CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Anthea Coster awarded International Union of Radio Science Appleton Prize * MIT Principal Research Scientist Anthea J. Coster was awarded the prestigious Appleton Prize at the International Union of Radio Science (URSI) General Assembly and Science Symposium in Krakow, Poland, on Aug. 16. The Appleton Prize recognizes career achievements and outstanding contributions to studies i  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM Geothermal Lease Sale in Oregon Nets More Than $1 Million * PORTLAND, Ore. -The Bureau of Land Management accepted winning bids on two parcels in Oregon totaling more than 9,500 acres for $1,155,706 in total receipts for a geothermal lease sale. The parcels are located on the Mount Hood National Forest. "Geothermal is an abundant resource, especially in the West  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Club for Growth PAC, an advocacy organization, issued the following news release: * * * Club for Growth PAC Congratulates Rep. Nick Begich on Advancing to General Election in AK-AL Race Club for Growth PAC congratulates Rep. Nick Begich on advancing to the general election in Alaska's At-Large Congressional District. Begich, a member of the Club for Growth Foundation's 2020 Fellowship Class, placed in the top 4 to advance to the General Election. "Rep. Nick Begich has   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 19 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on Aug. 18, 2026: * * * Conservationists Blast Federal Proposal to Bulldoze Forestlands U.S. Forest Service announces proposal to rescind Roadless Rule, threatening millions of acres of national forestlands - Washington, D.C. -- Conservation groups today called a plan by the Trump administration to rescind the U.S. Forest Service's Roadless Area Conversation Rule an alarming threat to national forests that   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Fast Politics Podcast: Mini Timmaraju Joins Molly Jong-Fast to Discuss the Midterms, Todd Blanche, and New Battleground Research * Reproductive Freedom for All President and CEO Mini Timmaraju sat down with Molly Jong-Fast on the Fast Politics podcast to discuss key races to watch and how abortion remains a defining issue for voters headin  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 18 -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints issued the following news wrap-up entitled "Latest Temple News From the Church of Jesus Christ": * * * The Latest Temple News From the Church of Jesus Christ This page summarizes recent news about the many houses of the Lord being built around the world by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. August 16 * President Oaks Dedicates the Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple * Elder David A. Bednar Dedicates Cle  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan Statement on Latest King Cove Road Ruling * ANCHORAGE, ALASKA-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement after a federal judge in Alaska today issued a ruling that blocks a proposed land exchange to facilitate construction of a life-saving road between the isolated community of King Cove, Alaska, and nearby Cold Bay, which is home to an all-weather airport. "Today  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Trump Moves to Kill Roadless Rule in Biggest Assault on Forest Protections in U.S. History * WASHINGTON-The Trump administration today proposed scrapping the country's most significant tool for protecting national forests, a move that would open nearly 45 million acres of wild, unfragmented forest across 37 states to road construction, logging and other development. "Trump  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Coast Guard, Canadian forces, and international partners conclude Operation North Pacific Guard 2026 * JUNEAU, Alaska - The U.S. Coast Guard, Canadian forces, and international partners concluded a joint patrol countering Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing as part of Operation North Pacific Guard (NPG) 2026. Operation NPG is a multinational counter-IUU f  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Aug. 18 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * URI Innovations awarded funding to expand RISE-UP Program, strengthening Rhode Island's defense and maritime innovation ecosystem * KINGSTON, R.I.-Aug. 18, 2026-The University of Rhode Island has received $2.5 million in funding from the U.S. Office of Naval Research to advance the next phase of its Regional Innovation by Scaling Entrepreneurship via University Partnerships (RISE-UP) initiative  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 18 -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following commentary on Aug. 17, 2026, by Chief Program Officer Cameron J. Kovach: * * * 'Wings of Survival' takes flight World-class athlete Leanna Carriere and conservation scientist Timm Dobert begin a human-powered "migration" - During The Wildlife Society's 2025 Annual Conference in Edmonton, Alberta, attendees heard Leanna Carriere share an ambitious vision. Together with her partner,  more