WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Air Force earns top accolades in 2026 DoW Environmental Awards * ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) - For 64 years, the Department of War Environmental Awards have recognized military members and civilians for contributions protecting natural and cultural resources, safeguarding human health and preserving the environment. In the 2026 DoW Environmental Awards, the Department of the Air Force earned top honors in four categories   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 8 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Secures Up to $165 Million Settlement Over Cash App Fraud Failures * RALEIGH - Cash App told its users their money was safe and protected like it would be at a bank. It wasn't. When fraud happened, the company often didn't investigate, didn't refund, and for years didn't even have a phone number to call. Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 8 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL KWAME RAOUL ANNOUNCES $45 MILLION MULTISTATE SETTLEMENT WITH BLOCK INC. OVER DECEPTIVE PRACTICES ON CASH APP * Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a bipartisan $45 million multistate settlement with Block Inc., the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payments app Cash App. The settlement resolves allegations that Block misled consumers about the safety of   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 8 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL AND BIPARTISAN COALITION PUSH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO FURTHER CRACK DOWN ON ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS * Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 49 attorneys general, today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers to prevent scammers from deceiving  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM Announces September 2026 Sale of Oil and Gas Leases in Colorado * LAKEWOOD, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for September 8, 2026 to offer 29 oil and gas parcels totaling 14,095 acres in Colorado. The BLM completed scoping on these parcels in April 2026 and held a public comment period that closed in June   more

WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSFR) -- Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, completed a Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) inventory identifying 29 Native American ancestors with cultural affiliation to three Alaska Tribal governments, supporting repatriation under federal law, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. According to the notice, all human remains were donated to the Hamann-Todd Human Osteological  more

ITHACA, New York, July 8 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Climate change leaves northern tree swallows most vulnerable * Tree swallows in the northern U.S. and Canada face the greatest risk from climate change despite responding to temperature the same way as tree swallows in the southern U.S, according to a new study led by Cornell researchers that analyzed nearly 95,000 nests across five decades. The findings, published July 7 in Proceedings of the National Academy   more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 8 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Consumers Were Left High and Dry: Attorney General Bonta Secures $45 Million Settlement with Block over Dishonest Practices on Cash App * Settlement also prevents the company from evading the payment of up to $120 million in consumer redress pursuant to a separate CFPB settlement OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced joining a bipartisan coalition of 46   more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news release: * * * GSA's City Pair Program Delivers $2 Billion in Annual Savings, Expands Travel Flexibilities * Contract award brings sustained cost savings WASHINGTON -Today, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced the Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) City Pair Program (CPP) contract awards to 8 U.S. flag air carriers -delivering an expected $2.02 billion in annual taxpayer savings on official governm  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 9 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ PUSHES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO FURTHER CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS Attorney General Anne Lopez and 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without that access, scammers can't use real numbers to deceive and scam Am  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 9 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Announces $45 Million Multistate Settlement with Block Inc. Over Deceptive Practices on Cash App Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced a $45 million multistate settlement with Block, Inc., the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payment app Cash App. The settlement resolves allegations that Block misled consumers about the se  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 9 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Pushes Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Unlawful Robocalls Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a bipartisan coalition of 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without that access, scammers can  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 9 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * AG Davenport Announces Bipartisan Settlement With Tech Company Block Inc., for Allegedly Misleading Consumers and Failing to Protect Them From Fraud Multistate Settlement Secures $45 Million From Block for Allegedly Exposing Vulnerable Consumers to Fraud on Cash App, Block's Digital Payment Service - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of C  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * 2025 Species Recovery Grant Awardees Announced NOAA awards $4.2 million to support 19 state and tribal projects advancing recovery of threatened and endangered species. NOAA awarded $4.2 million in funding to states and tribes through its Species Recovery Grant Program. These grants promote the recovery of species listed as endangered or threatened under the   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, July 9 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Announces S.D. To Receive $410,964.38 In Settlement with Block Inc. for Deceptive Cash App Practices South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that South Dakota will receive $410,946.38 as the state's share in a $45 million 46-state settlement with Block, Inc. The settlement resolves allegations that Block, Inc. misled consum  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, July 9 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Pushes Federal Communications Commission To Further Crack Down on Illegal Robocalls South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and 48 other Attorneys General have called upon the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. "Without that access, scammer  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, July 8 -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * Fur ban conversation grows as Etsy pulls fur products Debates over wildlife products increases nationwide - Fur is once again a flashpoint, exposing debate around the sustainable use of wildlife. Despite wildlife biologists' stance that regulated trapping occurs sustainably and in concert with conservation, efforts to restrict the fur trade are moving beyond company pol  more