WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Energy Secretary Wright Denies Well-Established Connection Between Climate Change and Extreme Weather * Washington, DC - This morning, Energy Secretary and former fracking executive Chris Wright posted on X that claims that climate change is making weather more dangerous and severe are "just nonsense." The connection between climate change and increasingly frequent and intense extreme wea  more

SAVANNAH, Georgia, Aug. 5 -- Gulfstream Aerospace, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, issued the following news release: * * * Gulfstream Opens New Technical Training Center in Mesa Ongoing Investment in Arizona Supports Industry-Leading Service Experience * Savannah, Ga., August 5, 2025 -- Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced the opening of its newest Technical Training Center (TTC) in Mesa, Arizona. The facility provides dedicated space for on-the-job training to expand the local wo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Judge to Consider Motions Wednesday to Block Oak Flat Land Exchange in Arizona * PHOENIX-- A federal judge in Arizona will hear arguments Wednesday in two related cases on motions seeking to stop the Oak Flat land exchange until the lawsuits are resolved. Wednesday's hearing follows a June 6 hearing on similar motions filed by Tribal, environmental and recreation groups. T  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly Secures Major Arizona and Veteran Priorities in Senate MilCon-VA Funding Bill * First Senate funding package of the year includes Kelly-led provisions to expand veterans' health care access, prevent suicide, and support military installations across Arizona Today, Arizona Senator and Navy combat veteran Mark Kelly announced that he secured key priorities for service members and veterans in Ariz  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Arizona Water Agency for Rubberstamping Massive Benson Housing Development * SIERRA VISTA, Ariz.-- The Center for Biological Diversity and the San Pedro 100 sued Arizona Department of Water Resources Director Tom Buschatzke today for failing to review and revoke the designation guaranteeing a 100-year water supply for the 28,000-home Villages of Vigneto de  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSFR) -- Mercyhurst University has finalized its inventory of ancestral human remains, establishing a cultural affiliation with 21 Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations. The repatriation process, which aligns with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, will begin on or after September 4, 2025. The remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry are being prepared for return. The first individual, designated VM-089, was removed from an u  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton, Democratic Lawmakers Urge Secretary Rubio to Approve Transit by Taiwan President Lai Ching-te * WASHINGTON --U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.), Co-Chair of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP, and Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.) of the House Forei  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Arizona Health Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Resource-poor neighborhood conditions may increase gestational diabetes risk Socioeconomic factors play a role in the development of diabetes in pregnant women living in resource-poor neighborhoods, according to new study. New research from the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health showed that living in resource-poor neighborhoods may raise th  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Aug. 5 -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: * * * With new NAU research project, everyone's an Antarctic scientist Mark Salvatore, an associate professor in NAU's Department of Astronomy and Planetary Sciences, won a grant from the National Science Foundation to kick off an Antarctic citizen science project. Working with Lumberjack Ph.D. student Gavin Moriarty, Salvatore will work with ecological researchers in the McMurdo Dry Valleys (MDV) of Antarc  more