MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 15 -- The Australian Conservation Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Frightening forecast demands a serious 2035 target The National Climate Risk Assessment, two years in the making and released today, paints a picture of a profoundly altered Australia and its dire warnings demand an emergency response from the Albanese government, the Australian Conservation Foundation said. The assessment analyses 11 priority risks under three scenarios: 1.5 C,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview - Week of September 15, 2025 * Here's what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Agriculture On Tuesday, September 16, the Committee on Agriculture will hold a full committee hearing called "An Examination of the State of the Specialty Crop Industry." On Thursday, September 18, the Subcommittee on Commodity M  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 16 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * AI's Energy Appetite Gemini fuels Europe's nuclear debate. By Lika Kobeshavidze Every time we ask an AI tool a question, it silently consumes electricity and water. But until now, we never knew how much. Google has set the record straight by publishing calculations from its Gemini model. Gemini is an artificial intelligence system that can process text, images, video  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 15 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: * * * Governor McMaster Signs Legislation to Secure South Carolina's Energy Future * On June 18, 2025, Governor Henry McMaster signed the South Carolina Energy Security Act, to improve South Carolina's ability to generate and deliver the power needed to keep pace with the state's rapid economic growth and rising population. The law stre  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The International Monetary Fund posted the following news: * * * IMF Executive Board Concludes 2025 Article IV Consultation with Mongolia * September 15, 2025 Washington, DC: On September 5, 2025, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Article IV Consultation for Mongolia [1] A booming mining sector in 2023-24 significantly bolstered exports and fiscal revenues, underpinning robust economic growth and lower external and fiscal v  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * Rural Health Clinics Closing Because of Trump's Budget Bill "Magnified" in Virginia Governor's Race * After cheering on Trump's health care cuts and lying about the devastating consequences, Winsome Sears has been silent It's been over a week since a medical group announced it was closing three rural health care clinics in Virginia as a direct result of Donald Trump's disastrous budget bill, and p  more

CANBERRA, Australia, Sept. 15 -- The office of the Prime Minister of Australia issued the following news release: * * * Television interview - ABC Afternoon Briefing * PATRICIA KARVELAS, HOST : The Prime Minister is in Papua New Guinea for a week of celebrations for the nation's 50th anniversary of independence. He joins us now from Port Moresby. Prime Minister, welcome to the program. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER : Good afternoon, Patricia. KARVELAS : You're in PNG. You're about to   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Week of September 15, 2025 * Here's what to watch for on the House Floor this week: Keeping Communities Safe from Soft-on-Crime Policies Despite rampant violent crime - including against Members of Congress, their staff, and interns - and D.C. Metropolitan Police officers reaching the lowest they have been in the past 50 years, the D.C. Council h  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Seeks to Revoke Maryland Offshore Wind Permit, Block Affordable and Clean Energy * On Friday, the Trump Administration filed a lawsuit seeking to revoke the Maryland Offshore Wind Project's permit after a string of attacks on offshore wind.  The project has been slated to begin construction in 2026. If completed, Maryland's offshore wind project, developed by U.S. W  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Your ecosystem engineer was a dinosaur University of Michigan research shows how the death of dinosaurs reengineered Earth * Dinosaurs had such an immense impact on Earth that their sudden extinction led to wide scale changes in landscapes--including the shape of rivers--and these changes are reflected in the geologic record, according to a University of Michigan study. Scientists have lon  more