WASHINGTON, May 1 [Category: Energy] -- The American Petroleum Institute posted the following news release: * * * API Welcomes Department of Justice Action to Quash New York and Vermont "Superfund" Legislation WASHINGTON, May 1, 2025 -- The American Petroleum Institute (API) today issued the following statement from Senior Vice President and General Counsel Ryan Meyers after the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed complaints challenging a number of state lawsuits and laws that threaten American  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * BREAKING: CAIR Welcomes Release of Columbia Student Mohsen Mahdawi as 'Major Victory' for Free Speech on Gaza Genocide The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a federal court's order to release of Mohsen Mahdawi, a permanent United States resident and green card holder fr  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Welcomes Vermont Hate Crime Bill Expansion, Urges South Carolina to Pass Hate Crime Bill The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the signing of an expanded hate crime bill in Vermont. Washington, D.C., based CAIR also urged lawmakers in South Carolina to pass a hate c  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated April 7, 2025, from QUEL Imaging, White River Junction, Vermont: * * * To: Dockets Management Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 RE: Comment on Draft FDA Guidance "Developing Drugs for Optical Imaging" Docket No. FDA-2024-D-3780 * * * QUEL Imaging is a leading developer of tissue-equivalent op  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following record on May 2, 2025: * * * The Libertarian Party of Idaho, the Libertarian Party of Maine, Inc., the Libertarian Party of Maryland, and the Libertarian Party of Vermont ("Requestors") qualify as state party committees under the Federal Election Campaign Act. Background The determination of a state party organization's status as the state committee of a political party depends on three elements. First, the national pa  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has announced its intention to prepare an Environmental Assessment for the proposed relicensing of the Gilman Hydroelectric Project operated by Ampersand Gilman Hydro, LP. The project, which generates 4.95 megawatts of power, is located along the Connecticut River and spans both the Village of Gilman in Lunenburg, Essex County, Vermont, and the Town of Dalton in Coos County, New Hampshire. The Commission noted that based on   more

NEW YORK, April 30 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * Free Speech Vindicated as Judge Releases Detained Columbia Student Mohsen Mahdawi (NEW YORK)-Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia University student detained in Vermont since April 14, has been released from detention by a Federal District Court judge. Mahdawi was detained by immigration officials  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 2 -- The Hartford, a property and casualty insurance, group benefits and mutual funds provider, issued the following news release on May 1, 2025: * * * Governor Phil Scott and The Hartford Announce Vermont Family and Medical Leave Insurance Open Enrollment for Individuals Optional program offers partial income replacement for qualifying family or medical leave. Montpelier, Vt. - Governor Phil Scott and The Hartford today announced the launch of the third and final   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Welch for the Boston Globe: "Detained activist Mohsen Mahdawi: 'A prisoner of this White House.'" WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this morning published an opinion piece in the Boston Globe entitled: "Detained activist Mohsen Mahdawi: 'A prisoner of this White House.'" In his piece, Senator Welch outlined the dangers and consequences of the Trump Administration's   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Files Complaints Against Hawaii, Michigan, New York and Vermont Over Unconstitutional State Climate Actions WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department today filed complaints against the states of New York and Vermont over their "climate superfund laws." In separate actions, the Justice Department yesterday filed lawsuits against the states of Hawaii and Michigan to prevent each state from  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Join Congressional Leaders at State Department to Demand Due Process for All WASHINGTON, April 29 - Ahead of Vermont resident Mohsen Mahdawi's court hearing tomorrow, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today announced he will join Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) and House and Senate colleagues for a press conference at the State Department to call for his immediate release. Mahdawi w  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders Statement on Musk Once Again Canceling Lifesaving Ebola Prevention Grant WASHINGTON, April 30 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement about the Trump administration's decision to cut an Ebola prevention grant to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (Red Cross) that it had canceled, reinstated, and now canceled again. In F  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders, Jayapal, Dingell, Hundreds of Health Care Workers Introduce Medicare for All WASHINGTON, April 29 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), alongside Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), today introduced the Medicare for All Act. Hundreds of nurses, health care providers and wo  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Vermont Delegation Statement on Mohsen Mahdawi's Release WASHINGTON, April 30 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Rep. Becca Balint (Vt.-AL) today released the following statement after Judge Geoffrey Crawford ordered the release of Mohsen Mahdawi, who was illegally detained by the Trump administration: "We are relieved that Mohsen Mahdawi was released on bail from   more

NEW YORK, April 29 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Next Week: Appeals Court to Consider Stay of Rumeysa Ozturk's Transfer to Vermont NEW YORK - The Second Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday issued an administrative stay while it considers the government's request for an emergency stay of  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Applauds Release of Mohsen Mahdawi, Renews Call for Release of Rumeysa Ozturk, Mahmoud Khalil, and Others Yesterday, Pressley Rallied With Colleagues at State Dept. to Demand Mahdawi's Release and Due Process for All Pressley Recently Met with Constituent Rumeysa Ozturk, Mahmoud Khalil at ICE Detention Centers in Louisiana Video (YouTube) WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pres  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Becca Balint Calls out Republican Unjust and Illegal Immigration Policies in House Judiciary Markup Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) called out the Republican plan to inflate the ICE budget amidst wrongful deportations, illegal abductions of permanent residents and other unjust immigration enforcement practices across the country for the last 100 days. Read her remarks below:  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * NEWS: Sanders Statement on Musk Once Again Canceling Lifesaving Ebola Prevention Grant WASHINGTON, April 30 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement about the Trump administration's decision to cut an Ebola prevention grant to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Sanders, Jayapal, Dingell, Hundreds of Health Care Workers Introduce Medicare for All WASHINGTON, April 