WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- A coalition of state and city attorneys general have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) requesting an extension of the comment period for its draft Climate Working Group report. The letter highlights concerns regarding procedural irregularities in the preparation of the report, which assesses the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions on U.S. climate. The attorneys general argue that the current 32-day comment window is inadequate for st more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Three hundred seventy-two organizations, members and allies of the Protecting Immigrant Families coalition submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) expressing strong opposition to the agency's recent decision to rescind the 1998 interpretation of "federal public benefit" under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA). The coalition, which includes various organizations and advocates for  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * BREAKING NEWS: Heinrich, Lujan Denounce Trump Administration for Bypassing Senate, District Court in Extending Interim U.S. Attorney for New Mexico's Term * Move comes as Interim U.S. Attorney term was set to expire at 120 days WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) released the following statement denouncing President Trump's U.S. Department of Justice more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Energy is set to hold a virtual meeting on September 17, 2025. The gathering is intended to give residents an opportunity to provide advice and recommendations on issues related to cleanup activities, waste and nuclear materials and land use. DOE's main role is to offer guidance on matters like environmental restoration and the management of nuclear materials. It also serves as a channel for public participation as required by environmental  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has authorized the use of two replacement disposal panels labeled 11 and 12 at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in southeastern New Mexico for defense-related transuranic radioactive waste. This approval follows an extensive review of technical data submitted by the U.S. Department of Energy independent analyses and public feedback. The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, situated about 650 meters underground in a salt forma more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * Forged in war: How Dahlgren's work shaped victory in 1945 * Capt. William "Deak" Parsons lowered himself into the bomb bay of the "Enola Gay" in the early morning hours of Aug. 6, 1945. Minutes before, the B-29 Superfortress had departed from the North Field of Tinian Island. Parsons worked by flashlight, inserting a powder charge and detonator into a weapon unlike anything the world had ever seen. It was more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Introduce Legislation to Restore Federal Funding to Planned Parenthood * Trump's Big, Bad Bill put nearly 200 Planned Parenthood clinics at risk of closure by blocking the clinics from being reimbursed by Medicaid WASHINGTON --U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) to introduce the R more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSFR) -- The Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium, Middletown, Rhode Island, has informed both the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission of modifications to its member roster. The filings, completed on July 8, 2025, are a requirement under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act. The Act limits the ability of antitrust plaintiffs to collect more than actual damages in certain cases. The consortium's disclosure is m more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Announces Guidance From DOJ for Claimants Following the Recent Extension and Expansion of RECA * Guidance From DOJ Comes Following Bipartisan Push Led by Lujan to Secure Detailed Guidance for Claimants to Access the RECA Program Albuquerque, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) has secured guidance from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for claimants seeking compensation through more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Announces Guidance From DOJ for Claimants Following the Recent Extension and Expansion of RECA * Guidance From DOJ Comes Following Bipartisan Push Led by Lujan to Secure Detailed Guidance for Claimants to Access the RECA Program Albuquerque, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) has secured guidance from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for claimants seeking compensation through more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Announces Guidance From DOJ for Claimants Following the Recent Extension and Expansion of RECA * Guidance From DOJ Comes Following Bipartisan Push Led by Lujan to Secure Detailed Guidance for Claimants to Access the RECA Program Albuquerque, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) has secured guidance from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for claimants seeking compensation through more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: More Evidence that GOP Budget Betrayal Benefits the Wealthiest Americans, Abandons Working Families * Albuquerque, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) latest assessment that the GOP Budget Betrayal benefits the wealthiest Americans while abandoning working families: "The nonpartisan CBO has confirmed what S more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Welcomes $22 Million to Provide High-Speed Internet to Socorro, Torrance, & Valencia Counties * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) welcomed $22 million via the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide high-speed inter more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Chu, Meng, Vargas, and Colleagues Raise Alarm and Demand Answers on Trump Administration's Language Access Roll Backs * WASHINGTON, DC - Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28), Grace Meng (NY-06), and Juan Vargas (CA-52) led 58 of their colleagues in a letter to the Trump administration demanding answers regarding its rollback of language access across federal agencies. The letter raises alarm over new Departm more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Offers Relief to Private Nonprofits in New Mexico and the Mescalero Apache Tribe Affected by Severe Storms, Flooding and Landslides * WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in New Mexico and the Mescalero Apache Tribe affected by sever more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * This Week in Albuquerque: Lujan Visits Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office, Meets with Local Business Leaders Amid Tariff Chaos and Confusion * Albuquerque, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) concluded a series of events in Albuquerque this week, visiting the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office to discuss public safety and meeting with local business leaders to discuss the impacts of Presi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Vasquez Rebukes Administration's Effort to Cut Funds for Combating Drug Trafficking * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last month, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) spoke out against the administration's proposal to cut funding to the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program - which combats drug trafficking in critical high-trafficking regions of the United States - by 35%. The High Int more PR