PHOENIX, Arizona, April 4 -- The Arizona Secretary of State issued the following news release on April 3, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes and Secretary of State Fontes Sue Trump Administration over Unlawful Executive Order Attempting to Exert Federal Control over Elections Arizona today joined a coalition of states suing President Trump in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, challenging his unlawful Executive Order that attempts to interfere with states' constitution  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Children living near the Salton Sea in Southern California show slower lung function growth Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC monitored 369 children for an average of two years in one of the first long-term studies of rural air pollution in Southern California. Zara Abrams Children who live within 11 kilometers of the Salton Se  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition (CCDC), representing over 5,000 members, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) opposing two direct final rules that would rescind key nondiscrimination regulations related to new construction and existing facilities. The letter, addressed to the DOE Office of Civil Rights and EEO and the Office of Minority Economic Impact, criticizes the rules published in the Federal Register on May 16, 2025, which  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Northern Alaska Environmental Center (NAEC) submitted a public comment letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region regarding the agency's Request for Information and Interest (RFI) on commercial leasing for mineral extraction in the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) areas. NAEC emphasizes the ecological, fisheries, and subsistence concerns posed by proposed mineral leasing across an extensive area spanning approximate  more