29 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), alongside Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), today introduced t  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * NEWS: Sanders, Murray, Baldwin, 39 Colleagues Blast Trump's Attacks on Head Start, Demand RFK Jr. Immediately Release Funding and Reverse Firings WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), alongside Sens. Patty Murray (D-W  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Responds to Trump Lawsuit Against New York Climate Superfund Law NEW YORK \-- The Trump administration filed lawsuits against New York and three other states this week to try to stop them from holding fossil fuel companies accountable for their role in damaging the climate and polluting communities. Trump's Department of Justice announced it's suing New York and Vermont, challen  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Statement on Mohsen Mahdawi's Release Washington, D.C. -- The Vermont Congressional Delegation, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and U.S. Representative Becca Balint (D-VT-At Large) today issued the following statement in reaction to Judge Geoffrey Crawford ordering the release of Mohsen Mahdawi, who was illegally detained by the Trump Administration: "We are relie  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 2 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Sues to Shield Big Oil, Attacks Vermont's Climate Superfund Law DOJ lawsuit threatens states' right to make polluters pay for escalating climate disasters The U.S. Department of Justice sued Vermont challenging the state's first-in-the-nation Climate Superfund law. The law is meant to protect the wallets of Vermont families and businesses who are currently paying to cle  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Trump Attempts to Undermine State Climate Lawsuits in Aim to Protect Big Oil WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration on Thursday filed a series of lawsuits against the states of Michigan, New York, Hawaii, and Vermont, in an attempt to challenge moves by attorneys general to litigate against fossil fuel companies. In New York and Vermont the administration is arguing the states' Superfund laws th  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Vermont Delegation Introduces the Nulhegan River and Paul Stream Wild and Scenic River Study Act to Protect Vermont Waterways Washington, D.C. -- The Vermont Congressional Delegation, U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and U.S. Representative Becca Balint (VT-At Large) this week reintroduced the bicameral Nulhegan River and Paul Stream Wild and Scenic River Study Act. This bill w  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Vermont Delegation Statement on Mohsen Mahdawi's Release WASHINGTON, D.C. --The Vermont Congressional Delegation, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and U.S. Representative Becca Balint (D-VT-At Large) today issued the following statement in reaction to Judge Geoffrey Crawford ordering the release of Mohsen Mahdawi, who was illegally detained by the Trump Administration  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Under Attack by Trump and Republicans, Welch Warns WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, yesterday joined his Democratic colleagues on the Senate Floor to speak out against President Trump's and Republicans' ongoing attacks on the right to vote and pledge his commitment to protecting access to the ballo  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Cosponsors the Equality Act, Landmark Bill to Prohibit Discrimination Based on Sex, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) in introducing the Equality Act, historic, comprehensive legislation to enshrine civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ people in f  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Demands Answers on Politicization of Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice Senators request oversight hearing to investigate Trump Administration's efforts to undermine DOJ WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, along with Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Subc  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Leads Introduction of the Nulhegan River and Paul Stream Wild and Scenic River Study Act to Protect Vermont Waterways WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Vermont Congressional Delegation, U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and U.S. Representative Becca Balint (VT-At Large) this week reintroduced the bicameral Nulhegan River and Paul Stream Wild and Scenic River Study Act. This bill woul  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch on Trump's 100 Days of Chaos: "100 days of giving a lot of rope and a lot of license to the Executive is 100 days too many. But it's not too late for us in Congress to stand up..." WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Democrats in holding the Senate floor last night to slam the first 100 days of Trump's second term. In his remarks, Senator Welch highlighted the myriad way  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch on Trump's 100th Day: "President Trump has made chaos the cornerstone of his second term." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement on President Trump's 100th day in office: "President Trump has made chaos the cornerstone of his second term. Every American is hurt by Trump's reckless handling of the economy, his illegal attempts to dismantle t  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Questions Trump's Nominee to lead Customs and Border Protection: "I hope you can find a way to be really respectful of the long-term traditions that have been very beneficial for Vermonters." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) questioned Rodney Scott, President Trump's nominee to be the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in a Senate Finance Committee hearing tod  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Speaks on His Bipartisan Legislation to Repeal Trump's Tariffs WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today urged the Senate to pass his bipartisan legislation to repeal Donald Trump's global tariffs and reassert Congress's trade authority. The resolution, led by Senators Welch (D-Vt.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Tim Kaine (D-V  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Statement for World Press Freedom Day WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, released the following statement ahead of World Press Freedom Day, which is celebrated annually on May 3: "A free press is essential, both here in America and internationally. It is vital that journalists are protected--not impeded,   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Britt Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Refocus National Hydrology Research, Boost Flood Resiliency Bill would make permanent the hydrology research center at UVM WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) this week reintroduced the bipartisan Water Research Optimization Act of 2025, legislation to streamline hydrological forecast modeling within the National Weathe  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Judiciary Committee Democrats Hold Hearing on Trump's Blanket Pardons and Commutations for January 6th Insurrectionists WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today joined his Senate Judiciary Committee Democratic colleagues for a spotlight hearing entitled "Clear and Present Danger: The Trump Administration's Whitewashing of the January 6th Insurrection." Hearing witnesses includ  more