WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM issues rights-of-way for Green Chile Natural Gas Pipeline LAS CRUCES, N.M. -Utilizing an accelerated 14-day environmental review process, the Department of the Interior has authorized the Green Chile Natural Gas Pipeline's crossing through 16 miles of public lands in Dona Ana County. The pipeline would transport approximately 400 million cubic feet per day of natural  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 6 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * Coalition Letter Urges Permanent Jones Act Repeal * The Jones Act is a "costly, counterproductive barrier to efficient commerce. Its repeal is long overdue." Arlington, VA - A coalition of national and state-based organizations, spearheaded by Americans for Prosperity, today sent a letter to Congress urging it to make President Trump's Jones Act waiver permanent "by repea  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 6 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Jobs Increase In 33 States And D.C. Between March 2025 And March 2026; 31 States And D.C. Add Jobs In March Texas and Missouri Top Lists of 12-Month Gains, While California and Alaska Have Worst Job Losses; Ohio and Delaware Lead Monthly Gainers; Nevada Has Largest Monthly Decline  * Construction employment increased in 33 states and the Dis  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Court Ruling Lets State Kill Bears in Southwest Alaska Despite Ongoing Lawsuit ANCHORAGE, Alaska -An Alaska Superior Court ruling today allows the state to continue its Mulchatna bear control program and kill an unlimited number of black and brown bears across roughly 40,000 square miles of southwest Alaska this summer.  "We are deeply disappointed by the court's decision to  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * F-22 Raptors arrive in Japan, strengthen Indo-Pacific airpower * KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (AFNS) - U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and the 27th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, arrived at Kadena Air Base, marking the latest fighter rotation supporting operations across the Indo-Pacific region.  While deployed to the Keyston  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH BACKS BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO EXTEND RURAL HOSPITAL PROGRAM Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Provides Lifeline to Rural Communities, Including Six in Mississippi  * U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today highlighted bipartisan legislation she's joined to extend a federal health program that provides a financial lifeline to rural hospitals, including six participatin  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan Pens Washington Post Letter to the Editor Pushing to Modernize Broken Mining Law While Protecting Public Resources * Washington, D.C. - In Case You Missed It : U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) published a letter to the editor in The Washington Post arguing that failure to update the 1872 Mining Law has allowed mining practices that breed conflict and mistrust. Additionally, Senator  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * Interior Schedules ANWR Lease Sale for June * Key Takeaways 1 On June 5, the Trump administration will hold a lease sale in ANWR's 1.5-million-acre Coastal Plain in Alaska, estimated to hold between 4.3 and 11.8 billion barrels of oil, with bids due June 3. 2 A previous ANWR sale at the end of the Biden administration received no bids because of conditions on the sale and the Bi  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * Interior Transfers 1.4 Million Acres in Dalton Utility Corridor to State of Alaska * ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Today, the Department of the Interior announced a major Alaska statehood land transfer to convey approximately 1.4 million acres of land along the Dalton Utility Corridor to the State of Alaska. With conveyance of these lands north of the Yukon River, the Bureau of   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Transfers 1.4 Million Acres in Dalton Utility Corridor to State of Alaska * ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Today, the Department of the Interior announced a major Alaska statehood land transfer to convey approximately 1.4 million acres of land along the Dalton Utility Corridor to the State of Alaska. With conveyance of these lands north of the Yukon River, the Bureau of Land Management has fulfill  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13096) on May 4, 2026, by natural resources policy analyst Anthony R. Marshak. Here are excerpts: * * * The Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund Introduction The Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF) provides federal funding for the protection, conservation, and restoration of Pacific salmon species (Oncorhynchus spp.) and steelhead trout (O. mykiss) that are listed or a  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 6 [Category: BizMedia] -- PBS posted the following news release: * * * PBS Honors Ed Ulman with Dan Miller Station Leadership Award * PBS Honors Ed Ulman, Alaska Public Media President and CEO, with Dan Miller Station Leadership Award Today, PBS announced that Ed Ulman was honored with the Dan Miller Station Leadership Award. This award recognizes managers in the public media system whose leadership, vision, courage, and commitment to the mission of public media  more

BROOKLYN, New York, May 6 -- Brooklyn Law School posted the following news: * * * Professor Maryellen Fullerton: Refugee Law Scholar and Teacher Without Borders * Professor Maryellen Fullerton is one of five professors retiring after this spring semester. To share a memory of or to send greetings to Professor Fullerton, please send an email to communications@brooklaw.edu with the subject line "Professor Fullerton Retirement." She would love to hear from her former students and colleagues.   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following information collection: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing to renew an information collection. In accordance with the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), the USGS provides the public and other Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and continuing collection  more

LONDON, England, May 6 (TNSjou) -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * Second huge tsunami caused by climate change in two years The side of a mountain slid into an Alaskan fjord last August, producing a tsunami 481 metres high, the second highest ever recorded, according to a new study involving a UCL researcher. The tsunami occurred in the Tracy Arm fjord in southeastern Alaska, a popular spot for cruise ships, but no ships were caught in the wave and no one was   more