WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Attorneys general in 13 states and three city legal officers submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requesting an extension of the comment period on the proposed rule titled "Revision of Tier 4 Criteria Pollutant Standards, Part 1: Amendments to Phase-In Schedule for Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles." The letter headquarters span multiple states with principal offices cited in New York, NY and Denver, CO among others. The coalition more ST

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Case Opposes Funding Measures That Cripple Efforts To Combat High Housing Cost And Weaken Core Environmental Programs * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Representative Ed Case (HI-01) reported that his Appropriations Committee approved two more of its twelve Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 appropriations bills: the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) and the Interior/Environment funding measures. The FY 2 more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard takes delivery of 19th HC-130J long range surveillance aircraft * WASHINGTON -The Coast Guard accepted delivery of its 19th HC-130J Super Hercules long range surveillance aircraft, designated CGNR 2019, from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Marietta, Georgia, on April 10, 2026. The aircraft entered the year-long missionization effort needed to make it fully mission- more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, vice chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 4, 2026: * * * FOLLOWING SCHATZ-MCMAHON AGREEMENT, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OFFICIALLY BEGINS PROCESS TO EXTEND FEDERAL FUNDING FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN EDUCATION PROGRAM, $46 MILLION SET TO CONTINUE FLOWING FOR HAWAI'I KIDS U.S. Education Department Officially Notices Proposed Extension Of Federal Funding - Following an agreement between U.S. Senator Brian  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 6 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: * * * Hawaii CC Chancellor Susan Kazama announces retirement following 40 years at UH Hawaii Community College Chancellor Susan Kazama will step down on July 31 to retire, concluding a 40-year career with the University of Hawaii that has spanned five campuses and nearly every level of higher education leadership. Kazama, a Hilo native was appointed as the permanent chancellor of Hawai'i CC in July 2024 a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses 3 Nevada Lawmakers for Reelection to Congress * AFGE says Reps. Titus, Lee, and Horsford support federal workers and their rights LAKEWOOD, Calif. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of three members of Congress for reelection to the U.S. House representing Nevada in th more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 5 [Category: BizTravel] -- Outrigger Hospitality Group posted the following news release: * * * OUTRIGGER Achieves Green Key Certification at Three Beachfront Resorts in Thailand * OUTRIGGER Koh Samui Beach Resort THAILAND - OUTRIGGER Resorts & Hotels has achieved Green Key certification for three of its beachfront resorts in Thailand, marking a significant milestone in the company's sustainability strategy and reinforcing its long-standing commitment to responsible, more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tokuda Fights to Protect Hawai`i Lands, Secures Key Priorities in Annual Defense Policy Bill * Washington D.C. - U.S. Representative Jill N. Tokuda (HI-02), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, helped advance H.R. 8800, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2027. During the day-long committee markup, Rep. Tokuda successfully blocked a provision to authorize unila more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. McGarvey and Rutherford Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Help Children with Hearing and Vision Disabilities * WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 05, 2026) - Today, Congressmen Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) and John H. Rutherford (FL-05) introduced the Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act (Cogswell-Macy Act), a bill to improve educational resources for children and youth who are blind or low visio more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, vice chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 4, 2026: * * * SCHATZ, MURKOWSKI HOLD LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON BILLS RELATED TO TRIBAL LAND TRANSFERS AND SETTLEMENTS U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Committee held a legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following bills: more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Markey, Capito, Reps. McGarvey, Rutherford Reintroduce Legislation to Expand Access to Educational Services for Students with Communications Disabilities * Bill Text (PDF) Boston (June 5, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) today announced the reintroduction of th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service issued the following report entitled "Forest Resources of the United States, 2022." Here are excerpts: * * * Note: Estimates in this report are based on new national volume and biomass models adopted by the Forest Inventory and Analysis program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service in 2023; therefore, any estimates related to volume, biomass, and carbon cannot be directly compared to those incl more PR