LA JOLLA, California, Jan. 5 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Atmospheric River Research Flights Go Global * "We know that better measurements of atmospheric rivers offshore result in better forecasts and more advanced warnings for severe precipitation," said Marty Ralph, founding director of CW3E and leader of AR Recon who first had the vision to create GARRP. "We expect that combining observations in the eastern Pacific, western Pacific and   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Graves Votes to Cut Wasteful Spending * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (link is external), which passed the House yesterday. "The federal government needs to learn to live within its means, just like American fa  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Jan. 7 -- The University of Louisiana Lafayette campus issued the following news: * * * Photographer Philip Gould captures 'Louisiana from the Sky' in new book from UL Press By Marie Elizabeth Oliver Photographer Philip Gould joined La Louisiane for a conversation about his 20th photography book, Louisiana from the Sky, published by UL Press. In this podcast episode, Gould discussed how aerial and drone photography offered a new perspective on a state he has documented  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- President Trump issued the following statement on Jan. 8, 2026, on the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans: * * * Today, our Nation remembers one of the greatest American tales of might and one of the grandest displays of American resolve in the history of our country--the legendary Battle of New Orleans. As our last major engagement in the War of 1812 and our epic final struggle against the tyranny of the British empire, the Battle of New Orleans ensured the hard-f  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Reporter's Memo On the Criminal Records of the Companies Trump Just Handed Licenses to Trade Venezuelan Oil * Along with well-known energy oil giants such as Chevron, ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips, two little-known but influential European energy trading firms are among the 17 energy companies meeting with President Trump and top White House officials today. These firms, based in Geneva and Ro  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey has concluded that a widely used suite of climate model-driven hydrologic data products is not reliable enough to guide habitat and ecosystem restoration on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers, according to a new Scientific Investigations Report, "Evaluating Hydrologic Data Products for Scientific and Management Applications Related to Potential Future Streamflow Conditions in the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers." The report,  more