NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 7 -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Farmers Appreciate EPA's Science-Based Approach American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on EPA finalizing the registration of dicamba products. "Farmers appreciate the decision by Administrator Lee Zeldin and the EPA to release a new registration and updated label for dicamba, an important herbicide that allows farmers to grow safe and healt  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 7 -- Appalachian Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: * * * Update on Wyoming Substation Mineral Oil Release Appalachian Power Company (APCo) is actively responding to a mineral oil release resulting from an equipment failure at its Wyoming Station in the Clear Fork Area of Wyoming County. Mineral oil is commonly used to cool electrical transformers. On the morning of Friday, Jan. 30, a transformer at the Wyoming Statio  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 6 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson sends letter to EPA to remove woke EV standards * South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a letter to the EPA alongside 23 states supporting the end of the Biden-era electric vehicle mandates. "These mandates to increase the number of electric vehicles on the road only raised the costs of vehicles for Americans," Attorney General Wilson sa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Strengthens Grid Reliability & Energy Security with Extended Compliance Deadline for Several Coal Combustion Residual Management Unit Requirements * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule extending key compliance deadlines for coal combustion residual management unit (CCRMU) and groundwater monitoring requirements. The action supports grid reli  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Lummis Celebrates Senate Western Caucus Bills Passing Out of Committee This week, Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) released a statement celebrating six bills introduced by Senate Western Caucus Members passing out of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. "This week's committee action represents real progress for Western communities,"said Lummis.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Meuser Secures $17 Million in FY26 Federal Investments Across PA-09 * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) announced that he has secured over $17 million in federal funding to support twelve major community projects across Pennsylvania's Ninth District. The funding was included in three separate minibus appropriation packages for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26). These were passed by Con  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (TNSrpt) -- The National Partnership for Women and Families issued the following news release: * * * New Research Highlights the Need for Paid Leave in 37 States "Paid Leave Means a Stronger Nation" makes the case for a nationwide paid family and medical leave law to help working families in every state * As the nation marks 33 years of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the law that allows people to take unpaid time off from work for caregiving or their own health,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (TNSFR) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is requesting public comment on a proposed amendment to its agreement with the state of Wyoming. Under the proposal, the commission would transfer regulatory authority to the state for source material recovered from mineral resources processed primarily for purposes other than their uranium or thorium content. Governor Mark Gordon requested the amendment on Aug. 5, 2025. Since 2018, Wyoming has maintained an agreement with the fede  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Senator McCormick Secures More Than $270 Million in Federal Funds for Pennsylvania Funding to Support Public Safety, Infrastructure, Education, Healthcare, and Community Restoration Senator Dave McCormick (R-PA) today announced he has secured more than $270 million in federal funding for projects across Pennsylvania, supporting critical needs and advancing key priorities throug  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * Migration Pays Off: Study Links Long-Distance Movement of Mule Deer to Robust Population Growth Ungulate migration has fascinated people for millennia. In the Western United States, ungulates such as elk, bison and mule deer migrate each spring and fall, navigating snow, predators and human infrastructure. New research by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the University of Wyoming, published t  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 6 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW and Wyoming SBDC Network to Host Big Horn Basin Cyber Shindig in Powell Feb. 20 Small-business owners, realtors, manufacturers and students will have the opportunity to attend a mini-conference for business and industry Friday, Feb. 20. The Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network will co-host the event from 9 a.m.-noon at Northwest College, located at 231 W. Sixth St. in Powell. Registr  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 6 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW's WIND Helps Prepare Rural Wyoming Clinicians for High-Risk Obstetrical Emergencies A new virtual medical education project developed by the University of Wyoming's Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND), in partnership with the Wyoming Primary Care Association, prepares health care providers for high-risk obstetrical emergencies in rural practice. The Extension of Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 6 -- The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * WVDEP continues to monitor mineral oil release in Wyoming County Laboratory analysis confirmed that no PCBs were detected in the mineral oil released from an Appalachian Power substation in Wyoming County. Backup containment measures remain in place as a precaution. While some material moved downstream after crews broke river ice to access trapped oi  more