WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Four environmental conservation and advocacy organizations have submitted a public comment letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries urging the agency to deny the incidental take authorization requested by Hilcorp Alaska LLC. The request involves oil and gas activities in Cook Inlet, Alaska, an area where the Cook Inlet beluga whale population, currently estimated at just 331 individuals, remains critically endangered. The coalition, which in more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- A coalition of 40 medical & health professional organizations and educational associations has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education advocating for the continuation of a federal loan exception that benefits medical and other health professions students. This exception allows these students to borrow additional Unsubsidized Direct Loans beyond statutory limits, a practice that has been in place for nearly three decades. The group, consisting more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Five environmental and ocean conservation organizations have expressed significant concerns in a public comment letter submitted to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Their comments address proposed revisions to NOAA's Administrative Order 216-6, which is aimed at modifying and expanding categorical exclusions (CEs) in the agency's procedures for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The letter asserts that while some amendmen more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Nine environmental and advocacy organizations issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation expressing urgent concerns over the agency's handling of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program. The groups are calling for an immediate restoration of funding under the NEVI program, which they argue has been unlawfully withheld. According to the letter, the recent Interim Final Formula Program Guidance announced on August 11, more ST