WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Conservation Lands Foundation issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2025: * * * Conservation Lands Foundation Condemns Legislation to Abolish Arizona's National Monuments The Conservation Lands Foundation today denounced the introduction of two bills by U.S. Representative Paul Gosar that seek to abolish Ironwood Forest and Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monuments in Arizona. These proposed rollbacks represen  more

HEMPSTEAD, New York, Sept. 23 -- Hofstra University issued the following news: * * * Hofstra Professor Secures APS Grant The American Physical Society (APS), in partnership with the Simons Foundation, awarded Dr. Matthew Smylie, associate professor of physics and astronomy, an $8,400 travel grant to fund his professional development and the scholarly activities of his undergraduate research assistant, Nia Holloman '26. The award facilitated Dr. Smylie's attendance at the American Physical So  more

DURANGO, Colorado, Sept. 23 -- The Conservation Lands Foundation issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2025: * * * New Legislation Seeks to Undo Ironwood Forest National Monument Tuesday's introduction of H.R.5393 -- legislation that aims to undo Presidential Proclamation 7320, which established Ironwood Forest National Monument in 2000 -- is the latest in a series of attacks on public land in Arizona. The bill was introduced by Representative Paul Gosar, with Representatives Eli Cr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * NEW Sierra Club Report: Arizona Utilities doubling down on fossil fuels, putting New Mexico renewable progress at risk. * Arizona/New Mexico - Today, the Sierra Club released its annual Dirty Truth Report, which grades 75 utilities across the country on their plans to retire coal by 2030, stop building new gas through 2035, and transition fully to clean energy by 2035. The report shows Ar  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 23 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * University of Arizona receives $20 million gift commitment from the Garcia Family Foundation to expand access to study abroad The University of Arizona has received a $20 million gift commitment from the Garcia Family Foundation to expand access to credit-bearing study abroad programs for students with financial need. The investment, the largest of its kind for the university's study abroad program  more