WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following news: * * * 'Historic' US-Ukraine Minerals Deal After weeks of fierce negotiations, Ukraine and the US finally signed the "economic partnership" deal on April 30. The agreement gives the US what President Donald Trump has been seeking -- almost exclusive access to Ukraine's minerals and other natural resources -- without providing Ukraine what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had been longing for: explicit American  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions released the following testimony by Capital Policy Analytics President Ike Brannon from an April 30, 2025, hearing entitled "Investing for the Future: Honoring ERISA's Promise to Participants." ERISA is the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. * * * My name is Ike Brannon. I am an economist and a senior fellow at the Jack Kemp Foundation as well as president of Capital Poli  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 2 -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * Designer microbe shows promise for reducing mercury absorption from seafood UCLA and UCSD research suggests a probiotic could one day increase the benefits of eating fish An engineered gut microbe can detoxify methylmercury, reducing the amount that passes into the brain and developing fetuses of mice fed a diet rich in fish, UCLA and UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography scientists have d  more

DETROIT, Michigan, May 2 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release: * * * DTE Energy reports first quarter accomplishments, investments and earnings Continued significant investment to improve reliability and transition to cleaner generation; on track to invest $4.4 billion into our utilities in 2025 Began operations of Michigan's largest battery energy storage system Boosted small businesses with energy efficiency upgrade grants Recognized as a Gallup Exceptional Workplace for 13th   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSFR) -- History Colorado in Denver has formally announced its intent to repatriate a headdress once belonging to Chief Black Coal of the Northern Arapaho Tribe, under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). This single cultural item, recognized as both a sacred object and an object of cultural patrimony, is closely tied to the traditional religious practices and ceremonial heritage of the Northern Arapaho people. The headdress was originally t  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven Introduces Andrea Travnicek at Senate ENR Committee Confirmation Hearing Senator, Nominees Discuss Advancing Water Supply Projects, Ensuring Access to Taxpayer-Owned Energy Resources WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven this week introduced Dr. Andrea Travnicek at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee hearing on her nomination as Assistant Secretary for Water and Science at the  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 1 [Category: BizMedia] -- PBS posted the following news release: * * * PBS RECEIVES 37 NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY AWARD NOMINATIONS Arlington, VA; May 1, 2025 -- The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominees for the 46 th News and Documentary Emmy(r) Awards. PBS received the second most nominations this year, with 37 total News and Documentary nominations, including four out of the seven Outstanding Nature Documentary category nominations. PBS pr  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 2 -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news on May 1, 2025: * * * Private Equity Climate Risks project launches new private equity asset tracker The Private Equity Climate Risks (PECR) data consortium project launched an asset tracker on April 30, 2025, with new data reflecting the state of private equity energy investments as of April 2025. This enhanced Global Energy Tracker includes the previous Global Energy Company Tracker, updated in Janu  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following floor remarks on April 30, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, 100 days ago, Donald Trump proclaimed "the golden age of America begins now." But in 100 days, since Inauguration Day, "King" Donald has shown us that he sits on a throne of fool's gold--one built on empty votes, unfulfilled promises, and   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Prosperity Now (formerly the Corporation for Enterprise Development) issued the following statement on May 1, 2025: * * * Statement from Marisa Calderon, President and CEO of Prosperity Now, on the Q1 2025 GDP Decline Announcement "The latest GDP report confirms what too many families across the country are already feeling: an increasingly fragile economy where trade policy volatility results in downstream uncertainty. A 0.3% decline in GDP this quarter (https://www.bea.g  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The AFL-CIO issued the following news release: * * * Unions Urge Congress to Demand That President Trump Reinstate Fired NIOSH Workers The AFL-CIO and 27 labor unions sent the letter to members of Congress highlighting the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's (NIOSH's) crucial role in protecting workers The AFL-CIO and 27 labor unions urged members of Congress to push President Trump to reverse his gutting of NIOSH in a new letter. "[I]n its attempt   more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 1 -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * Designer microbe shows promise for reducing mercury absorption from seafood UCLA and UCSD research suggests a probiotic could one day increase the benefits of eating fish Key takeaways * UCLA and UCSD scientists inserted DNA-encoding methylmercury detoxification enzymes into the genome of an abundant human gut bacterium. The engineered bacterium detoxified methylmercury in the gut of mice  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 2 -- The University of Utah Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute issued the following news release: * * * Utah's Energy Sector: Abundance, Diversity, and Technological Change May 1, 2025 (Salt Lake City) - Utah's energy sector continues to evolve as the forces of supply, demand, and technological change influence production and competition. The state benefits from abundant and diverse energy resources, including large reserves of conventional fossil fuels and several area  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Lummis Speaks on Senate Floor About First 100 "Transformational" Days of the Trump Administration Washington, D.C. -- This week, Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) took to the Senate floor to highlight the completion of President Trump's first 100 "transformational" days back in office. In the remarks, Senator Lummis discusses how President Trump has revitalized American energy independence, cut  more