WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * Committee Investigates Radical Environmental Groups Profiting From Taxpayer Dollars Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and fifteen Committee members launched an investigation into nineteen radical environmental g  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Escobar Introduces Legislation Creating New Requirements for Immigration Detention Facilities * Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) introduced the DHS Community Consultation Act of 2026, a bill that would create new requirements for the Department of Homeland Security before building or establishing immigration detention facilities. "It's far too easy for the federal gover  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 5 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * Court Decision Prevents Trump Admin from Removing More Than 900 Bison from Federal Land Victory -- Earthjustice and Cochenour Law filed for preliminary injunction for American Prairie in August - Great Falls, MT -- A Montana District Court today granted a preliminary injunction preventing the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from removing more than 900 bison from federal land in   more

HELENA, Montana, Sept. 3 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Gianforte Joins Tribal Leaders to Launch Workforce Warriors Poster Series * CROW AGENCY, Mont. - Governor Greg Gianforte yesterday joined Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) Commissioner Sarah Swanson and tribal leaders to launch the Workforce Warrior poster and video series, a campaign that features Native Montanans and their career journeys and community contributions i  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 4 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news on Sept. 3, 2026: * * * U.S. Department of Energy and State of Montana Announce Significant Progress Toward the Construction of an Interregional Electric Transmission Project By Catherine Reed, NASEO On August 28, 2026, the U.S. Department of Energy and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality announced the release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed No  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 4 -- The University of Texas-San Antonio issued the following news: * * * Roadrunners open the 2026-27 football season Saturday against UTRGV * The UTSA Roadrunners will host the UTRGV Vaqueros in the 2026-27 season opener at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Alamodome. Although Saturday will mark the first time that the two UT System institutions have clashed on the gridiron, few college football programs are more familiar with UTSA Football than UTRGV. The V  more

HAILEY, Idaho, Sept. 5 -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release: * * * Trump Issues Executive Order in Effort to Strip Protections from Mexican Gray Wolves WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Trump today signed an executive order directing the Secretary of the Interior to consider removing Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves and Mexican gray wolves, as well as provide recommendations for legislative efforts to do the same. It goes further and encourages the   more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Sept. 5 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * Trump Issues Executive Order in Effort to Strip Protections from Mexican Gray Wolves Executive order recommends removing Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves and Mexican gray wolves - WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Trump today signed an executive order directing the Secretary of the Interior to consider removing Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves and Mex  more