WASHINGTON, July 24 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. July 20, 2026 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20460 RE: Docket ID: EPA -HQ-OW-2025-1742 Extending the Compliance Deadline for the PFOA and PFOS Maximum Contaminant Levels Dear Administrator Zeldin, On behalf of the National Wildlife Federation and affiliates from Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Mi more ST

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Leger Fernandez, Pingree Condemn Rushed Effort to Gut Tribal Consultation and Historic Preservation Protections * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03), Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, condemned  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Here's a look at how New Mexico members of Congress voted over the previous week. HOUSE VOTES: House Vote 1: BREAST CANCER SPENDING: The House has passed the EARLY Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4541), sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to reauthorize through fiscal 2030 and change breast and cervical cancer programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wasserman Schultz said: "Breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise in younger women, and we must meet this moment." The vote, on July 20, was 394 more ST

CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 22 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * UC selected for federal initiative to use AI to advance scientific discovery Project will develop new workflows for energy and environmental applications - The University of Cincinnati has been selected to participate in the U.S. Department of Energy's new national initiative designed to accelerate scientific discovery through artificial intelligence. Led by Reza Soltanian, professor of subsurface energy and hydrogeology in UC's Department of Geosci more PR