BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb. 21 -- The European Parliament posted the following news release: * * * Polish Presidency debriefs EP committees on priorities Ministers are holding a series of meetings in parliamentary committees to present the priorities of the Polish Presidency of the Council. Poland holds the Presidency of the Council until the end of June 2025. This text will be updated regularly as the hearings take place. Environment, Climate and Food Safety On 23 January, Paulina Hennig-K  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb. 20 -- The European Parliament posted the following news release: * * * Polish Presidency debriefs EP committees on priorities Ministers are holding a series of meetings in parliamentary committees to present the priorities of the Polish Presidency of the Council. Poland holds the Presidency of the Council until the end of June 2025. This text will be updated regularly as the hearings take place. Environment, Climate and Food Safety On 23 January, Paulina Hennig-K  more

MERCED, California, Feb. 21 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: * * * Researchers Developing New Tools in Fight Against Methane Emissions By Patty Guerra UC Merced researchers are taking part in a comprehensive, multi-agency effort aimed at efficiently measuring and mitigating methane emissions. IBM and Los Alamos National Laboratory are leading the effort, which earned a $20 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy in December. UC Merced's team, led b  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * Saving Sunbeam -- a deadly human trafficking case over 100 years ago The Long Blue Line blog series has been publishing Coast Guard history essays for over 15 years. To access hundreds of these service stories, visit the Coast Guard Historian's Office's Long Blue Line online archives, located here: THE LONG BLUE LINE (uscg.mil) It was early on the cold, windy morning of Wednesday, De  more