WASHINGTON, April 7 -- A coalition of 233 marine and environmental scientists, researchers and academics has submitted a public comment letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management urging the agency not to proceed with leasing the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) for minerals mining. The letter, addressed to BOEM's Alaska Region Office of Leasing and Plans, calls for a comprehensive review of scientific knowledge concerning the potential environmental impacts of seabed mining in the regio  more

LOGAN, Utah, April 6 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Shake It Up: USU's Science Unwrapped Tackles Earthquakes Friday, April 10 * You can see dark clouds forming in the distance and prepare for a storm. Hurricane forecasters can pinpoint disturbances over oceans, track their movements and predict where and when they might strike land. Not so with earthquakes, says Utah State University geophysicist Srisharan Shreedharan -at least not yet. Shreedharan, assistant pro  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Curtis, Merkley, Cruz, Kim Introduce Bill to Bolster Taiwan's Drone Production, Support U.S. National Security * Bipartisan legislation expands opportunities for United States and Taiwan to create PRC-independent drone systems amid growing China threat WASHINGTON -U.S. Senators John Curtis (R-UT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Andy Kim (D-NJ) introduced bipartisan legislation to expand coo  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Scientists Develop New Technology to Continuously Monitor Geothermal Energy Operations Custom sensor monitors seismicity for months straight more than a mile below ground. By Christina Procopiou Scientists and industry operators like Fervo Energy are developing enhanced geothermal systems (EGS), engineered reservoirs in Earth's subsurface, to access the constant heat d  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 6 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Spencer J. Cox's Schedule * April 6 - April 10, 2026 **Events labeled Media Access indicate that an event is open to media. Events labeled Media Availability indicate that an event is open to the media and that a media Q&A is planned.** **The governor's schedule is subject to frequent change** **All times are listed in the local time zone** Monday, April 6 9:30 a.m. Meet with  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Internal Revenue Service issued the following notice (No. 2026-22) on April 6, 2026, entitled "2026 Calendar Year Resident Population Figures". * * * 2026 Calendar Year Resident Population Figures This notice advises State and local housing credit agencies that allocate low-income housing tax credits under Sec. 42 of the Internal Revenue Code, and States and other issuers of tax-exempt private activity bonds under Sec. 141, of the population figures to use in calcul  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 7 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * Laramie, UW Shoot Up List of 'Best College Towns' The University of Wyoming and its home community of Laramie continue to ascend in national rankings. The website RentCafe has placed Laramie No. 4 on its "Best College Towns" list for 2026, a "spectacular" climb from No. 16 last year. The reason? An increase in UW student retention and graduation rates, the website says. "Having climbed 12 positions comp  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, April 6 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Seven exclusive NHL games this week on ABC, ESPN, ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu * * The Point continues Tuesday at 6 p.m. on ESPN2, ESPN+; ABC Hockey Saturday Pregame Show on Saturday at Noon * All NHL on ESPN games stream on the ESPN App via DTC or pay TV authentication * 41 NHL Power Play out-of-market games streaming on ESPN+ this week The NHL regular season cont  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah issued the following news release: * * * How far can automation and AI support psychotherapy? Interdisciplinary team of U researchers builds a framework for assessing varying levels of automation in a mental health field reliant on human interaction. Brian Maffly - research communication specialist Psychotherapy has always been a deeply human endeavor: a patient talking, a therapist listening and responding, and healing happen  more

LOGAN, Utah, April 6 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Utah State University Honors Excellence at 2026 Robins Awards * LOGAN, Utah -Utah State University hosted the annual Robins Awards on April 3 in the Taggart Student Center Ballroom, recognizing students, faculty, staff and organizations for their achievements, leadership and service. The Robins Awards ceremony remains a cornerstone event at USU, bringing together the campus community to celebrate excellence, servi  more