WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * 10 Species Across U.S. Move Closer to Lifesaving Protections * PORTLAND, Ore. -In response to petitions from the Center for Biological Diversity and other groups, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that 10 species across the country warrant consideration for protection under the Endangered Species Act. These species include Washington's Olympic marmot and   more

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

OLYMPIA, Washington, Jan. 23 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown joins amicus brief challenging militarized and illegal deployments in Minnesota * Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 19 other attorneys general filed an amicus brief today in support of Minnesota's lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's extraordinary campaign of lawlessness during its deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) an  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Jan. 23 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown joins bipartisan group demanding xAI halt creation of nonconsensual sexual content * Attorney General Nick Brown joined a bipartisan group of 35 attorneys general today demanding that xAI, the company that owns both the X (Twitter) social media platform and the AI chatbot Grok, do more immediately to prevent its chatbot from generating nonconsensual intimate images a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 23 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Challenges Militarized And Illegal Deployments Of Federal Immigration Officers In Minnesota * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of Minnesota's lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's illegal and inhumane enforcement tactics during its deplo  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 23 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Joins Amicus Brief Challenging Militarized and Illegal Deployments in Minnesota Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (PDF) in support of Minnesota's lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's sweeping campaign of lawlessness during U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Border Patro  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Leads Amicus Brief Challenging Militarized and Illegal Deployments in Minnesota * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta, leading a coalition of 20 attorneys general, yesterday filed an amicus brief in support of Minnesota's lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's extraordinary campaign of lawlessness during its deployment of U.S. Immigration  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 23 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Files Amicus Brief Challenging Militarized and Illegal Deployments in Minnesota Coalition of 20 Attorneys General Support Minnesota's Lawsuit  * Attorney General Charity Clark joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of Minnesota's lawsuit and motion for temporary restraining order challenging the Trump Administration'  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 23 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Leads Bipartisan Coalition Demanding xAI Stop Creating and Remove Grok's Nonconsensual Sexual Images * RALEIGH - Attorney General Jeff Jackson today led a bipartisan coalition of 35 attorneys general demanding that xAI stop its AI chatbot, Grok, from generating nonconsensual sexual images and remove any that remain. xAI owns both the Grok cha  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 23 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL JOINS AMICUS BRIEF CHALLENGING MILITARIZED AND ILLEGAL DEPLOYMENTS IN MINNESOTA Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general, today filed an amicus brief in support of Minnesota's lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's extraordinary campaign of lawlessness during its deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 23 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS U.S. SUPREME COURT BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF TRANSPORTATION WORKERS' RIGHTS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 15 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court urging it to uphold a lower court decision that "last-mile" truck drivers are exempted from the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). Raoul and the coalition   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Schwalb Demands That X Stop Flood of Nonconsensual, Sexually Explicit Images Generated By Grok * Attorney General Brian Schwalb joined a bipartisan coalition of 35 Attorneys General calling on X (formerly known as Twitter) to take additional action to prevent its AI chatbot, Grok, from generating sexually explicit images. Over the past several weeks, Grok ha  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 23 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Demands Action from xAI over Grok's Creation of Nonconsensual Sexual Content * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today led a bipartisan group of 35 attorneys general demanding that xAI, the company that owns both the X social media platform and the AI chatbot Grok, take additional action to prevent its AI chatbot, Grok, from generating noncon  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 23 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Supports Minnesota Challenge to Militarized and Illegal Deployments Attorney General William Tong today, joining a coalition of 20 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in support of Minnesota's lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's extraordinary campaign of lawlessness during its deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and  more

