WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by Colorado State Forester Matt McCombs from a Sept. 16, 2026, hearing on the Mountain Pine Beetle Coordination Act (H.R. 9999). McCombs is also the director of the Colorado State Forest Service. * * * Chair, Ranking Member, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Matt McCombs, and I serve as Colorado's State Forester and Director   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R42346) on Sept. 14, 2026, entitled "Federal Land Ownership: Overview and Data." The report is written by natural resources policy specialists Carol Hardy Vincent and Eric P. Nardi, legislative attorney Mainon A. Schwartz, defense infrastructure policy analyst Andrew Tilghman and research librarian Scott Vierick. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The federal government owns roughly 640 mill  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R42346) on Sept. 14, 2026, entitled "Federal Land Ownership - Overview and Data:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Federal Land Ownership Changes, 1990-2024 Since 1990, the total acreage of federal land in the United States has declined by 31.7 million acres, or 4.9% of the total of the five agencies, because the acreage of disposed areas of federal lands has exceeded the area acquired./55  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Mile Hi Foods to Pay $1.5 Million in EEOC Race, Sex, and National Origin Discrimination Lawsuit * Settlement resolves federal agency's suit alleging that companies unlawfully rejected job applicants DENVER -Mile Hi Companies, a Denver-based distribution group for food and paper products primarily in the Rocky Mountains region, will pay $1,500,000 and provide other relief to settle an  more

STANFORD, California, Sept. 23 (TNSjou) -- The Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability issued the following news: * * * Currents in an Arctic sea accelerate the sinking of carbon-carrying phytoplankton Documenting the seasonal fate of these tiny marine organisms is a step toward understanding how ecosystems in the world's fastest-warming region may change as ice recedes. September 23, 2026 By Ula Chrobak In brief * Phytoplankton absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and upper ocean th  more