WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2025: * * * ICYMI: "Will AI's Future be American?" U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) published an op-ed in RealClearWorld today emphasizing how the U.S. must win the AI race with China so that AI is infused with western, not authoritarian, values. In his op-ed, Sen. Cruz stresses that maintaining America  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Cantwell, Schumer, Markey Introduce Legislation to Shield Americans' Brain Data From Exploitation U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.), announced they will int  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) issued 'Characterization of Suspended Sediment Flux and Streamflow Trends in the Fountain Creek Watershed, Colorado, 1998 Through 2022' (Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5089), prepared in cooperation with Colorado Springs Stormwater Enterprise. The report was authored by Myles S. Downhour, Erin K. Hennessy, and Carleton R. Bern. The findings suggest an improvement in water quality across the central Colorado watershed rega  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), issued an Open-File Report, Open-File Report 2025-1041, titled 'Collaborative Drought Science Planning in the Colorado River Basin' in 2025. Authored by Patrick J. Anderson, Jeanne E. Godaire, Daniel K. Jones, William J. Andrews, Alicia A. Torregrosa, Meghan T. Bell, JoAnn M. Holloway, Molly A. Blakowski, Joseph A. Hevesi, and Sharon L. Qi, the report outlines a strategy developed by the USGS to  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Colorado Water Conservation Board, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Colorado River Water Conservation District, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service, issued Circular 1559, titled 'Summary of Selenium in the Lower Gunnison River Basin, Colorado--Information and Data Gaps,' authored by Rachel G. Gidley, Kenneth J. Leib, and Cory A.   more