WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- A coalition of 135 environmental and conservation advocacy organizations has expressed strong opposition to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Interim Final Rules related to the implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). These groups, representing millions of members nationwide, argue that the new regulations undermine public input and jeopardize environmental protections vital for public health and wildlife habitats. The public comment letter highligh more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Eighteen State Attorneys General and a county attorney submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) opposing its Interim Final Rule, which aims to rescind numerous regulations associated with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This public comment letter argues that the DOI's recent actions, referred to as the Rescission Rule, could severely undermine environmental protections and public participation in federal decision-making.  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- A coalition of 5 environmental justice movement organizations has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) in strong opposition of the Interim Final Rule (IFR) that proposes sweeping changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing regulations. The letter, supported by a total of 89 environmental justice and tribal organizations, asserts that the proposed revisions would undermine crucial environmental protections, limit p more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44975) on Aug. 7, 2025, entitled "The Blue Slip Process for U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations (1917-Present)" by American national government analyst Barry J. McMillion. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The blue slip process used by the Senate Judiciary Committee for U.S. circuit and district court nominations is of ongoing interest to Congress. Since at least 1917, the committee's more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47656) on Aug. 8, 2025, entitled "Copyright in Standards Incorporated by Reference into Law and the Pro Codes Act" by legislative attorney Kevin J. Hickey: * * * SUMMARY This report explains the current law concerning copyright protection for technical standards developed by private organizations and subsequently incorporated by reference into federal, state, or local law. It reviews the outc more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47623) on July 29, 2025, entitled "Frequently Asked Questions: Mapping of U.S. Ocean and Coastal Waters." The report is written by natural resources and earth sciences analyst Linda R. Rowan and natural resources policy specialists Caitlin Keating-Bitonti, Nicole T. Carter, Laura B. Comay and Eva Lipiec. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Ocean and coastal mapping involves activities that co more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Government Accountability Office has dismissed a protest filed by Fed Serve LLC, a company from West Fargo, North Dakota, regarding a contract awarded to OK2 Construction LLC, of Cleburne, Texas. The contract issued by the U.S. Air Force is for construction services at Minot Air Force Base in Ward County, North Dakota. Fed Serve challenged the award, arguing that the Air Force should have found OK2 Construction to be a non-responsible offeror and that the agency's eva more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Major Public Broadcasting Shutdown Announcement Following GOP Funding Cuts * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, issued the following statement in response to the announcement from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) that it will begin shutting down operations after Congr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Nucor Corp., Charlotte, North Carolina, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency expressing strong support for the proposed issuance of Class VI Underground Injection Control (UIC) permits for ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions Onshore LLC. The permits are intended for the Rose Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project in Jefferson County, Texas, which aims to enhance the sustainability of industrial operations through state-of-the-art  more ST