WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Joins Cassidy to Urge U.S. Department of Labor to Ditch Democrat Heat Rule Proposal * Washington, D.C.- U.S. Senator for Idaho Mike Crapo joined U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) and 15 additional Senate Republican colleagues in penning a letter to urge the U.S. Department of Labor to protect American workers from the Biden Administration's disastrous proposed heat rule. The Biden-era pro more PR

ARGONNE, Illinois, March 18 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Are nuclear power plants the key to powering our digital world? Nuclear energy could provide steady, 24/7 electricity Multi-lab effort finds nuclear energy timely and attractive to power data centers with reliable electricity. * Every email sent, movie streamed or app used depends on data centers. These facilities, filled with thousands of servers, powe more PR

NEW YORK, March 18 (TNSrpt) -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * U.S. Saw Record New Clean Power Capacity Last Year in Spite of Delays, Cancellations Washington, D.C. - A new report finds that the U.S. saw a record amount of new clean power capacity come online last year - but also saw significant project cancellations and delays, in part due to hostile federal government policies, that kept the sector from fulfilling its potential at a  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Announces $889 Million Investment in Western Water Infrastructure Through President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill * The Department of the Interior today announced $889 million in investments for critical water infrastructure projects across the West made possible by President Donald J. Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The funding will support Bureau of Reclamation projects in Cal more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Launched to Protect Western Ridged Mussels * PORTLAND, Ore. -The Center for Biological Diversity today notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service it intends to sue the agency for failing to make a timely decision on whether the western ridged mussel should be protected under the Endangered Species Act. These important, imperiled mussels are disappearing from strea more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- PBS posted the following news release: * * * New Four-Part Series SHARED PLANET Premieres Wednesdays, April 29-May 20, 2026 on PBS and PBS.org * ARLINGTON, VA; March 17, 2026 - With stunning cinematography, SHARED PLANET features inspiring stories of people and wildlife flourishing together, celebrating the unique benefits of making room for nature. In an age of serious environmental challenges, this four-part global series offers a look  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, March 18 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on March 16, 2026, by Mariana Trujillo, managing director of government finance, Jordan Campbell, managing director of government finance and senior quantitative analyst, Ryan Frost, director of budget and tax policy at the Washington Policy Center, Truong Bui, director of data strategy and analytics and managing director of the Pension Integrity Project and quantitative analyst Steve Vu: * * * How every more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Risch Statement on Meeting with Gulf Cooperation Council Members U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the statement below following a meeting with our Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Jordanian partners: "I was glad to welcome the ambassadors of the GCC and Jordan to  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, King Introduce Bill to Correct Veteran Burial Benefits * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Angus King (I-Maine) today introduced the Veteran Burial Benefit Correction Act, a legislative fix to correct a disparity in funeral and burial benefits for veterans who die from service-connected disabilities. "Our nation's veterans answered the call to serve and made incredible sacrif more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 17 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Tennessee Pushes for Election Integrity at the United States Supreme Court * Tennessee has joined Missouri and 19 other states in filing an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court of the United States to review and overturn a federal appellate decision that struck down a Pennsylvania law requiring voters to handwrite the date on mail-in ballots. The multistate brief supports a peti more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 17 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * Trucking Industry Backs Dalilah's Law * Today, the American Trucking Associations, Truckload Carriers Association, National Tank Truck Carriers, and state trucking associations across the country issued the following joint statement in support of Dalilah's Law, which will be considered by the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee tomorrow, March 18 more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Bill Cassidy, Colleagues Call to Repeal Restrictive Biden-Era Heat Rule * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and 14 of their Senate Republican colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Labor to protect American workers from the Biden Administration's disastrous proposed heat rule. The Biden-era proposed rule would m more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, March 17 -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * More grass, more birds, more problems Whether it's counting the different kinds of trees in a forest, frogs in a pond or even bacteria in your gut, diversity often demonstrates ecological health. But new research shows that when invasive species are involved, diversity may sometimes be a short-term illusion that conceals larger ecological problems. Invasive species can more PR