WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The Center for Biological Diversity, Tucson, Arizona, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service urging the agency to move swiftly to protect the Barrens darter as an endangered species. The letter, representing 1.8 million members, highlights the urgent need for critical habitat designation for this fish, which is native to the Barrens Plateau in central Tennessee. In the letter, the Center emphasizes that the Barrens darter's survival is more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Heinrich Statement on Labor Day * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement honoring Labor Day. "Today we honor American workers - the people who build our country and keep it running. "I grew up in a union home. My father was a proud IBEW lineman, and his union wages helped me go to school, helped our family afford a home, and provided for my more PR