STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania, Jan. 29 -- AccuWeather, a provider of commercial weather forecasting services, issued the following news release: * * * AccuWeather 2026 U.S. Spring Forecast: Slow Transition to Spring Warmth, Elevated Risk of Floods and Fires * Higher heating bills are likely this spring as lower-than-historical-average temperatures linger in parts of the Northeast and Upper Midwest * Slower transition to springlike weather is forecast across parts of 16 states in the Northeast,  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 28 [Category: Health Care] -- The Alzheimer's Association posted the following news release: * * * Alzheimer's Association Selects 16 Health Departments and Tribal Organizations for Healthy Brain Initiative Programs * - Awardees will lead community-based strategies to promote brain health and respond to growing dementia-related needs - CHICAGO, Jan. 28, 2026 -Following a competitive application process, the Alzheimer's Association is awarding 16 local health departme  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 28 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Leads Coalition Opposing Illegal "No Bond" Immigration Detention Policy * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, co-leading a multistate coalition along with New York Attorney General Letitia James, filed an amicus brief opposing a federal policy that mandates the indefinite detention of many undocumented immigrants without the opportunity fo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following tip sheet: * * * Data Show Fewer Women Gave Birth While Unmarried in the Past Decade The percentage of women with a recent birth who were unmarried decreased by 4.8 percentage points, from 35.7% (or under 1.5 million) in 2011 to 30.9% (or 1.2 million) in 2023, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report titled Social and Economic Characteristics of Currently Unmarried Women With a Recent Birth: 2023 (https://www.cens  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 29 -- Clean Air Task Force, an organization that says it works to safeguard against the impacts of climate change by catalyzing the development and deployment of low-carbon energy and other climate-protecting technologies, issued the following news on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * EPA proposal lets upwind states off the hook for ozone pollution, shifting burdens to downwind communities WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposal   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Hyde-Smith Introduce Legislation to Expand Research on Infant Monitoring Technology to Combat SUIDS * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) introduced bipartisan legislation to authorize a research study on the use of medical devices to help reduce the rate of American babies lost to sudden infant death syndrome   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * DIGNITY Act Secures 35 Cosponsors as Bipartisan Support Accelerates * WASHINGTON, D.C. - With immigration back at the center of the national conversation, the DIGNITY Act of 2025 ( H.R. 4393 (link is external) ), introduced by Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar and Veronica Escobar, continues to build momentum in Congress and gain support nationwide. The legislation has recently added four new bipartisan c  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Jan. 28 [Category: Biology] -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, posted the following news: * * * Emil Ruff Leads Team to Explore Dark Oxygen Through NASA Collaborative Award * For more than a century, textbooks asserted that molecular oxygen (O 2 ) on Earth is produced almost entirely by photosynthesis, through plants and microbes. But discoveries over the past decade have overturned this foundational assumption. Scientis  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Advances Cooperative Federalism to Improve Air Quality by Taking an Important Step to Reconsider Biden-era "Good Neighbor Plan" * Agency Proposes to Approve State Implementation Plans for Eight States WASHINGTON - On January 27, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed phase 1 of its reconsideration of the deeply flawed Biden-era "Good Neighbor Plan." Under phase 1,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * Fleet sustainment top focus for NUWC Division, Keyport's Wartime Readiness Action Team * KEYPORT, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES - The Wartime Readiness Action Team at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport, established in 2023 to create a culture of "durable wartime readiness" across the command, has shifted its focus to sustaining the Fleet in a potential conflict.  The team's initial focus was est  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Jan. 28 -- Gov. Joe Lombardo, R-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lombardo Issues Statement On ICE-Related Shootings In Minnesota * "Like many Nevadans, Donna and I are distressed by the events of the past few weeks in Minnesota, and we hope to do our small part to reduce the tension that is seemingly gripping our country by simply listening more to people who hold different viewpoints. Protecting citizens to assemble safely and peaceably is -an  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Horsford Delivered $3.2 Million to Strengthen Transportation Infrastructure Across NV-04 * WASHINGTON D.C. - Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) voted in favor of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, a bipartisan funding package that invests in public health, affordable housing, child care, and safe transportation infrastructure - while rejecting harmful cuts that would have raised costs for  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * Joint Promotion on USS Nimitz Highlights the Power of the Personnel Force Innovation Program * KEYPORT, Wash. - On Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, Airman 1st Class Jorge Prado of the Texas Air National Guard was promoted to the rank of Senior Airman in a setting few service members experience-on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The ceremony was more than a personal milestone. Conducted by  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Marketplace 2026 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that 23.0 million consumers have signed up for 2026 individual market health insurance coverage through the Marketplaces since the start of the 2026 Marketplace Open Enrollment Period (OEP) on November 1  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * NEEC fosters engineering talent, innovation at NUWC Division, Keyport * KEYPORT, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES - Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport is leveraging the Naval Engineering Education Consortium program to solve critical Navy challenges while cultivating the next generation of naval engineers.  The program, which operates across all Naval Sea Systems Command Warfare Centers, brings tog  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump's EPA Proposes to Reward States for Being Bad Neighbors * Washington, D.C. \- Today, the Trump administration released yet another coal industry handout by proposing to undo the Environmental Protection Agency's previous disapproval of State Implementation Plans from states failing to meet their Clean Air Act obligations under the federal ozone air quality standard. Previously in 202  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Air Force signed the record of decision for the master plan and installation development at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. This decision concludes a programmatic environmental review process and establishes a framework for future growth at the installation. The agency selected the primary proposal, known as Alternative 1, which designates 2,000 acres on the east side of the base for expansion. This specific acreage is set aside to support broad decision-m  more

RENO, Nevada, Jan. 29 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: * * * University's online degree programs ranked among the nation's best Five of Nevada's online degree programs listed in the 2026 U.S. News Online Rankings * The 2026 U.S. News Online Rankings report has been released and five of the University of Nevada, Reno's programs have been ranked among the nation's best. For the rankings, U.S. News & World Report evaluated nearly 1,850 online degree programs at regionally  more

RENO, Nevada, Jan. 29 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: * * * College of Business launches workplace readiness workshop to prepare students for career success The program focuses on preparing students with the often overlooked interpersonal skills employers value Pamela Eustaquio The College of Business and Nevada Tech Hub at the University of Nevada, Reno hosted the first Workplace Readiness workshop in early January, equipping students with the essential interpersona  more

RENO, Nevada, Jan. 29 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: * * * Nevada Essentials for Childhood strengthens support for children and families statewide Nevada and UNLV project expands data access, prevention efforts and community partnerships Shelle Murach When local agencies considered where to open new family resource centers, data from the Nevada Essentials for Childhood project pointed them in the right direction. Researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno and th  more