WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management is asking for comments on adjustments to the Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA) for Greater Sage-grouse Rangewide Planning. This action outlines modifications to the proposed plans for Idaho, Montana/Dakotas, Nevada/California, Utah, and Wyoming. These changes come after feedback from protest periods and Governors' consistency reviews, as well as internal policy discussions. The propose  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, chairman, and ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * Chairman Lee and Ranking Member Heinrich Announce Upcoming Committee Schedule Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources announced its schedule for the week. A hearing will be held on Thursday, September 4, 2025, at 9:30 am in room 366 of the Dirk  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 3 -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints issued the following news release: * * * How EnglishConnect Is Opening Doors and Changing Lives The Church provides the global program in more than 50 languages When Judith Kajidi and Alain Mwamba came to the United States in 2019, they knew almost no English. The natives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo emigrated to Texas to find better education for their children. But without knowing the language, sch  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 4 -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints issued the following news release: * * * The Prophet's Special Witness of Christ Every Apostle in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a special witness of the name of Jesus Christ (see Doctrine and Covenants 107:23). President Russell M. Nelson has visited 133 countries since his call to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in April 1984. In all his ministering and teaching, whether in person or onlin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Aderholt Applauds Interior Department's Coal Lease Sales * Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) today released the following statement regarding the Department of the Interior's decision to move forward with coal lease sales in Alabama, Utah, and Montana: "Coal has long played an important role in fueling our economy and providing good-paying jobs, especially here  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Maloy Introduces Bill to Extend Hazard Pay to Wildland Firefighters for Prescribed Burns and Training Jumps * Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Celeste Maloy (UT-02) introduced the Wildland Firefighter Hazard Pay Correction Act to ensure federal wildland firefighters and smokejumpers receive hazard pay for all dangerous activities, including prescribed burns and training jumps. Current  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration is issuing a notice of limitation on claims for judicial review related to a highway project in Morgan County, Utah. The Federal Highway Administration, on behalf of the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), is announcing final agency actions concerning improvements on Interstate 84 (I-84) and State Route 167 (SR-167) in Mountain Green. This notice marks the conclusion of the environmental re  more

LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 3 (TNSjou) -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * From Shipwrecked Cats to Canine Clues: USU Alum Digs Into the Past By Andrea DeHaan When archaeologists excavated the remains of a 16th-century Spanish shipwreck off the coast of Florida, they didn't just find artifacts from the age of exploration; they found cats. Recovered during the excavation of the Emanuel Point shipwreck, two sets of feline bones -- one adult, one juvenile -- are among the earliest  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC Takes Action Against Operators of Pornhub and other Pornographic Sites for Deceiving Users About Efforts to Crack Down on Child Sexual Abuse Material and Nonconsensual Sexual Content * Note: The FTC and Utah will be hosting a media availability at 12 pm ET today. Participants will include FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak, Utah Commerce Executive Director Margaret Busse, Utah Attorney General Dere  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * HEARING RECAP: Owens Pushes to End America's Declining Test Scores * WASHINGTON -- Education and Workforce Vice Chair Burgess Owens (UT-04) participated in a Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education hearing titled "Foundations First: Reclaiming Reading and Math through Proven Instruction." Click here or above to watch. Rep. Owens opened by underscoring the severity of A  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Department Advances Coal Lease Sales in Alabama, Utah and Montana * WASHINGTON -- The Department of the Interior is moving forward with three competitive coal lease sales in Alabama, Montana and Utah this fall. These sales reflect the Trump administration's commitment to strengthening American Energy Dominance, supporting local economies and securing a stable supply of critical resour  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- JRB LLC, Salt Lake City, Utah, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor regarding its Proposed Rule to rescind worker protections established in 2024 for those in temporary agricultural employment. In its letter, the company expressed support for the changes, arguing that previous regulations imposed by the Biden Administration resulted in excessive burdens that threaten the survival of the agricultural industry, particularly the range livestoc  more

LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 5 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * NWCCU Reaffirms USU's 7-Year Accreditation, Gives Commendations By Marcus Jensen Utah State University has had its accreditation reaffirmed by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. The routinely scheduled accreditation site visit was performed in April, both on the USU campus in Logan as well as the USU Eastern campus in Price. The commission issued the formal accreditation decision in August. "  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Pearl Harbor National Memorial Seeks Input in Planning for the Future of Ford Island Sites * HONOLULU - The National Park Service (NPS) is accepting input from the public from September 4 to October 4 to develop ideas for NPS-managed sites on Ford Island.  The Ford Island sites include six chief petty officer bungalows, and the USS Oklahoma and USS Utah memorials. These  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 3 -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints issued the following news release: * * * President Nelson at 101: A Ministry Focused on Jesus Christ Prophet and President Russell M. Nelson, the oldest living leader of a global church, will celebrate his 101st birthday on September 9, 2025. From September 2 through his birthday, Church social media accounts will share messages from him. "Over the next eight days, please learn with us as we focus on Russell M.   more

LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 5 (TNSjou) -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Puzzling Out Plastics: USU Researcher Working to Understand Global Scale of Plastic Pollution By Lael Gilbert From sandwich bags to tire treads, humans produce and discard about 400 million tons of plastic every year. Most of it is left behind to break down, releasing greenhouse gases and degrading into microscopic fragments that travel far beyond the point of origin Microscopic pieces of plastic are tur  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Steube and Sen. Lee Introduce Department of War Restoration Act * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) joined with Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) today in introducing the Department of War Restoration Act. This bill redesignates the Department of Defense as the "Department of War." "From 1789 until the end of World War II, the United States military fought under the banner of t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Lee Cosponsors CLEAN D.C. Act * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) joined Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and a coalition of their Republican colleagues in introducing the Common-Sense Law Enforcement and Accountability Now (CLEAN) D.C. Act today. The legislation empowers law enforcement in D.C. by repealing sweeping restrictions made by D.C.'s City Council and Democrats in Congress under President   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Lee Introduces Department of War Restoration Act * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced legislation today to restore the original title of the United States Department of War to what is currently known as the Department of Defense. U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) cosponsored the legislation, and Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) introduced a companion bill in the House of Representat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Crime is Plummeting in DC Thanks to President Trump * Senator Marshall Joins GOP Colleagues at Press Conference Applauding President Trump's Action to Restore Law and Order in Our Nation's Capital Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined GOP colleagues Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas), DC crime victim Anna Giaritelli, Senator Tommy Tuberville   more

LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 30 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Slow Hazard: USU Peak Undergrad Research Fellow Uses Data Science to Protect Life, Property Math, statistics and computer science major Hannah Fluckiger, guided by faculty mentor Brennan Bean, condenses reams of hourly wind data to construct an improved snow drifting prediction model to bolster building codes for the conterminous United States. By Mary-Ann Muffoletto In January 2017 in the tiny northern Idaho com  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 4 -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: * * * University of Utah Health Honored by AMA for Commitment to Well-Being of Physicians University of Utah Health has earned silver recognition in 2025 from the American Medical Association (AMA) as a Joy in Medicine(R) organization. The prestigious recognition from the country's leading physician's association honors health systems, hospitals, and medical groups that prioritize proven method  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 3 -- The University of Utah Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute issued the following news release: * * * Utah Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Insurance Marketplace enrollment equates to 11.8% of the total population, 4th highest in the nation States and the federal government share a vital economic relationship. This data summary, the thirteenth in a series on state and federal economic linkages from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, presents the Utah-federal gover  more

LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 5 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Utah State Professor to Present on Community-Based Research at Upcoming Event By Kirsten Reither There are many complex issues that communities face every day, ranging from housing to food insecurity to an accessible legal system. One approach to address these issues is to combine the work done by research institutions and community organizations to develop data-driven solutions. This is the approach taken by Jay  more

LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 3 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * A Path Beyond the Playground: Wesley and Lorinda Mortensen's Gift for Outdoor Learning at Edith Bowen By Maren Aller When Wesley and Lorinda Mortensen considered how they might give back to Utah State University, the place where their story began and where their children's stories are still unfolding, the answer came as naturally as a walk through Logan Canyon: They would invest in outdoor education for elementary  more

LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 4 (TNSjou) -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Study Finds 'Beauty Bias' Shapes Who Gets Picked to Lead A new meta-analysis coauthored by Utah State University's Gary R. Thurgood shows that physical attractiveness meaningfully sways who emerges as a leader -- across classrooms, companies and even executive suites. The paper, published OnlineFirst in the Journal of Management, integrates decades of research and concludes that attractiveness is consiste  more

LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 4 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Two Post-Doctoral Fellows Join CEHS Through Innovative Program By Jennifer Payne A 2024 grant award from the National Science Foundation has enabled the School of Teacher Education and Leadership and the Department of Instruction Technology and Learning Sciences, both departments within the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services, to each hire a post-doctoral fellow into a unique program that aim  more

LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 5 (TNSrpt) -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * UWLP Releases Research Update on the Utah Gender Pay Gap By Julene Reese Across the United States, the gender pay gap continues to affect women in nearly every industry and occupation. While progress has been made in some areas, Utah women working full-time, year-round still earn less than men by about 27%. This is the worst pay gap in the nation. Among all workers, including part-time and seasonal emplo  more