WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. IF12608) on May 16, 2025, entitled "The Development of Federal Recommendations and Regulations for Fluoride in Drinking Water." The report is written by environmental policy analysts Elena H. Humphreys and Jerry H. Yen, health policy analyst Alexandria K. Mickler and legislative attorney Jason O. Heflin. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral present at s more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. IF12608) on May 16, 2025, entitled "The Development of Federal Recommendations and Regulations for Fluoride in Drinking Water:" (Continued from Part 2 of 3) * * * Reviews of the Fluoride Regulation and Its Scientific Basis SDWA requires EPA to review drinking water regulations periodically./151 After the 1986 promulgation of the fluoride regulation, EPA reviewed this, and other, regulations t more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, May 17 -- ENSCO, a provider of engineering, science and advanced technology solutions for defense, transportation, aerospace and intelligence sectors, issued the following news release: * * * ENSCO President Jeff Stevens Recognized as 2025 Influential Leader by Railway Age Vienna, VA - May 16, 2025 - ENSCO, Inc. President Jeff Stevens is among the 10 honorees on Railway Age's 2025 Readers' Influential Leaders list. This annual recognition celebrates individuals nominat more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article entitled "Assessing potential collateral effects on amphibians from insecticide applications for flea control and plague mitigation." Here are excerpts: * * * Assessing potential collateral effects on amphibians from insecticide applications for flea control and plague mitigation Ideal disease mitigation measures for wildlife are safe and benign for target species, more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article entitled "Crustal to mantle melt storage during the evolution of Hawaiian volcanoes." Here are excerpts: * * * Crustal to mantle melt storage during the evolution of Hawaiian volcanoes As the Pacific Plate migrates over the mantle plume below Hawaii, magma flux decreases, resulting in changes in eruptive volume, style, and composition. It is thought that melt stora more PR

ASHBURN, Virginia, May 17 -- The Howard Hughes Medical Institute Janelia Research Campus issued the following news: * * * On the sidelines no more: New research shows astrocytes are active players in neuromodulation Once thought to play a supporting function in the brain, new research shows non-neuronal astroglial cells perform a leading role in regulating the activity of neurons and their connections. In 2019, Janelia researchers uncovered the critical role of glial cells called radial astr more PR