SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 29 (TNSgov) -- The Center for Food Safety issued the following news release on March 28, 2023: Center for Food Safety (CFS) filed a formal petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) seeking protection for the imperiled Iowa skipper butterfly under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Iowa skipper, a bright yellow-orange butterfly, is being driven to the brink of extinction primarily due to industrial agriculture's toxic pesticides and destruction of  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 (TNSgov) -- Environment America issued the following news release on March 28, 2023: Advocates with Environment America, PennEnvironment and U.S. PIRG joined other health and environmental groups to deliver more than 500,000 public comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters Tuesday in support of stronger limits on soot pollution. The EPA is proposing to update its standards for the first time in a decade. Since then, new research has found there may   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 29 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Governor Glenn Youngkin signed 738 bills into law, offered substantive and technical amendments to 78 bills, and vetoed three bills, taking action on a total of 819 bills sent to his desk during the 2023 General Assembly Session. "At the conclusion of the Session, I was honored to sign key pieces of bipartisan legislation that bolster law enforcement, cut red tape, make Virginia more competitive  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on March 28, 2023: Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Traynor ordered the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to resume oil and gas lease sales for federal lands in North Dakota. "President Biden and his environmentalist allies continue blocking needed development of taxpayer-owned energy resources," said Hoeven. "This decision is a welcome step t  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) spoke on the House floor in support of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. Below are Westerman's full remarks, as prepared. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. As an engineer, I've learned no issue is too difficult for American innovation an  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following floor remarks on March 28, 2023: * * * Opening remarks, as prepared, of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) from House Floor debate on H.R. 1 - the Lower Energy Costs Act: I rise today in support of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, which will unlock the United States' energy potential, benefitting Missourians and Ame  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 28, 2023: Chief Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) pressed Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on the Biden Administration's failed Green New Deal policies and rush-to-green agenda deepening America's dependence on China during a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing. A transcript of the exchange is below: Reschenthaler: Madame Secretary, you were in Congress in the 116th   more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 28, 2023: Chief Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) delivered the following remarks on the House floor when he managed the Rule Debate on H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. Remarks as prepared for delivery: Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this rule and in support of the underlying legislation. H.R. 1 unleashes American energy and immediately lower costs for families by resuming leas  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 29 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice U. scientists 'flash' toxic heavy metals out of fly ash, make stronger concrete * * * The road to a net-zero future must be paved with greener concrete, and Rice University scientists know how to make it. The production of cement, an ingredient in concrete, accounts for roughly 8% of the world's annual carbon dioxide emissions, making it a significant target of greenhouse gas emissions reducti  more

PERTH, Australia, March 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Western Australia issued the following news: Forensic analysis of cement materials using state-of-the-art magnetic resonance technology at The University of Western Australia is set to deliver new insights for the State's mining industry. In the study, published in Physics Review Letters, researchers from UWA's School of Engineering and the Fluid Science and Resources Research Group used magnetic resonance technology - similar to medical  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, March 29 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Virginia's School of Law issued the following news: Growing up in Alexandria, Virginia, Antonella Nicholas '23 was worlds away from rural areas of the state. That's part of why the University of Virginia School of Law student was struck by the educational and social inequities she has catalogued around the state in her work with Professor Andrew Block. The two recently teamed up to write a paper on how to address those challenges  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 (Rep.) -- The Congressional Western Caucus issued the following news release on March 28, 2023: Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and 29 Congressional Western Caucus Members urged their House colleagues to vote in support of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, on the House floor. The legislation is a comprehensive solution to address the Biden Administration's failed, anti-American energy policies. "H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, will finally get government out of the way  more