WASHINGTON, March 16 [Category: Energy] -- The American Petroleum Institute posted the following news release: * * * How Gasoline Prices Are Determined * Gasoline prices reflect costs across the fuel supply chain-from crude oil production to refining, distribution and retail sales. The largest factor is the price of crude oil, which is traded in global markets. Refining costs, distribution and marketing expenses, and federal and state taxes also contribute to the price drivers ultimately pay  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 16 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson defends transparency in asbestos litigation * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is leading an 11-state friend-of-the-court brief to the Delaware Supreme Court, raising serious concerns that certain asbestos bankruptcy trusts are planning to destroy documents and data related to past claims and compensation payments. "Doc  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM seeks initial input for September 2026 sale of oil and gas leases in Utah * SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 35 oil and gas parcels totaling 34,655 acres that may be included in a September 2026 lease sale in Utah. The scoping period ends April 15, 2026. Leasing is the fi  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 16 -- Carnegie Mellon University posted the following news: * * * CMU Research Builds on Pittsburgh's Energy Legacy To Advance Microreactor Innovation * Today, Carnegie Mellon University researchers are directly advancing the next generation of energy innovation by helping to design resilient, transportable microreactors. This work builds on the Pittsburgh region's century-long legacy as a leader in energy, from the nation's first commercial nuclear power plan  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview - Week of March 16, 2026 * Here's what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Appropriations On Tuesday, March 17, the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies will hold a hearing called "American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness (Day 1, Morning Session)." On Tuesday, March 17, the Su  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Merkley, Murkowski, Durbin Push for Audit of DOJ's Practices in Redacting Epstein Files * Law Prohibited Redactions Based on Reputational Harm or Political Sensitivity Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) called for an independent audit and report to Congress about the Department of Ju  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Merkley, Murkowski, Durbin Push for Audit of DOJ's Practices in Redacting Epstein Files * Law Prohibited Redactions Based on Reputational Harm or Political Sensitivity Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) called for an independent audit and report to Congress about the Department of Ju  more

SEATTLE, March 17 -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release: * * * More seats and routes as Alaska and Hawaiian scale up for largest spring break operation ever Summary * Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines are operating more than 12 million seats across March and April, marking the largest spring break schedule in their history. * The combined carrier's guests can choose from more than 25 new or recently launched routes this spring season, fr  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support released the following testimony by Gen. John D. Lamontagne, vice chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, from a March 4, 2026, hearing entitled "The Current Readiness of the Joint Force": * * * Chairman Dan Sullivan, Ranking Member Mazie K. Hirono, and distinguished members of this committee, on behalf of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Honorable Troy E. Meink, and the Chief of Staff of the Ai  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support released the following testimony by Adm. James W. Kilby, vice chief of naval operations, from a March 4, 2026, hearing entitled "The Current Readiness of the Joint Force": * * * Chairman Sullivan, Ranking Member Hirono, distinguished Members of the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, thank you for the opportunity to testify about the readiness of the United States Navy. On behalf of  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 17 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Democratizing data, one disease at a time The Yale School of Public Health's PopHIVE platform helps track health trends in communities -- and puts near real-time health data in the hands of the public. By Meg Dalton For five years, including during the COVID-19 pandemic, Anne Zink served as the chief medical officer for the state of Alaska. While leading the state's health response, she often wished for be  more