WASHINGTON, June 18 [Category: Environment] -- GreenLatinos, an organization that says it convenes a coalition of Latino leaders committed to addressing national, regional and local environmental, natural resources and conservation that affect the health and welfare of the Latino community, issued the following news release: * * * 35 Organizations Supported by Millions of Americans Uplift Juneteenth Fee-Free Day at National Parks America The Beautiful for All Coalition Members Support the Enc  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich on Colorado River Negotiations: "What We Cannot Afford is Delay. The Basin Needs Compromise, Shared Sacrifice, Investment, and Leadership, and it Needs Them Now" * During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to conduct oversight of the Colorado River Basin, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the Committee's Ranking Member, questioned Andrea Travnicek, Assis  more

LA JOLLA, California, June 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Scripps Research Institute posted the following news: * * * Lab studies explain how new cancer drug works as it enters patient testing Immunologists at Scripps Research show how a new, experimental drug revives immune cells to fight cancer.  - For some people, cancer immunotherapies are life-changing. These treatments can turn the body's own immune system against a tumor, either eliminating it or shrinking it enough to make surge  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy: AI Use In Classrooms Needs a Lot More Scrutiny U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) this week, during a hearing of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, discussed the risks of rushing AI into schools without a plan to regulate the technology or verify whether AI improves the educational process. Murphy expressed serious doubts that AI companies have  more

LOGAN, Utah, June 19 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * NEHMA Wins National Award for 'Repainting the I: The Intermountain Intertribal Indian School Murals' * A Utah State University exhibit preserving Native American art from local history has earned national recognition. The American Association for State and Local History announced an Award of Excellence to USU's Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art for Repainting the I: The Intermountain Intertribal Indian School M  more