WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Amodei Secures Funding for Nevada ShakeAlert Program * Washington, D.C. - Rep. Mark Amodei announced the inclusion of $34.85 million in appropriations for the continued development and expansion of the ShakeAlert West Coast earthquake early warning system, with language specifically directing the United States Geological Survey to initiate the expansion of the program into Nevada. This funding was se  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Cole, Davids Introduce Legislation to Investigate History of Indian Boarding Schools * | CONTACT : Olivia Porcaro (link sends email) Washington, D.C. - Co-Chairs of the Congressional Native American Caucus, Congressman Tom Cole (R-OK-04) and Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-KS-03), reintroduced H.R. 7325, (link is external) the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 202  more

SEATTLE, Feb. 10 -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines debut new brand campaigns in time for the Big Game While fans across America tuned into Sunday's Big Game, Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines made their mark with new, standout commercials that celebrate each brand's distinct identity. "We Fly for Hawaii" Hawaiian Airlines' 96-year legacy as Hawaii's carrier is at the heart of its ne  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Launched to Challenge Liberty Offshore Drilling Lease Extensions in Arctic * ANCHORAGE, Alaska -The Center for Biological Diversity and Sovereign Inupiat for a Living Arctic sent a notice today of their intent to sue the federal government for granting Hilcorp Alaska LLC an extension for expired oil and gas drilling leases in the Arctic Ocean. The leases are for the   more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Feb. 10 (TNSjou) -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State study of turtle fossil narrows timeline of Cretaceous species migration By Diana Setterberg, MSU News Service Before leaving on a fossil-hunting trip for a summer 2021 field paleontology class, a Montana State University junior made an apparently fate-tempting plea. "I kept joking through that whole class, 'Oh, please, just anything but a turtle,'" said Jack Prall, now a doctoral st  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining issued the following information for a legislative hearing at 10 a.m. on Feb. 12, 2026, at 366 Dirksen Senate Office Building: The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following bills: * S. 462, to provide for economic development and conservation in Washoe County, Nevada, and for other purposes (Rosen); * S. 1349, to withdraw the National Forest System land in the  more