MERRIFIELD, Virginia, June 4 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: * * * April Waltz Honored with National Conservation Leadership Award * RESTON, Va. -- Alabama conservation educator April Waltz has received the National Wildlife Federation's annual Conservation Leadership Award. Since joining the staff of the Alabama Wildlife Federation in 1997, Waltz has worked to provide outdoor learning opportunities for K-12 students so that they  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 [Category: Health Care] -- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Former Poultry Farmer in Alabama Successfully Switches to Growing Leafy Greens Hydroponically in Retrofitted Chicken Barn * ECHO, Ala.--Former poultry farmer Bill Ferguson once started his day by picking up dead birds and removing them from his vast poultry barns. But now, as reported by the Dothan Eagle, a hydroponic growing system occupies one barn and Mr. Fe  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released the following testimony by Jordan Vaughn, founder and president of the Microvascular Research Foundation, from a May 21, 2025, hearing entitled "The Corruption of Science and Federal Health Agencies: How Health Officials Downplayed and Hid Myocarditis and Other Adverse Events Associated With the COVID-19 Vaccines": * * * Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Rogers Awarded for Commitment to Military Families by Blue Star Families WASHINGTON - Blue Star Families, the nation's largest nonprofit military and veteran family organization, has awarded U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (AL-03), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, with the Military Family Champion Award in recognition of his steadfast commitment to improving the lives of military families. "  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * Rogers: We Must Equip Our Soldiers for Tomorrow's Fight Today Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the posture of the Department of the Army for Fiscal Year 2026. Chairman Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery:  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * Rogers: Congress Must Support Sentinel, Air Superiority, and Space Dominance Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the posture of the Department of the Air Force for Fiscal Year 2026. Chairman Rogers' remarks as pr  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Emphasizes Support for Manufacturing Over-the-Counter Drugs in U.S.A., Calls for More Research into Cancer-Causing Ingredients in Sunscreen * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) spoke with Dr. Jacqueline Corrigan-Curay, Acting Director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at the United States Food and Drug Administration, during a Senate Health, Education  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Speaks with VA Nominee on Preventing Veteran Suicide * WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) spoke with Cheryl Mason, President Trump's nominee to be Veterans' Affairs Inspector General during her nomination hearing at the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. They discussed the role the Inspector General's office will have in combatting veteran suicide. Read   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Talks Recruiting, AI, and Quantum Computing with Top Army Officials at SASC Hearing * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) spoke with the Honorable Daniel Driscoll, Secretary of the Army, and General Randy George, Chief of Staff of the Army, during a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing. Sen. Tuberville spoke with the top Army officials about the quality o  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville, Justice Advance American Energy Dominance, Prioritize Consumer Choice * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Jim Justice (R-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) in introducing the Energy Choice Act of 2025. The Biden administration and many blue states took energy freedom away from consumers by restricting specific sources of energy--effectively targeti  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Praises Birmingham's Biotech Leadership, Manufacturing Capabilities with Commerce Secretary Lutnick * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) attended a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to discuss the President's Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Budget Proposal for the Department of Commerce. Senator Britt started by praising  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, June 5 -- The University of Scranton issued the following news: * * * Cunningham Earns Fulbright Award, to Teach in Taiwan Born in Alabama, raised in New York, Cunningham was inspired to pursue education because of her positive experience with teachers. * Today, Jenyah Cunningham '25 is decisive, focused and goal-oriented. These traits helped Cunningham open doors at The University of Scranton, where she carefully plotted out her four-year journey en route to receiv  more