WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities issued the following news on Oct. 5, 2023: The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today recognized the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of New Hampshire with its Council on Research Awards for Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in Research, Public Impact Research, and Research Safety and Accountability, respectively. "Congratulations to this year's  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Oct. 3 -- The Freedom Foundation issued the following news release: Five years after affirming in Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31 the constitutional right of public employees to decline union membership and dues but still keep their jobs and benefits, the U.S. Supreme Court has an opportunity to ensure the unambiguous intent of that ruling is fully respected. In late August, the court was asked to consider an appeal filed b  more

DURANT, Oklahoma, Oct. 7 -- The American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association issued the following news release: The American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) recognized the best of travel and cultural tourism across Native Nations and communities at its annual Excellence in Tourism Industry Awards. Awardees were announced on October 4, 2023, at the 25th Annual American Indian Tourism Conference (newly named the American Indigenous Tourism Conference) held at the Choctaw Ca  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 5 -- Trout Unlimited issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2023: The U.S. Department of Interior announced today that Deputy Secretary Tommy Beaudreau is stepping down at the end of the month after a combined 10 years at the agency, including the last two as deputy secretary, where he oversaw initiatives including protecting over 13 million acres of public land in Alaska, oil and gas reforms, protections around the Boundary Waters, a deal to protect the Colorado  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 3 -- The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation issued the following news release: The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation has submitted a petition for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to protect several subspecies of the large marble butterfly, Euchloe ausonides, under the Endangered Species Act. The large marble butterfly is found in 16 states ranging from Alaska to New Mexico and as far east as Michigan. Despite its widespread distribution, studies have  more