WASHINGTON, June 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Wilderness Society posted the following news release: * * * Arctic Refuge lease sale attracts limited interest * ANCHORAGE, ALASKA -By staying away from today's Arctic Refuge oil and gas lease sale, major oil companies appeared to recognize what the administration hasn't: the Arctic Refuge is far more valuable as a thriving wildlife habitat and cultural homeland than as an industrial oil field. While only one small Alaska-based gas company   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, June 2 -- Benedict College issued the following news release: * * * Benedict College Welcomes Accomplished Legal and Corporate Executive Jim Stuckey to Board of Trustees Benedict College proudly announces the appointment of Jim Stuckey, Vice President and General Counsel for Dominion Energy Services, Inc., to its Board of Trustees. A distinguished attorney, corporate executive, and public servant, Stuckey brings decades of legal, regulatory, and leadership experience  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM Holds First Successful Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Lease Sale Under Working Families Tax Cuts Act * Anchorage, Alaska -The Bureau of Land Management held an oil and gas lease sale today for the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, resulting in five leases and $3,741,528 in total receipts. President Donald J. Trump was the first and only pre  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM Issues Four Historic Navigability Decisions Affirming Alaska Ownership of Submerged Lands * ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Bureau of Land Management today issued navigability decisions for four State of Alaska Recordable Disclaimers of Interest applications involving the Delta-Tangle River System and Tangle Lakes System, the West Fork Dennison Fork and Dennison Fork of th  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard takes delivery of 19th HC-130J long range surveillance aircraft * WASHINGTON -The Coast Guard accepted delivery of its 19th HC-130J Super Hercules long range surveillance aircraft, designated CGNR 2019, from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Marietta, Georgia, on April 10, 2026. The aircraft entered the year-long missionization effort needed to make it fully mission-  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Approves FY27 Interior and Environment Appropriations Act Today, the House Appropriations Committee met to consider the Fiscal Year 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The measure was approved by the Committee with a vote of 35 to 27. Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Chairman Mike Simpson (  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Defenders of Wildlife posted the following news release: * * * Defenders Slams Lease Sale in Arctic Refuge * The Bureau of Land Management today opened nine bids on five tracts regarding an oil and gas lease sale on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which is sacred lands to the Gwich'in people and breeding grounds for millions of migratory birds, polar bears and the Porcupine caribou herd, whose harvest the Gwich'in re  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 6 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on June 5, 2026: * * * Lease Sale Seeks to Transform Arctic National Wildlife Refuge into a Fossil Fuel Industrial Zone All major oil companies refused to bid; one small oil company and a state of Alaska-sponsored corporation snapped up five leases in a rush to exploit the Refuge's Coastal Plain - Anchorage, AK -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced results from what was supposed to be sweepi  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service issued the following news release: * * * Haskell Indian Nations University and Indian Health Service Sign Landmark Agreement to Expand Health and Educational Opportunities Haskell Indian Nations University and the Indian Health Service, in partnership with the Haskell Indian Health Center, have signed an agreement to support the construction of a new, state-of-the-art health care facility on Haskell's  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Releases Statement Ahead of Oil and Gas Lease Sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge * Video Here WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement ahead of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)'s lease sale for the Coastal Plain of the Arctic Refuge tomorrow, June 5  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * House Passes Legislation Protecting Alaska Native Artists' Cultural Heritage and Economic Opportunities * WASHINGTON- The Alaska delegation today celebrated the House passage of the Alaska's Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition (ARTIST) Act, his legislation to protect the legal rights of Alaska Native artists who use walrus ivory in traditional handicrafts, art, ceremonial regalia, and clothing. The b  more

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, June 5 -- The University of the Ozarks posted the following news: * * * Monfrey Joins U of O as Resident Director * Angelina Monfrey has been hired as the resident director for the New Student Residence Hall at University of the Ozarks. Her first day was June 1, 2026. A native of Anchorage, Alaska, Monfrey recently completed an MBA with an emphasis on leadership from Upper Iowa University in Fayette, Iowa. She also earned her undergraduate degree in psychology from U  more

LONDON, England, June 6 (TNSjou) -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: * * * Behind the research: Freshwater methane emissions maximised by global warming This "behind-the-research" blog by Mark Trimmer, Professor of Biogeochemistry, takes readers beyond the published findings to reveal the motivations, challenges, and human stories that shaped the study. - Say methane and most people think of cows, yet nearly half of all methane is produced by microbes in freshwater  more

LONDON, England, June 6 (TNSjou) -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: * * * Freshwater methane emissions maximised by global warming It is not just cows that emit the powerful greenhouse gas methane - microbial emissions from the natural world will inevitably increase as our planet continues to warm. - A new study led by Professor Mark Trimmer of Queen Mary University of London, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, explains how increases in natural methan  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cisneros Secures Major Wins in NDAA, Increases Pay and Benefits For Servicemembers and their Families * WASHINGTON - Late last night, Congressman Gil Cisneros (CA-31), former Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Naval officer, and member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), secured 29 legislative priorities in a mark-up of the National Defense Authorization  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Introduces the Bipartisan Public Lands Integrity Act to Prevent Backdoor Public Land Sell Offs * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On June 5, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) introduced the bipartisan Public Lands Integrity Act (link is external), alongside Representatives Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Joe Neguse (D-CO), and Dina Titus (D-NV). The legislation would ensure that America  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, vice chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 4, 2026: * * * SCHATZ, MURKOWSKI HOLD LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON BILLS RELATED TO TRIBAL LAND TRANSFERS AND SETTLEMENTS U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Committee held a legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following bills:  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes Legislation to Extend Rural Hospital Program * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate recently passed the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Reauthorization Act, introduced by U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.). The bipartisan, bicameral legislation would extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration (RCHD) program for another five years  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Republicans Block Sen. Schiff's Push to Halt Trump's Corrupt Payouts, Prevent Future Abuse of DOJ Settlement * Washington, D.C. - Early this morning, a majority of Senate Republicans voted to block U.S. Senator Adam Schiff's (D-Calif.) attempt to shutter President Donald Trump's so-called Anti-Weaponization Fund and prevent corrupt self-dealing by the president. The adoption of Schiff's am  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey and Congressman Huffman Statement on Arctic Refuge Lease Sale * Washington (June 5, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) today issued a statement on the Trump administration's lease sale for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which offere  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service issued the following report entitled "Forest Resources of the United States, 2022." Here are excerpts: * * * Note: Estimates in this report are based on new national volume and biomass models adopted by the Forest Inventory and Analysis program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service in 2023; therefore, any estimates related to volume, biomass, and carbon cannot be directly compared to those incl  more