THE PLAINS, Virginia, Dec. 1 (TNSres) -- The American Bird Conservancy issued the following news release: * * * The Motus Wildlife Tracking Network - already revolutionizing the way researchers study small migratory birds - is expected to reveal important information that will inform habitat conservation for imperiled migratory species. * * * Not long ago, scientists couldn't seriously consider tracking a bird smaller than a Mourning Dove through its migration. The typical tags were just too  more

JONESBORO, Arkansas, Dec. 1 (TNSper) -- Arkansas State University issued the following news: Dr. Alan Utter is stepping down as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs and research at Arkansas State University at the close of the fall 2022 semester, Chancellor Todd Shields announced this week. "We thank Alan for his work here at Arkansas State, and we wish him the best in his future endeavors," Shields said. Utter will assume his faculty appointment and take a sabbatical for  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 29 (TNSjou) -- Conservation International issued the following news release on Nov. 28, 2022: New research published today offers a new way to approach the conservation of nature, by safeguarding the natural areas that people need to support their everyday lives and livelihoods. The study published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, demonstrates how conserving nature can contribute to human wellbeing and maps the places - both lands and waters - that are esse  more

BOULDER, Colorado, Dec. 1 (TNSres) -- The Geological Society of America issued the following news release: GSA's dynamic online journal, Geosphere, posts articles online regularly. Locations and topics studied include Anadarko Basin, USA; UAV use using cognitive science principles; and Ubehebe Crater, Death Valley. * * * Oceanic intraplate faulting as a pathway for deep hydration of the lithosphere: Perspectives from the Caribbean Brandon T. Bishop; Sungwon Cho; Linda Warren; Lillian Soto-C  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 30 (TNSper) -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2022: Governor Roy Cooper appointed Scott Conrad as District Court Judge to Judicial District 25 serving Burke, Caldwell and Catawba counties today. He will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of The Honorable Burford Cherry. Conrad was also elected earlier this month for this seat. "Scott Conrad will bring years of community engagement and legal experience to th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Dec. 1, 2022: * * * Congressman Griffith issued the following statement regarding his vote on H.J.Res 100. "In September, President Biden decided to play Russian Roulette with American jobs and our economy. His Administration negotiated a poorly conceived agreement between railroad workers' unions and the railroad industry. I believe it was done to push the prospects of a strike and/or the need for the g  more

MCLEAN, Virginia, Nov. 28 -- Palaios, a peer-reviewed journal from the SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology that says it features biogeochemistry, paleoclimatology, paleoecology, paleoceanography, sedimentology and stratigraphy published research articles on the following topics in its November 2022 edition: RESEARCH ARTICLES: * Assessment Of A Reef Community From Lower Jurassic (Pliensbachian) Strata In The Central High Atlas Mountains Of Morocco * Early Effects Of The Late Paleozoic Climat  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Dec. 2 (TNStalk) -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following statement on Dec. 1, 2022: * * * Yesterday the Charlottesville Circuit Court upheld the withholding of an opinion from the Attorney General's office advising that the Youngkin administration's efforts to withdraw Virginia from the emissions reduction program known as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) would be unlawful. * * * In response to the decision, SELC Senior Attorney M  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2022: U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH) today introduced the Great Lakes Authority Act of 2022. The bill would create the Great Lakes Authority, a federal-state partnership to encourage economic growth and community development in the Great Lakes region. The Great Lakes Authority would serve Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, and parts of Illinois. "We need to make su  more