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AlzInColor Urges Federal Action to Improve Brain Health and Address Disparities in Alzheimer's Care (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
AlzInColor.com
SUBMITTED VIA REGULATIONS.GOV
August 14, 2026
The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20201
Maria-Theresa Okafor, PhD, MCG
Designated Federal Officer, Office of Behavioral Health, Disability, and Aging
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning & Eva more ST
Driven by Curiosity, Guided by Service: New Mexico Department of Public Safety Appoints Prakash Bhakta as New Chief Information Officer to Lead Information Technology Division (10)
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 19 -- The New Mexico Department of Public Safety issued the following news release:
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Driven by curiosity, guided by service: New Mexico Department of Public Safety appoints Prakash Bhakta as New Chief Information Officer to lead Information Technology Division
When Prakash Bhakta talks about information technology, he doesn't begin with computers or software. Instead, he points to a mindset that has guided him since childhood - an eagerness to explore, question and learn.
"From an early age, my curiosity abou more PR
Environmental Defense Fund: Report - New Investments Continue as Policy Changes Slow U.S. Clean Energy Manufacturing (10)
NEW YORK, Aug. 18 (TNSrpt) -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release on Aug. 17, 2026:
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Report: New investments continue as policy changes slow U.S. clean energy manufacturing
Companies announced nearly $8 billion in new manufacturing investments in Q2 2026, yet have canceled nearly $40 billion in planned projects since early 2025
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U.S. companies announced nearly $8 billion in clean energy manufacturing investments during the second quarter of 2026, showing private-sector demand remains strong even as recent more PR
New Mexico Attorney General Criticizes NRC Proposed Rule on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
COMMENTS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW MEXICO
August 17, 2026
Via Electronic Submission
The Honorable David A. Wright, Chairman
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Washington, DC 20555-0001
Re:
Integrated Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal, 91 Fed. Reg. 40,290 (July 1, 2026)
Docket ID No. NRC-2011-0012; NRC-2015-0003; NRC-2017-0081.
Dear Chairman Wright:
The Attorne more ST
Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter Opposes NRC Proposal to Allow Shallow Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste in Texas (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
PO Box 4998
Austin, TX 78765
512.477.1729
lonestar.chapter@sierraclub.org
sierraclub.org/texas
To:
VIA REGULATIONS.GOV
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Office of Administration Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch
Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08
Washington, D.C. 20555-0001
ATTN: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff
Re: Comments on Proposed Rule, Inte more ST
U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Massachusetts (Aug. 18) (10)
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Massachusetts.
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Firearm
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- SMITH & WESSON INC., Maryville, Tennessee has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1142810 S1, initially filed Nov. 11, 2024) developed by Alexander Venditti, Springfield, Massachusetts, and Ethan Ashline, Springfield, Massachusetts, for "Firearm."
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Video-Based Automated Detection of Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures Using Deep Learning
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- THE CHILDREN'S MEDI more ST
Washington State Department of Ecology Urges NRC to Align Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Rule With Hanford Cleanup Commitments and Environmental Standards (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
STATE OF WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
Richland Field Office
3100 Port of Benton Blvd., Richland, WA 99354 509-372-7950
August 14, 2026
26-NWP-129
United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Washington, District of Columbia 20555-0001
Submitted electronically to:
https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/NRC-2011-0012-0205
Re: Docket ID: NRC-2011-0012, Washington more ST
WildEarth Guardians: Killing the Roadless Rule Will Harm Wildlife, Water, and Old Growth Trees (10)
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 19 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2026:
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Killing the Roadless Rule will Harm Wildlife, Water, and Old Growth Trees
Decision ignores more than 95% of public comments supporting Roadless protections
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Today the Trump administration announced its intention to entirely remove Roadless Area Conservation Rule protections ("Roadless Rule") across 45 million acres of roadless National Forest lands. This decision will harm wildlife, water, and old growth forests, and make these l more PR
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