WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 [Category: Energy] -- The American Energy Alliance posted the following news release: * * * Ahead of the State of the Union, AEA Highlights 300 Actions to Power America * WASHINGTON DC (2/24/26) - As President Trump prepares to give his second State of the Union address, a growing body of work underscores the sustained focus he, alongside Congressional Republicans, has had on prioritizing reliable, affordable American energy. This focus has resulted in 300 actions taken,   more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 25 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Governor Dunleavy Enters State of Alaska into Shared Stewardship Agreement with the U.S. Forest Service to Increase Productivity of Alaska's Forests Today Governor Dunleavy entered the State of Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection into a shared stewardship agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The agreement will support coordinating active   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following news on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * CRC News: Congress asks CRC about foreign funding of American NGOs CRC president's Scott Walter's testimony to the House Ways & Means Committee makes media hits all over America. * Jewish Insider--Foreign funding of U.S. nonprofits takes center stage at House hearing: At a hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee, witnesses offered ways to increase transparency in IRS financial disclosu  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 25 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Carr Leads 19-State Coalition to Preserve Access to Critical Crime-Fighting Tool Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is leading a 19-state coalition in fighting to preserve access to automatic license-plate readers (ALPR) - a critical law enforcement tool that has helped to solve murders, kidnappings, and armed robberies. "The evidence is clear - automatic license-plate   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Statement Marking Four Years Since Russia's Invasion of Ukraine * Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued a statement marking the fourth anniversary of Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine: "Four years ago today, Russia launched its horrific full-scale invasion of Ukrain  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Murkowski Helps Pass Legislation Addressing Affordability and Transparency in Health and Reauthorizing Key Programs * Washington, DC - Earlier this week, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) helped pass H.R. 7148, which includes legislation that extends critical healthcare and public health programs and implements long sought after health policy reforms. The bill includes a multitude of critic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following commentary: * * * In Gov. Newsom's California, It Makes Sense to Get Gasoline from the Bahamas This story is baffling. Bloomberg reports that California is starting to import gasoline from the Bahamas, while the state sits on enormous oil resources it refuses to develop. Bloomberg reports: US supplies of gasoline are being shipped out of the country to travel thousands of miles via the Bahamas before finally ending  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 [Category: Financial Services] -- Americans for Financial Reform, which describes itself as a nonpartisan and nonprofit coalition of more than 200 civil rights, consumer, labor, business, investor, faith-based and civic and community groups, posted the following news release: * * * Nearly 100 Groups Are Standing Up for a Strong, Robust, and Independent CFPB Any attack on the CFPB's independence or ability to fulfil its consumer protection mandate is an attack on the finan  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * REMINDER: Nick Begich Repeatedly Voted to Raise Costs, Threaten Alaska's Small Businesses * Begich protected reckless tariffs and voted to raise health care costs on Alaska businesses Nick Begich can't rewrite his disastrous record hurting Alaskan small businesses and working families: 1. Begich voted TWICE last month to protect price-spiking tariffs that are devastating Alas  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Leveraging Advanced Technologies to Transform our Data Enterprise We are paving the way for an efficient and robust data enterprise by bringing our data collection into a new era of innovative technologies and techniques. * NOAA Fisheries monitors and manages more than 460 fish stocks across over 4 million square miles of U.S. ocean waters. That's more than  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Feb. 24 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Notre Dame's LEO joins national initiative to stop homelessness before it starts, serving as the lead evidence partner * The University of Notre Dame announced today that its Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO) will serve as the national evidence partner for Right at Home, a new cross-sector initiative led by Destination: Home to stop homelessness before it starts. LEO will provide t  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * U-M Museum of Zoology collection makes wing evolution discovery possible It might be hard to tell by looking at songbirds visiting your backyard birdfeeder, but birdwatchers often notice that migratory birds tend to have "pointier" wings than birds that don't have to migrate. Like the pointed wings of an airplane, pointed wings in birds are thought to provide efficiency during flight. Univers  more

RENO, Nevada, Feb. 25 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: * * * Center for Land Surface Hazards receives Track II NSF funding $15 million will employ interdisciplinary science to study dangerous natural hazards Michelle Werdann, '21 Ben Mason, associate professor in the Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering, is part of the recently funded Center for Land Surface Hazards (CLaSH), which integrates several disciplines to better understand land surface hazards su  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 25 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * West Virginia leads 21-state coalition urging Supreme Court to block federal rule eliminating natural gas appliances West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a 21-state coalition, urging the United States Supreme Court to reverse a D.C. Circuit decision that upheld sweeping Biden-era Department of Energy (DOE) efficiency standards poi  more

HOUGHTON, Michigan, Feb. 24 -- Michigan Technological University issued the following news release: * * * Where Water Goes, Snow Follows: MTU Research Scientist Develops Novel Approach to Lake-effect Snow Forecasting With breakthrough new technology that measures water isotopes on the move, Michigan Tech research scientist Ben Kopec and his team are driving, boating and snowmobiling around the Keweenaw to help make lake-effect snow more predictable. In the Keweenaw Peninsula, home to Michiga  more