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 -- 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. 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 denied a protest filed by Warfighter Focused Logistics Inc., of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, regarding a contract award by the Defense Logistics Agency. The delivery order for vehicle tire cross chains was awarded to Vehicle Maintenance Program Inc., located in Boca Raton, Florida. Warfighter Focused Logistics had argued that the agency improperly bypassed its existing long-term contract and conducted a flawed evaluation. GAO dismisse more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The General Accountability Office has dismissed a protest filed by BioneX LLC, a small business based in South Fulton, Tennessee, regarding a contract for strength and conditioning specialist services. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Air Force to BFrench Consulting LLC, of Cape Coral, Florida, for services to be performed at Aviano Air Base in Italy. BioneX had argued that the Air Force improperly failed to apply a "historically underutilized business zone" (HUBZone) more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Gases and Welding Supply Association Inc., Hollywood, Florida, has submitted a public comment letter to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) addressing concerns related to proposed regulatory reviews outlined in the agency's Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. GAWDA, which represents around 275 distributors and 300 manufacturers of compressed and cryogenic gases, is advocating for amendments to current regulations that it believes would more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48610) on July 29, 2025, entitled "Regenerative Agriculture and Related Food Product Labeling and Marketing Claims" by agricultural policy specialist Renee Johnson and agricultural conservation and natural resources policy specialist Megan Stubbs. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Regenerative agriculture (RA) generally refers to a sustainable agricultural production system centering on soil  more PR