WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The Semiconductor Technology Leadership Council (STLC), a coalition comprising three major American semiconductor manufacturing equipment (SME) companies--Applied Materials, KLA, and Lam Research Corp. --has called on the U.S. Department of Commerce to adopt a highly targeted approach to any potential tariffs arising from the Section 232 national security investigation into semiconductors and SME. The companies emphasize that broad tariffs could hinder, rather than help, th more ST

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Oakland Zoo is urging the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service to withdraw a proposed rule that would redefine "harm" under the Endangered Species Act. The zoo, a prominent leader in wildlife conservation, argues that the proposed change would severely weaken the act's ability to protect endangered and threatened species and their habitats. Nik Dehejia, Chief Executive Officer of the Conservation Society of California, which manages Oakland Zoo, expres more ST

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- ACM Research, Inc. (ACMR), a U.S. company that develops and produces critical cleaning tools for semiconductor manufacturing, has strongly urged the Department of Commerce to exempt semiconductor manufacturing equipment (SME) from any additional tariffs or restrictions. In comments submitted on May 7, 2025, ACMR argued that such measures would undermine efforts to bolster the American semiconductor industry and jeopardize the company's own reshoring initiatives. Founded in more ST

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon are strongly urging the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service to maintain the current regulatory definition of "harm" within the Endangered Species Act. The Tribe submitted comments on May 19, 2025, opposing a proposal by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service to rescind this long-standing definiti more ST

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The Wildlife Society Alabama Chapter is calling on the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service to suspend a proposed rule that would remove the definition of "harm" from Endangered Species Act regulations. The chapter, representing wildlife professionals across Alabama, submitted comments expressing strong concerns that the change could weaken the landmark conservation law. "The proposed change to the regulatory definition of harm under the Endangered Spe more ST