inc. (ITAA) on the Proposed Rulemaking by the US Department of Health and Human Services, A more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump Administration Move to Roll Back Methane Rules that Protect New Mexico Communities * Santa Fe, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after the Trump administration announced plans to weaken critical methane rules finalized in 2024: "New Mexico has shown that strong methane protections can support our energy industry while protecting public health, creating jobs, and preventing valuabl more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Bennet, Ansari, Padilla, Hickenlooper, Schiff Introduce Legislation to Protect Public Lands and Taxpayers from Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells * Santa Fe, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, U.S. Representative Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), and U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) to introduce the Stop Orphaned Wells Act, legislation that would pr more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Wilderness Society posted the following news release: * * * The Wilderness Society in the news * From national headlines to local reporting, discover how The Wilderness Society is shaping conversations about conservation and public lands. Browse recent news coverage, expert commentary and stories highlighting our work to protect wild places, defend the freedom to experience the outdoors and ensure public lands endure for future generations. Daily Montanan, October 3, 2026 A River Runs Thro more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 7 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Arizona. *** Device-to-Device Communication System With Intermediated Connection Server to Allow for User Control of Communication Paths ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 6 -- YELLCAST, INC., San Carlos, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12756748 B2, initially filed June 28, 2023) developed by four inventors Ganesan Venkatakrishnan, San Carlos, California; Thomas William Ellenby, San Jose, California; Peter Ellenby, San Carlos, California; and William more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 7 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Florida. *** Flood Barrier Panel Endcap ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 6 -- THE SMART COMPANIES, LLC, Fort Meyers, Florida has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1152088 S1, initially filed Nov. 20, 2025) developed by four inventors Daniel Limpert, Estero, Florida; Matthew Clausen, Cape Coral, Florida; Cameron Guercio, Fort Myers, Florida; and Robert Butcher, Chesaning, Michigan, for "Flood barrier panel endcap." *** Hooked Osteotome ALEXANDRIA, Virgin more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 7 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Massachusetts. *** Garnet-Type Lithium-Ion Solid-State Conductor ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 6 -- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea has been assigned a patent (No. US 12756004 B2, initially filed July 27, 2022) developed by three inventors Yan Wang, Brookline, Massachusetts; Lincoln Miara, Lincoln, Massachusetts; and Sang Bok Ma, Suwon-si, South Korea, for "Garnet-type lithium-ion solid-state conductor." *** Bandwidth Control for St more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 7 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Texas. *** Data Center Cooling System Using One or More Cooling Loops ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 6 -- NVIDIA CORPORATION, Santa Clara, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12757358 B1, initially filed Dec. 21, 2022) developed by four inventors Pardeep Shahi, Arlington, Texas; Ali Heydari, Napa, California; Bahareh Eslami, Santa Clara, California; and Vahideh Radmard, Johnson City, New York, for "Data center cooling system using one or more cooling more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 [Category: Environment] -- Earthworks issued the following news release: * * * With Weakened Methane Rules, Trump Again Favors Polluters over Everyday People * Background: On Wednesday, October 7th, 2026, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced at a closed-door industry event in New Mexico that the Trump administration would make significant rollbacks to national methane rules, a move that would weaken protections, exacerbate harms from dangerous air pollution for communities living closest to o more PR