TUCSON, Arizona, March 1 (TNSres) -- Archeology Southwest issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: Today, Archaeology Southwest released a new report titled Orphaned and Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells in the Southwest: Implications for Protecting Sacred and Cultural Sites and Surrounding Landscapes. The report focuses on the impact of such wells to sacred and cultural sites in sensitive areas such as the Greater Chaco Landscape and Bears Ears National Monument as well as the impact to t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Manuel Alejandro Beltran-Quintero, 35, of Tucson, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 120 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release. Beltran-Quintero pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine and Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine on September 7,   more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 1 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Phoenix Division issued the following news release: Manuel Alejandro Beltran-Quintero, 35, of Tucson, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 120 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release. Beltran-Quintero pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine and Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine on September 7, 2023. Five co-defendants al  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security issued the following by Arizona Corporation Commissioner Nick Myers involving a hearing on Feb. 14, 2024, entitled "Powered Up: State Utility Regulators on Challenges to Reliable, Affordable Electricity": * * * Chairman Duncan, Ranking Member DeGette, and members of the subcommittee: Good morning and thank you for this opportunity to testify before the subcommittee today as it examines the   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) issued the following statement in advance of President Joe Biden's visit to Brownsville, Texas: "President Biden's choice to visit one of the slowest sectors of our Southwest border makes it abundantly clear that he cares far more about optics than actually addre  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Two federal grants will help the university's Southwest Institute for Research on Women expand mental health services and sex education designed to serve LGBTQ+ youth. * * * A pair of federal grants totaling nearly $4 million will help a longstanding University of Arizona research institute expand programs that support LGBTQ+ youth in Southern Arizona. The university's Southwest Institute  more

NEW YORK, March 1 -- The New York Immigration Coalition issued the following news release: The Biden administration and Congress are proposing draconian measures that would create a government-mandated asylum ban. These proposals are so extreme that even Border officials recognize that they will create more chaos at the southern border while failing to address the structural issues at hand. Our nation has an obligation to uphold its commitment to its humanitarian values and ensure the safety of  more