CANBERRA, Australia, Aug. 27 -- The office of the Prime Minister of Australia issued the following news release: * * * Bush Summit 2025 * When it comes to talking about Building Regional Australia's Future, it's hard to find a more fitting place than Wagga Wagga. It has a history of ambition and bold vision. In the lead-up to Federation, the people of Wagga put their city forward to be the capital of our new nation. It remains a place of energy and ambition, a city that plays a key role   more

CANBERRA, Australia, Aug. 27 -- The office of the Prime Minister of Australia issued the following news release: * * * Bush Summit Q&A - Wagga Wagga * BEN ENGLISH: Welcome back to Wagga. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good to be here. BEN ENGLISH: Mate, you're one of the OGs. You've gone to every Bush Summit. You must love it. There's not many votes here for you. Why do you do it? PRIME MINISTER: My job is to represent every Australian, regardless of where they live. During the camp  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following written testimony by Peter R. Huntsman, chairman, president and CEO of Huntsman Corp., from a July 23, 2025, hearing entitled "Challenges to Meeting Electricity Demand": * * * Why I Am Here Today Chairman Lee, Ranking Member Heinrich, Members of the Committee, thank you for this opportunity to appear before the Committee to testify on how policymakers at the Federal, state and local level can work   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2025: * * * ICYMI: DNC People's Cabinet Member & Former Washington Governor Jay Inslee Calls Out Trump's Energy Agenda In case you missed it, Jay Inslee, the former governor and congressman from Washington, appeared on the Democrats' Daily Blueprint today to call out Donald Trump's reckless energy agenda, which is driving up costs for American consumers. Inslee, a member of the DNC People's   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: DNC People's Cabinet Member & Former Washington Governor Jay Inslee Calls Out Trump's Energy Agenda Arrow * In case you missed it, Jay Inslee, the former governor and congressman from Washington, appeared on the Democrats' Daily Blueprint today to call out Donald Trump's reckless energy agenda, which is driving up costs for American consumers. Inslee, a member of the DNC People's Cabinet   more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Aug. 27 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Justice40 ended: More coverage needed on nationwide impacts * As I wrote recently, the Justice40 Initiative, launched in 2021, was the first serious federal attempt to correct the United States' legacy of environmental injustice -- the systemic neglect of and disinvestment in low-income and nonwhite communities that has exposed them to disproportionate pollution and cl  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Research sheds light on Beech Creek's struggle with abandoned mine drainage * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Pennsylvania has more abandoned mines than any other state, and their impacts are still felt in the state's waterways. Beech Creek, a 170-square-mile watershed in Clinton and Centre counties, was once a thriving trout fishery. Today, its waters are highly acidic and carry dissolved metals  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- Rockefeller University issued the following news: * * * These genetic insights into rheumatoid arthritis could help design better treatments People with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often have trouble getting out of bed in the morning, let alone getting to the rheumatologist for a checkup or participating in a research study. This makes a deeper understanding of the mysterious autoimmune disease all the more difficult. That's a significant problem, because RA affects more th  more

VICTORIA, Australia, Aug. 27 -- The Australian Securities and Investments Commission issued the following news: * * * TerraCom to pay $7.5 million after ASIC whistleblower action * TerraCom Limited ( TerraCom ) will pay a penalty of $7.5 million for whistleblower victimisation, following Federal Court proceedings brought by ASIC. This is ASIC's first enforcement outcome for contraventions of whistleblower provisions. ASIC's case concerned two ASX announcements made by TerraCom on 14 Februar  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12990) on Aug. 26, 2025, by Karen M. Sutter, Asian trade and finance specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S.-China Tariff Actions Since 2018: An Overview Since 2018, the U.S. government has imposed a series of tariffs on imports from the People's Republic of China (PRC, or China) with the stated intention of addressing U.S. concerns about PRC trade practices and foreign poli  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey has opened a period for public comments on a proposed list of 54 mineral commodities deemed vital to national economic and security interests. This action is part of a recurring process to identify materials whose supply chains are vulnerable to disruption from events like natural disasters, pandemics, or foreign conflicts. The document, prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey on behalf of the Department of the   more