Friday - June 26, 2026

**Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Mexico

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Oregon State: Researchers are Teaching Robots to Walk on Mars From the Sand of New Mexico
CORVALLIS, Oregon, Aug. 21 -- Oregon State University issued the following news release: * * * Researchers are teaching robots to walk on Mars from the sand of New Mexico Researchers are closer to equipping a dog-like robot to conduct science on the surface of Mars after five days of experiments this month at White Sands National Park in New Mexico. The national park is serving as a Mars analog environment and the scientists are conducting field test scenarios to inform future Mars operation  more
Trump Spreads Desperate Lies to Deflect Blame for High Energy Prices
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Spreads Desperate Lies to Deflect Blame for High Energy Prices * Washington, D.C. \- Today, Donald Trump published on Truth Social that "Any State that has built and relied on WINDMILLS and SOLAR for power are seeing RECORD BREAKING INCREASES IN ELECTRICITY AND ENERGY COSTS." This is false. Energy Innovation reported that "states with the largest increases in wind and solar generat  more