ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 11 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * 4th annual New Mexico Economics Research Day highlights projects impacting state By Steve Carr The 4th annual New Mexico Economics Research Day, hosted by the University of New Mexico Department of Economics, was held recently featuring five research projects that have a direct impact on New Mexico. UNM's annual Economics Research Day provides researchers an opportunity to report and discuss t  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 10 [Category: Environment] -- The Natural Resources Defense Council posted the following news release: * * * CA Legislature to Vote on Climate Action Package of Bills * SACRAMENTO, CA - California lawmakers put forth a package that keeps California at the forefront of the fight against climate change. If enacted, AB 825 (Petrie Norris), AB 1207 (Irwin), SB 840 (Limon) and SB 254 (Becker) will help bring electricity costs down, expand clean energy, and improve the reliability   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * FERC Urged to Reject Effort to Derail Midwest Power Grid Upgrades that Will Save Consumers $26 Billion to $83 Billion * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Public interest advocates from across the Midwest filed a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today, urging it to reject a complaint that would stall efforts to add 24 new power lines in the Midcontinent Independent System Ope  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden's permitting reform bill gets first hearing before House Natural Resources Committee * WASHINGTON -- The House Natural Resources Committee (HNRC) today held an initial hearing on the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, bipartisan legislation spearheaded by Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) and HNRC Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) that would reduce red tape  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * INL celebrates Legacy Project at College of Eastern Idaho * College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) President Lori Barber looked out Aug. 28 to a crowd of state legislators, the mayors of Ammon and Idaho Falls, senior Idaho National Laboratory officials and others protected from the midday sun by a large awning. It was a fitting audience for what Barber called "a once-in-a-  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 11 -- The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda items for Sept. 18, 2025: * * * INTRODUCTION DECISION ITEMS 1. Details 2025-189 * P999/PR-25-8 Local Exchange Carriers; Eligible Telecommunications Carriers In the Matter of Annual Certification Related to Eligible Telecommunications Carriers' (ETCs) Use of the Federal Universal Service Support Required Pursuant to C.F.R. 54.313. Does the Commission have sufficient documentation through  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mullin Announces Amendments Offered for National Defense Authorization Act * Congressman Kevin Mullin (CA-15) announced several amendments he offered for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 that aim to promote a range of initiatives related to voting rights and elections, climate, energy, affordability, and housing. The amendments are listed below: Promote  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Budd: AI Enables Americans to Make the Best and Most of Themselves on Daily Basis * Washington, D.C. -- In his opening statement at today's Senate Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness hearing, Chairman Ted Budd (R-N.C.) discussed the need to accelerate AI innovation and infrastructure development without subjecting this technology to needless overregulation. To bol  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 10 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Ten years later, LIGO is a black-hole hunting machine * The following article is adapted from a press release issued by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) Laboratory. LIGO is funded by the National Science Foundation and operated by Caltech and MIT, which conceived and built the project. On Sept. 14, 2015, a signal arrived on Earth, carrying informati  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11284) on Sept. 9, 2025, by Karen M. Sutter, Asian trade and finance analyst. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S.-China Trade Relations The People's Republic of China (PRC or China) is the second-largest global economy and has been a top U.S. trading partner since joining the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001. China is a key export market for U.S. aircraft, agriculture, semico  more