WASHINGTON, June 9 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Judge Blocks Oak Flat Land Exchange While Lawsuit Proceeds * PHOENIX-- A federal judge in Arizona temporarily halted the Oak Flat land exchange today while two lawsuits challenging the exchange proceed. Without today's injunction, the public lands about 40 miles east of Phoenix would have been handed over to a private mining company as early as June 16. "It's a tremendous   more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly-Backed Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act Set to Become Law * Bipartisan, bicameral legislation will strengthen the U.S. aerial firefighting fleet to respond to growing wildfire threats across Arizona and the West It passed the House and now heads to the President's desk Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and colleagues celebrated the passage of the Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025 to stre  more

CANTON, Ohio, June 9 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Next Woman Up: Faith Lee, Player Personnel Coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals * Women are rising up the ranks throughout professional football, earning positions of power in a space that for too long was ruled almost exclusively by men. We're seeing more and more women breaking barriers in the sport, but what are the stories beyond the headlines? Who are the women shaping and influenci  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 [Category: Energy] -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release: * * * REPORT: U.S. Adds 8.6 GW of New Solar Module Manufacturing Capacity, One of its Strongest Quarters of Growth in U.S. History * The U.S. solar industry added 8.6 gigawatts (GW) of new solar module manufacturing capacity in Q1 2025, marking the third-largest quarter for new manufacturing capacity on record.  The manufacturing surge comes from eight new or expanded factori  more