WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * 230+ Groups Call for National Moratorium on New Data Centers Letter to Congress Cites Massive Energy and Water Consumption, Ratepayer Turmoil * In a letter sent to Congress today, more than 230 national, state and local organizations from across the country called for a full nationwide moratorium on the approval and construction of new data centers. The letter cites  more

INDIANOLA, Mississippi, Jan. 24 -- Mississippi Center for Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2025: * * * American College of Nurse-Midwives Files Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality of Mississippi's Anticompetitive Prohibition Against Certified Nurse Midwives Practicing Without a Collaborating Physician Current Law Presents Irrational Barrier to Prenatal and Maternal Care Amid Statewide Public Health Emergency * In an effort to increase the number of certified nurse mid  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Joins Rounds to Introduce the Life at Conception Act * Washington, D.C.- On the day of the annual March for Life, U.S. Senator for Idaho Mike Crapo, along with 10 of his Republican Seante colleagues, joined U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota) to introduce the Life at Conception Act, which would legally recognize the right to life by extending 14th Amendment protections to unborn children.   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Duckworth Secure Support For Illinois Priorities In Recently Passed Package Of Three Government Funding Bills The package included Commerce, Justice, and Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment government funding bills  * U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Mike Ezell, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Ezell Earns A+ Rating on Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America National Pro-Life Scorecard * Congressman Mike Ezell (MS-04) earned an A+ rating for 2025 on the Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America National Pro-Life Scorecard, recognizing his strong, consistent record defending the sanctity of life. The scorecard evaluates votes and actions of every Member of Congress during the first session of the 119  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11140) on Jan. 21, 2026, by economic development policy analyst Julie M. Lawhorn: * * * Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Overview of Structure and Activities Federal regional commissions and authorities (FRCAs) address perceived regional economic underdevelopment. These organizations accommodate multileveled and multijurisdictional participation in and implementati  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 -- Epstein Becker Green, a law firm, issued the following announcement on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * Health Care Providers Can Now Access Updated Telemental Health Regulatory Resources with Epstein Becker Green's Telemental Health Laws App The 10th Annual Update Highlights Continued Adoption of Standards and Increased Enforcement Related to Telehealth Services * Epstein Becker Green has released its latest updates to the Telemental Health Laws app - an extensive survey of state-  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks Votes to Pass Appropriations Bills that Deliver $19 MILLION to Southeast Iowa * WASHINGTON, D.C. -This week, Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) voted to pass the next round of full-year appropriations bills, delivering targeted investments across Southeast Iowa. The legislation also continues House Republicans' work to cut wasteful spending, rein in federal overreac  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 23 -- The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * IFB - Vegetative Avian Monitoring Services Notice is hereby given that the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), is seeking sealed bids for the Vegetative/Avian Monitoring Services (the Project). The purpose of the Project, as approved in the Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group 2016-2017 Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment ("the Plan"), is  more

DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 23 (TNSrpt) -- The National Conference of State Legislatures issued the following news: * * * NCSL Report: State Policy Options for Risk Reduction and Resilience in the Mississippi River Watershed Spanning 31 states and serving as a vital water, economic and ecological resource, the Mississippi River basin faces growing environmental and infrastructure pressures. State legislators are using a range of legislative tools to reduce risk and strengthen long-term resilience   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Protect Our Care issued the following news: * * * Hospital Crisis Watch: American Health Care in Free Fall as 700 Providers at Risk or Closing Amid Trump-GOP Medicaid Cuts Protect Our Care's Hospital Crisis Watch Map Now Tracks 700 Providers at Risk or Closing Due to the Trump-GOP Health Care Crisis * While billionaires and big corporations bask in the GOP-engineered bonanza of wealth created for the top 1%, the American health care system is in free fall. In Kansas,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Thompson Endorses Impeachment of Kristi Noem Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, announced he is endorsing the effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem (H.Res. 996): "Since taking office one year ago, Kristi Noem has established   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Michael Guest, R-Mississippi, chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement, issued the following opening remarks on Jan. 22, 2026, at a hearing on U.S. Customs and Border Protection's non-intrusive inspection technology: * * * Welcome to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement hearing on U.S. Customs and Border Protection's use of non-intrusive inspection technology - or NII - at our borders. CBP's non-intrusi  more