WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Advocates Pleased Deadly Springerville Plant Will Stop Burning Coal, Raise Concerns About Replacement Gas Operations * ARIZONA Today, the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP) Board of Directors voted to convert its Springerville Generating Station Unit 4 from coal to gas by 2029. Ending coal-fired operations will create cost savings for ratepayers while reduc  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 4 -- Arizona Public Service Co. issued the following news: * * * Arizonans Benefit From APS Food Bank Donations And Bill Assistance APS Partnering with local food banks to provide relief as SNAP benefits face uncertainty * As Arizona families face economic uncertainty, disruptions with federal assistance programs, like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and the continued federal government shutdown, APS is stepping up its support for vulnerable Ariz  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-Arizona Welcomes Sentencing of Man Who Threatened Mosque * The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the sentencing of a man who phoned violent threats to a mosque in that state Mark Martinez, 36, admitted to calling Masjid Bilal  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Initiates Cleanup of Uranium Mine Waste at Lukachukai Superfund Site on Navajo Nation * FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. (Nov. 3, 2025) Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is beginning the cleanup of 13,000 cubic yards of uranium mine waste rock at the Mesa V complex of three former mines in the Lukachukai Mountains on the Navajo Nation. This location is part of the Lukachukai Mining District  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego Statement on Start of Open Enrollment * WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released the following statement on the start of the Affordable Care Act's open enrollment season: "Today, families across the country are starting to sign up for next year's health coverage, and they're seeing that the affordable care they relied on is now out of reach. Because Republicans refused to   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Colleagues Call Out Trump Administration's Illegal Move That Harm Students with Disabilities * WASHINGTON - Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and a group of 29 Senators pressed the Trump Administration to halt illegal efforts to shut down the Department of Education's administration and enforcement of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). A recent report from the Washington Pos  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly Calls for Senate Hearing on the Impact of AI Chatbots on Older Americans * "These tools are already influencing how seniors receive information, manage their finances and health care, and interact with the world around them." Read more here. Today, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) urged Senate Special Committee on Aging Chair Rick Scott (R-FL) and Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) to hold a c  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Nov. 3 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU researcher's new work focuses on 'Indigenous fire sovereignty' * LAWRENCE There is a conceptual thread connecting Australia and Arizona the places about which University of Kansas researcher Melinda Adams wrote in two recent scholarly journal articles and her new work with the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, based in White Cloud, to reintroduce a beneficial "fire regime" to their lands. It's Indigen  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Nov. 3 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU researcher's new work focuses on Indigenous fire sovereignty * LAWRENCE There is a conceptual thread connecting Australia and Arizona the places about which University of Kansas researcher Melinda Adams wrote in two recent scholarly journal articles and her new work with the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, based in White Cloud, to reintroduce a beneficial "fire regime" to their lands. It's Indigenou  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Nov. 4 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rutgers Is Awarded $3.75 Million Federal Grant to Prepare Future Special Education Leaders Participants will receive stipends to support tuition, travel, conference participation and other professional development opportunities * Rutgers University was awarded a five-year, $3.75 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help forge the next generation of special education leaders. Rutgers   more

TUCSON, Arizona, Nov. 3 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Sale of R.C. Gorman lithographs will support scholarships for Native grad students * A collection of lithographs by the renowned Navajo artist R.C. Gorman will go up for sale to support the American Indian Endowment, which provides scholarships for Native American graduate students at the University of Arizona - bringing full circle an effort that began about three decades ago. The University of A  more

MILPITAS, California, Nov. 3 [Category: Electronic Products] -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, posted the following news release: * * * SEMI Foundation Honors Applied Materials at SEMICON West with 2025 Excellence in Achievement Award for Talent Development * MILPITAS, Calif. - November 3, 2025 - The SEMI Foundation announced it recognized Applied Materials, Inc. with the Excellence in Achievement Award at SEMICON West 2025 in Phoeni  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 3 [Category: BizEnergy] -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news: * * * SRP Board of Directors Approves Converting Springerville Unit 4 to Natural Gas * The SRP Board of Directors today approved converting the SRP-owned coal-fired Springerville Generating Station (SGS) Unit 4 to run on natural gas. Today's decision is the lowest-cost option to preserve the plant's 400-megawatt (MW) generating capacity, enou  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 4 -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: * * * Ten Years of MSN Program Accreditation University of Phoenix College of Nursing celebrates ten years of accreditation for Master of Science in Nursing program * University of Phoenix is proud to announce that its College of Nursing has achieved a significant milestone: ten consecutive years of accreditation for its Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release: * * * VICTORY: Groups Successfully Strike Down Provision of Anti-Voter Executive Order * Washington, DC On Friday, Oct. 31, a key part of an anti-voter executive order was permanently halted following successful, early action by a coalition of nonprofit groups to stop this unlawful power grab by the president, protect the freedom to vote and safeguard our system of checks and balances.   more