ORONO, Maine, July 27 -- The University of Maine posted the following news release: * * * Can scientists track sharks in real time? A UMaine researcher explains * Discovery's Shark Week began Sunday. And right on cue, a nearly 14-foot great white shark is making headlines. Contender, the largest male white shark tagged in the western North Atlantic, was recently detected near North Carolina's Outer Banks. OCEARCH tagged him off Florida and Georgia in January 2025. Contender is not one of W  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Support Alzheimer's Research * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Recently, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), joined U.S. Senators Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in introducin  more

DOVER, Delaware, July 28 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on July 27, 2026: * * * AG Jennings files lawsuit challenging Trump Administration rule that weakens regulation of highly potent greenhouse gas Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced she and a coalition of 19 attorneys general and one city have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), challenging its rule that would weaken regulations designed to phase  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 26 [Category: Environment] -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news: * * * Historic Magalloway Collaborative Conserves 78,000 Acres in Western Maine * Four conservation organizations today announced the successful completion of a landmark project that has conserved more than 78,000 acres in the Magalloway River region of western Maine. Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust, Forest Society of Maine, Northeast Wilderness Trust and The Nature Conservancy-together, t  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect Elections from Interference and Tampering * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) is introducing legislation to protect elections from interference and tampering - from both outside actors and unconstitutional orders from the federal government. The Stop Harassment and Intimidation in Elections through Legal Defenses (SHIELD) Our Electi  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 28 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 27, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins SCOTUS Brief Supporting Responsible and Informed Hazardous Waste Disposal Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 11 attorneys general in an amicus brief filed today before the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing the federal government must make informed decisions about how to store, treat, and dispose of hazardous waste. Th  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization released the following testimony by Jeremy Villanueva, associate legislative director of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, from a July 13, 2026, hearing entitled "PACT Act Implementation: Modernizing VA Disability Claims Through Effective Technology." The PACT Act is the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act. * * * Chairman Barrett, Ranking Member Budzinski, and members of the subcommittee, Paral  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Judy Chu Commends Local Peaceful Demonstrations Against ICE Killings * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following peaceful demonstrations and vigils in Pasadena to demand justice and accountability for the killings of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Joan Sebastian Duran Guerrero by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, Rep. Judy Chu released the following statement: "I stand in solidarity with ever  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, July 28 (TNSxrep) -- The University of Virginia issued the following research news: * * * UVA report: Nation's population growth is slowing By Bryan McKenzie, bkm4s@virginia.edu An estimated 370 million people will live in the United States in 2050, with more than 40% living in the South, according to national and 50-state population projections recently released by the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. The study shows the nation's   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 28 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on July 27, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jones Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration's Unlawful Conditions for Counterterrorism and Emergency Funding New conditions would require states to share voter data with the Department of Homeland Security - Attorney General Jay Jones joined a coalition of 26 states to stop the Trump administration's continued efforts to use federal funds--specif  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Shares New Data on Rising Farm Fuel Prices Under Trump; Vermont Farmers Paying $1,479 More on Average to Refill Fuel Tank * WASHINGTON, D.C. -New data shared by U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, shows Vermont farmers have been forced to spend at least $1,479 more to fill their farm fuel tank because of the   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, posted the following news release: * * * WTAS: Financial Services Highlights Support for Committee's Bipartisan Main Street Capital Access Act There is strong and widespread support for the Committee's bipartisan Main Street Capital Access Act, which passed the House on Tuesday by a bipartisan vote of 270-155-1. To date, over 100 organizations have expressed support for the bill. For a on  more