WINDOW ROCK, Arizona, Feb. 1 -- The Navajo Nation Government issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: On Tuesday, the 25th Navajo Nation Council approved Legislation 0227-24, amending a 1953 Bureau of Indian Affairs oil and gas lease by adding an additional 80 acres to the lease that had previously been relinquished back to the Navajo Nation. Council Delegate Rickie Nez (T'iistoh Sikaad, Nenahnezad, Upper Fruitland, Tse' Daa' Kaan, Newcomb, San Juan), sponsor of the legislation, alo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12602) on Jan. 31, 2025, by energy policy analyst Martin C. Offutt and public finance analyst Nicholas E. Buffie. Here are excerpts: * * * The Clean Hydrogen Production Credit: How the Incentives are Structured P.L. 117-169, commonly referred to as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), enacted a new tax credit for the production of "clean" hydrogen. Widespread adoption of h  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Environmental Science and Technology, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it promotes interdisciplinary understanding in the environmental field, published research articles on the following topics in its Jan. 28, 2025, edition (Vol. 59, Issue 3). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Reviews * Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Female Health Concern: Gender-based Accumulation Differences, Adverse Outcomes, and Mechanisms Ecotoxic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of an interview on Jan. 30, 2025, by Secretary Marco Rubio with Megyn Kelly of The Megyn Kelly Show: * * * QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, thank you so much for doing this. SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you. It still feels weird to hear that, but thank you. QUESTION: It does, right? So you're a week in now? SECRETARY RUBIO: Eight days, but I'm not counting. I'm just saying it's been eight days. Yeah, eight, nine days. QU  more