WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 116-133) on legislation (H.R. 1146) to amend Public Law 115-97 (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) to repeal the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas program. The report was advanced by Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, on June 27. Excerpts of the report follow: Purpose of the Bill The purpose of H.R. 1146 is to amend Public Law 115-97 to repeal the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas pro more ST

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 116-v) on legislation (S. 580) to amend the Act of Aug. 25, 1958, commonly known as the Former Presidents Act of 1958, with respect to the monetary allowance payable to a former president. The report was advanced by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, on June 27. Excerpts of the report follow: I. Purpose and Summary S. 580, the Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2016, amends the F more ST

AMHERST, Massachusetts, July 3 -- The University of Massachusetts's Amherst campus issued the following news: At its annual meeting in Washington, D.C. this spring, the American Association of Geographers (AAG) adopted a resolution on climate change submitted by Rutherford "Rud" Platt, emeritus professor of geography, and six colleagues. Platt says they submitted the statement in tribute to the late Gilbert F. White, an international authority on natural disasters known as "the father of floodp more PR