WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM first quarter 2026 oil and gas sales generate nearly $600 million * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Bureau of Land Management generated $592.7 million in total receipts from oil and gas sales held in the first quarter of 2026 - in line with the Trump administration's Energy Dominance initiative. These revenues reflect an ongoing focus on unleashing domestic energy, support  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 9 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on April 8, 2026: * * * Environmental Groups Sue EPA For Illegal Repeal of Climate Protections Environmental groups and Alaskan tribes challenge the Trump EPA's unlawful repeal of the endangerment finding and elimination of vehicle emissions standards * Washington, D.C. -- Today, environmental groups and Alaskan tribes sued the Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency for unlawfully repealing   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release on April 8, 2026: * * * Food & Water Watch and Allies Sue EPA for Illegal Repeal of Climate Protections Groups and Alaskan tribes challenge Trump's unlawful repeal of endangerment finding and vehicle emissions standards * Today Food & Water Watch, along with allied environmental groups and Alaskan tribes, sued the Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency for unlawfully repealing the endangerment   more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, April 8 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford Bemidji Board of Directors welcomes new members * Nikki Brink: Brink is the owner of an independent Little Caesars franchise in Bemidji. Prior to that she served as the Chief Operations Officer at First National Bank Bemidji. She holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Bemidji State University as well as a diploma from the Graduate School of Banking   more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, April 8 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford Health to highlight workforce readiness at AI Summit * Sanford Health's chief transformation officer is joining leaders from Google and Augustana University for a one-day conference focused on preparing students for a world in which AI is increasingly ambient, but where human judgment, ethics and curiosity remain essential.  The Applied AI Summit: A Future-Ready Wor  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History issued the following news release on April 8, 2026: * * * Smithsonian To Mark Nation's 250th With Exhibition Presenting America's Shared Natural and Cultural Heritage Including Objects From All 50 States Visitors Invited To Celebrate and Reflect on Connections Spanning US Represented in the National Museum of Natural History's 148 Million Object Collection * The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History will op  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 9 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Gains Transformational Research System The University of Wyoming has gained a new asset that will elevate its national leadership in critical minerals, rare-earth magnetics, advanced materials and quantum technologies -- with the potential to drive advancements that specifically help Wyoming industries. UW has received a rare and strategically important gift from Germany's Goethe-Universitat Frankfurt:  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 9 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Will Celebrate Research and Discovery Days This Month The University of Wyoming will celebrate scholarship and research during its Research and Discovery Days April 9-26. More than 15 events during that period will highlight creativity, curiosity and the impact of research conducted by UW faculty, students and staff. Spanning disciplines from the sciences to the arts and creative work, Research and Dis  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 9 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Pathways from Prison Program Receives Grant to Expand Access to Education The University of Wyoming Pathways from Prison (WPfP) program has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to expand access to higher education for incarcerated individuals. The funding will support the expansion of the program into the Wyoming State Penitentiary in Rawlins and increase connections with the UW com  more

HAILEY, Idaho, April 9 -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release on April 8, 2026: * * * Judge Accepts Plea Agreement, Sentences Cody Roberts to Probation in Wolf Torture Case PINEDALE, Wyo- Today, a Wyoming state court judge accepted Daniels resident Cody Roberts' plea agreement and sentenced him to probation in a widely-condemned animal cruelty case involving the prolonged torture of a wild gray wolf. The case has drawn international attention and widespread cond  more

BUFFALO, New York, April 8 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * Why doesn't the U.S. recycle more plastic? New study points to lack of access. * From left to right, UB researchers and study authors Janet Z. Yang, John D. Atkinson, Monica Miles and Aditya Vedantam. Credit: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki, University at Buffalo. Recycling infrastructure inequities in the South, sparsely populated states tied to lower income, less-coll  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 8 -- The West Virginia Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * WV Board of Education Recognizes Exemplary Schools * The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) recognized six schools as part of the 2026 class of Exemplary Practice Schools during its April meeting in Charleston. This West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) program recognizes schools that illustrate outstanding school practices that positively impact student outcom  more