COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 22 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson raises concerns over credit rating agencies' ESG policies * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson today joined a coalition of 23 states in questioning the lawfulness of the environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") policies of three top credit rating agencies. The agencies-Fitch Ratings, Moody's, and S&P Global Ratings-have pledged to more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 22 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hilgers Leads Letter to Top Credit Ratings Agencies Raising Concerns Over ESG Policies * Lincoln, NE - Attorney General Mike Hilgers today co-led a coalition of 23 States in questioning the lawfulness of the environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") policies of three top credit rating agencies. The agencies-Fitch Ratings, Moody's, and S&P Global Ratings-have ple more PR

LEWISTON, Maine, April 23 -- Bates College issued the following news: * * * Explore the breadth of student research at Mount David Summit At Bates, student researchers are empowered to ask and answer big questions across numerous fields of study. They tackle everything from human biology and marine ecology, to literature reviews of legal movements and the politics of memory, to media analysis of film, literature, and television. On April 10, more than 200 of these student researchers present more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy released the following testimony by Elizabeth Holley, professor of mining engineering at the Colorado School of Mines, from an April 16, 2026, hearing entitled "Subsurface Science and Technology: American Energy and Mineral Dominance": * * * Chairman Weber, Ranking Member Ross, and members of the Energy Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to share my perspective on the science and technology needed t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Community Health Association of Spokane, Washington state, submitted a public comment letter to the Health Resources and Services Administration expressing opposition to the proposed 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. CHAS Health, which operates 29 clinics serving vulnerable populations in eastern Washington and north-central Idaho, argued that the rebate model threatens the financial stability and core mission of CHCs nationwide by shifting the responsibility of cost r more ST

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 22 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Jobs Increase In 30 States And D.C. Between February 2025 And February 2026; 22 States Have One-Month Gain In Construction Jobs * Texas and Montana Have the Largest Number and Percent of 12-Month Increases, While California and Alaska Trail; Florida and Montana Lead in Monthly Gains, While New Jersey and Delaware Have the Biggest and Steepe more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on April 22, 2026: * * * Crapo Statement at Hearing on FY2027 HHS Budget U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2027 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) budget. As prepared for delivery: "Today, we meet to discuss the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Budget for the U.S.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Storage and Transportation, through Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, issued 'NPP Site Evaluation - Supplement 21 - Three Mile Island' on March 21, 2026, under report number PNNL-35730, with authors Steven J. Maheras, Miriam Juckett, Virgil O. Peoples, Veronica M. Wilson, Jeffrey Moore, and Kathy Langan. The report reviews site conditions and transport infrastructure at the Three Mile Island site, now renamed the Cr more PR

BOISE, Idaho, April 22 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Little spotlights priorities in "Enduring Idaho" plan * Boise, Idaho - Governor Brad Little outlined the key takeaways in his ENDURING IDAHO plan, which the Legislature adopted during the 2026 legislative session. The Governor's ENDURING IDAHO plan is a balanced FY 2026 and FY 2027 budget that reflects Idaho's long-standing commitment to fiscal responsibility and long-term stability. The Idah more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History issued the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * National Museum of Natural History Celebrates the Enduring Legacy of American Bison With New Exhibition, "Bison Standing Strong" Exhibition Spotlights the Significance and Resilience of the National Mammal in Celebration of the Nation's 250th Anniversary * The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History will open a major new exhibition, "Biso more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Nez Perce Tribal Chairman Shannon F. Wheeler has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service regarding the agency's proposed revisions to locatable minerals regulations. The Tribe emphasized the importance of the Forest Service updating its regulations to better protect the tribe's treaty-reserved rights and the natural resources on public lands managed by the agency. The Nez Perce Tribe, Lapwai, Idaho, highlighted its historic  more ST

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, Oregon, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration expressing concerns over the proposed 340B Model Pilot Program. The letter addresses the potential negative impacts on Tribally operated health systems serving 43 federally recognized Indian Tribes across Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. The NPAIHB represents Tribal organizations under th more ST

DUNCAN, Oklahoma, April 23 -- The National Rural Water Association issued the following news release: * * * NRWA Rural Water Policy Forum Brings Rural Water Perspective to Water Week Water and wastewater professionals, policy advocates, and federal agency leaders convened to discuss critical issues facing small and rural water systems * The National Rural Water Association (NRWA) hosted the Rural Water Policy Forum on April 16 during the 2026 Water Week in Washington, D.C. During the forum, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * Senator Coons presses Secretary Wright on rising gas prices and higher energy costs amid Trump's war in Iran U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) pressed Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today on rising gas prices and higher energy costs as a result of President Trump's war in Iran, as well as proposed cuts to key energy programs such as the Weatherization Assistance Program, du more PR

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, April 21 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: * * * South Dakota Mines Strike Gold at Collegiate World Mining Championships * After nearly 50 years of competition, the South Dakota Mines men's mining and mucking team captured the prestigious Sunshine Trophy, earning first overall in the fiercely competitive field at the 48 th International Collegiate Mining Competition. The momentum didn't stop there. The university more PR

MOSCOW, Idaho, April 21 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: * * * Students connect over book on America's unsung heroes * Born in Illinois before the Civil War, Rebecca Mitchell moved to Idaho Falls in 1880 and started the first schoolhouse and church. Known for fighting for women's suffrage across Idaho, Mitchell was eventually elected chaplain of the Idaho state legislature in 1897, the first woman elected to the position in the United States. She is among his more PR

MOSCOW, Idaho, April 21 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: * * * University of Idaho experts available as statewide drought emergency declared * MOSCOW, Idaho -Following a statewide drought emergency declaration issued April 13, University of Idaho experts are available to help explain what the conditions mean for water supply, agriculture, wildfire risk and communities across the state. The order cites record-low snowpack, unusually warm winter and early spring te more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey has released a technical manual titled 'Standardized Method for Logging Drill Core at the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho,' authored by Haley M. Dietz. Published as Techniques and Methods 5-E1, the 54-page report provides the first formal protocol for describing the more than 120,000 feet of drill core stored at the Lithologic Core Storage Library in southeastern Idaho. This manual ensures that the physical properties of subsurface ro more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey issued 'Ungulate Migrations of the Western United States, Volume 6,' led by authors Matthew Kauffman, Blake Lowrey, and Jennifer L. McKee among dozens of contributors, as Scientific Investigations Report 20265123. Produced by the Corridor Mapping Team--a partnership of State agencies, Tribes, and Federal entities--the volume follows Secretarial Order 3362 to track big game movements. Released in 2026, it more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Takes RFK Jr. to Task in Senate Finance Hearing, Exposes Trump's Failure to Lower Prescription Drug Prices: "TrumpRx is a fraud." * Welch gets commitment from Secretary Kennedy to work on bipartisan Welch-Hawley bill to lower prescription drug prices for Americans WASHINGTON, D.C.-In a Senate Finance Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) took Health and Human Services (HH more PR