WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Conservation Lands Foundation issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Administration Continues Attacks on Public Lands and Western Arctic Rules Today, the Trump administration took a significant step toward dismantling key protections for America's public lands by placing several widely supported conservation rules under regulatory review. Among them are the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule ("Public Lands Rule") and the Management and Prote  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 17 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP Statement on Gov. Dunleavy's Veto of Education Proposal # Apr 17, 2025 by AFP ANCHORAGE, AK - Today, Governor Dunleavy vetoed an education bill, HB 69. This misguided bill prioritized systems over students and provided little accountability or relief for Alaska families. Alaskans are calling for real education reform--and HB69 simply didn't deliver. Families w  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Court Sides with Department of Energy on Alaska LNG, But Problems with the Project Persist Washington, DC \- Today, the D.C. Circuit Court sided with the Department of Energy after Sierra Club and Earthjustice challenged the criteria the agency used to issue an export permit for Alaska LNG. In response, Sierra Club Alaska Chapter Director Andrea Feniger released the following statement:   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 [Category: Environment] -- The Wilderness Society issued the following news release: * * * Public lands & Western Arctic rule rollbacks among new White House rescission notices WASHINGTON D.C. (April 15, 2025) -- The White House posted a pair of rescission notices signaling the administration's intent to begin rolling back two key Biden administration conservation rules: the BLM Conservation and Landscape Health Rule (or Public Lands Rule), which ensures that conservation  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 16 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * Region 10 Mark of Excellence Awards 2024 winners announced CONTACT: Lou Harry, SPJ Manager of Publications and Awards, lharry@hq.spj.org Nadia Gordon, SPJ Communications Coordinator, ngordon@hq.spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists recognizes the best collegiate journalism in Region 10 with 2024 Mark of Excellence Awards winners. SPJ's Region 10 com  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Chamber, Alaska Chamber Host U.S. Representative Nick Begich for Roundtable on Tax Reform ANCHORAGE, AK - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Alaska Chamber recently hosted U.S. Representative Nick Begich (R-AK-AL) for a roundtable discussion in Anchorage, Alaska with local business leaders on the need to extend pro-growth business tax provisions before portions of President Tr  more