WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48538) on July 30, 2025, entitled "Advanced Lithium-Ion Energy Storage Battery Manufacturing in the U.S." by Michael Alan Havlin, industrial organization and business analyst. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Due to increases in demand for electric vehicles (EVs), renewable energies, and a wide range of consumer goods, the demand for energy storage batteries has increased considerably from 2 more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management is moving forward with the reinstatement of several oil and gas leases in Colorado. This decision follows a request from three companies that had their leases terminated. Longs Peak Resources LLC, Las Animas Leasing Inc. and Bison IV Properties Colorado LLC, all sought to have their leases for land in Weld and Las Animas Counties renewed. To meet the conditions for reinstatement, the companies paid all  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-1266) on Aug. 13, 2025, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - June 2025": * * * Job openings rates decreased in 4 states and increased in 1 state in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates decreased in 11 states and increased in 1 state. Total separations rates decreased in 2 states and increased in 1 state more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Iowa -- Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Iowa were 73,013, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 71,806, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP announces additional partnerships for new and expanded services * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today 33 tentative selections for new reimbursable services agreements that will promote cross-border trade and facilitate essential travel to the United States. The Reimbursable Services Program allows private sector and state an more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to approve an update to Colorado's air quality plan that would streamline motor vehicle emissions inspections in the Denver metro area. The revision, submitted by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), modifies the state's inspection and maintenance (I/M) program. The core of the change involves the inspection process for older vehicles. Under the proposal, cars from model years 1975  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSFR) -- A permanent order prohibiting recreational shooting is being put into effect by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The order applies to an expanse of roughly 94,900 acres across parts of southern Clear Creek, northern Larimer, and Grand Counties in Colorado. The affected territory includes the Clear Creek, Canyon Lakes, and Sulphur Ranger Districts within the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and the Pawnee National Grassland. This action foll more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) reports that adoption of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) surged again in school year 2024-2025, with 54,234 schools and 8,872 districts using CEP to serve breakfast and lunch at no charge to all students, reaching 27.2 million children. CEP expansion accelerated after USDA lowered the minimum Identified Student Percentage (ISP) threshold from 40% to 25% in 2023, making roughly 17,000 additional schools eligible  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission has concluded an investigation by issuing exclusion orders against imported exercise equipment. The action, which terminates a multi-month inquiry, will ban the importation of products found to infringe on several patents held by Balanced Body Inc., of Sacramento, California. The investigation, launched in September 2024, stemmed from a complaint by Balanced Body alleging that certain imported exercise equipment and related parts more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has assessed potential for undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas in the Permian Phosphoria Total Petroleum System (TPS) of the Southwestern Wyoming Province. The report, 'Assessment of Undiscovered Conventional Oil and Gas Resources in the Phosphoria Total Petroleum System of the Southwestern Wyoming Province, 2024,' was issued in August 2025. The authors, the Phosphoria Total Petroleum System Assessment Team, include more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) operates a network of streamgages in the Upper Colorado River Basin, providing a long-term record of hydrologic conditions. The report, 'U.S. Geological Survey Streamgage Network in the Upper Colorado River Basin--Recording the Hydrologic History of the Western United States,' was issued in August 2025 as Fact Sheet 2025-3039. It was authored by Brandon T. Forbes, Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, Ryan C. Rowland, Olivia A. Drukker, and Jef more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) issued a document outlining key factors affecting the water supply in the upper Colorado River Basin. The report, 'Plain Language Summary', was authored by Natalie K. Day and Cory A. Williams, and issued in August 2025 as Fact Sheet 2025-3036. The document describes three potential factors impacting the water supply: snow processes, wildfire, and salinity concentrations, and highlights associated USGS research activities in the b more PR