STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania, Feb. 19 -- AccuWeather, a provider of commercial weather forecasting services, issued the following news release: * * * Elevated Spring Wildfire Risk as Drought Conditions Expand Across the U.S. Expanding drought conditions across more than 45 percent of the contiguous United States are rapidly increasing the risk of wildfires as spring approaches, according to AccuWeather long-range experts. "There is no true wildfire season in America anymore. If vegetation dri  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Hageman Introduces SAFE Act to Combat Chameleon Carriers * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (R-WY) introduced the Safety and Accountability in Freight Enforcement (SAFE) Act to combat chameleon carriers. These high-risk trucking companies operate by shutting down and reopening under different identities, rotating through names, ownership structures, or Department o  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * Delivering deterrence: Sentinel restructure to complete in 2026; initial capability timeline set * In direct response to the 2026 National Defense Strategy 's call for urgency and speed, the U.S. Air Force rolled out its plan for the LGM-35A Sentinel program, which will deliver the nation's next-generation, modernized, land-based nuclear deterrent to America's warfighters.   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 19 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hanaway Supports Challenge To Biden-Era Abortion Drug Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway joined a coalition of 21 state attorneys general in filing a brief in support of Louisiana's lawsuit challenging a Biden-era overreaching rule that expanded access to abortion drugs through mail and telehealth, despite contrary state laws. "I am proud to stan  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following written testimony by Jeff Trandahl, CEO of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "All in for America250: Public-Private Partnerships Supporting America's Semiquincentennial on Our Public Lands": * * * Thank you, Chairman Gosar, Ranking Member Dexter, and members of the Subcommittee, for the opportunity to testify today about the impa  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 19 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * Partnership Among UW, Range, WYDOT Promises Safer Roads in Wyoming Anywhere else in the country, it might be called a back road, but here in Wyoming, it's a legitimate highway with nothing but sagebrush for company for hundreds of miles. With no oversight to keep an eye on conditions, a truck off the road or a snowdrift spanning a lane can quickly escalate into a major travel disruption for both commercial  more

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 18 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: * * * Poll: Western Voters Sound Alarm on Wildfire, Drought, Public Land Threats * DENVER -Western voters are extremely concerned about wildfires, drought, staffing cuts at land management agencies, and threats to sell off public lands, according to the latest Conservation in the West poll released by Colorado College. The poll also demonstrates that Westerners want la  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 19 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Social Work Faculty Member Presents Research on Substance Use Treatment in Wyoming A faculty member with the University of Wyoming's Division of Social Work recently presented her research -- examining treatment for substance use across Wyoming -- on a national level. Jordan Dyett, an assistant professor with the Division of Social Work, part of the UW College of Health Sciences, presented her findings  more