ORANGE, Connecticut, Jan. 23 -- Avangrid, an energy company, issued the following news release: * * * Avangrid Recognized as a Top Employer Recognition from Top Employer Institute underscore's Avangrid's dedication to its people practices * Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced it has been certified as a Top Employer 2026. The distinction, awarded by the Top Employer Institute, recognizes Avangrid's excellence in people and talent devel  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 24 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom meets with World Health Organization Director-General, announces California becomes first state to join WHO-coordinated international network What you need to know: As Trump withdraws the U.S. from the World Health Organization, California has become the first and only state to join a WHO-coordinated global outbreak response network -- strengthening rapid detection and   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 24 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * West coast governors united against Trump's disastrous offshore drilling plan What you need to know: Governor Newsom and the governors of Oregon and Washington submitted formal opposition today to the Trump administration's plan to open the California Coast to new offshore oil and gas drilling for the first time in decades. The proposal threatens tens of billions of do  more

DOVER, Delaware, Jan. 24 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release: * * * AG Jennings, colleagues demand action from xAI over Grok's Creation of Nonconsensual Sexual Content Attorney General Kathy Jennings and a bipartisan group of 35 attorneys general today demanded in a joint lette that xAI, the company that owns both the X social media platform and the AI chatbot Grok, take additional action to prevent its AI chatbot, Grok, from generating nonconsensual   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter's Legislation to Cut Red Tape, Get Veterans Jobs Becomes Law * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) announced that her Focused Assistance and Skills Training for Veterans' Employment and Transition Success (FAST VETS) Act became law. The FAST VETS Act makes the Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Readiness and Employment (VR&E) program more efficient to bett  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released its weekly notification of environmental impact statements filed between Jan. 12, 2026, and Jan. 16, 2026. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission filed a draft supplemental statement for the Hydropower License for the Hells Canyon Hydroelectric Project in Oregon. The public comment period for this project concludes March 2, 2026. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submitted a draft statement for the Lower Miss  more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 23 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Appoints Oregon Public Defense Commission Executive Director * Salem, OR -Today, Governor Tina Kotek announced that she has appointed Ken Sanchagrin to direct the Oregon Public Defense Commission (OPDC), pending Senate confirmation. The Governor selected Sanchagrin to be the interim executive director in April 2025 with the expectation that he would urgently address the unrepresented   more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 23 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Submits List of Appointments for Senate Confirmation * Today, Governor Tina Kotek submitted a list of state board and commission appointments to the Oregon Senate for confirmation. The Senate Committee on Rules is scheduled to consider the nominations during the 2026 legislative session. The full list of nominees is available here. Governor Kotek announced the appointment of Kacey  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 24 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Demands Action from xAI over Grok's Creation of Nonconsensual Sexual Content Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a bipartisan group of 33 attorneys general today demanded that xAI, the company that owns both the X social media platform and the AI chatbot Grok, take additional action to prevent its AI chatbot, Grok, from generating noncon  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 24 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Amicus Brief Challenging Militarized and Illegal Deployments in Minnesota Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today, joining a coalition of 20 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in support of Minnesota's lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Border Patrol to the Twin C  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Deliver Over $100 Million for Critical Community Projects Funding Across Oregon * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced they secured over $100 million in federal investments for essential community-initiated projects in nearly every Oregon county in both Fiscal Year 2026 packages that recently cleared Congress. Both Merkley and Wyden hold a t  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Jan. 24 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * MRMS-Based Tool Enhances Ice Storm Analysis and Forecasting Each winter, ice storms impact large swaths of the United States, and the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) is responsible for forecasting where freezing rain will fall, and how much ice will accumulate. Traditionally, forecasters rely on Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) stations, which are sparse, poi  more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 23 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Department of Justice and Multnomah County DA's Office Hold Former Orangetheory Instructor Accountable for Charity Donation Scheme * The Oregon Department of Justice announced today that Ryan Tong, a former Orangetheory Fitness coach, has pleaded guilty in Multnomah County Circuit Court to multiple felony charges for diverting charitable donations for his personal use. The case was   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * WOW.DHS.GOV: ICE Arrests Worst of Worst Including Murderers, MS-13 Gang Members, and Rapists * See the criminal monsters ICE is removing from your community at wow.dhs.gov WASHINGTON -The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) highlights more worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens arrested across the country yesterday, including violent criminal illegal aliens convicted of murde  more