WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49486) on Oct. 14, 2026, entitled "Clean Water Act Permitting - Overview and Policy Issues:" (Continued from Part 2 of 3) * * * Congressional Interest - Hearings and Legislation in the 119th Congress Many Members have shown interest in policy issues pertaining to CWA permitting-especially permitting reform-in recent Congresses. Congress has held hearings that have included discussion of CWA permitting, and some Members have introduced legisl more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Carter Condemns Haley Stevens' Break with Democrats and Endorsement of GOP Candidate Mike Rogers * Today, Congressman Carter released a statement following Haley Stevens' endorsement of GOP Candidate Mike Rogers in the Michigan Senate race: "In my opinion, Haley Stevens's decision has more to do with a bruised ego than a commitment to the people she was elected to serve. I could not be more disappointed. "I understand that losing a pr more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization: The Secretary's Recognition of Accrediting Agencies; Institutional Eligibility Under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as Amended; Student Assistance General Provisions The Department revises the existing accrediting agency recognition regulations to implement the directives set forth in Executive Order 14279, Reforming Accreditation to Stren more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Withdrawal of Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement, Port of Iberia, Louisiana The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is issuing this notice to advise Federal, State, local governmental agencies, and the public and other concerned stakeholders that USACE is withdrawing the Notice of Intent (NOI) for the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) as part of the Port of Iberia, Louisiana naviga more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 26, 2026 Docket Operations, M-30 U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12-140 Washington, DC 20590-0001 RE: Docket No. FAA-2026-9736 - Siting New Spaceports and Use of Priority Airspace for Critical Space Launch Corridors Responder Information: Name: Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority (OSIDA) Address: 110 N. Rob more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 [Category: International] -- Refugees International, a humanitarian organization that says it advocates for lifesaving assistance, human rights and protection for displaced people, issued the following news: * * * Refugees International Condemns Planned U.S. Deportation of Afghans via Pakistan * Please see below statement from Director for the Americas and Europe Dr. Yael Schacher: "The Trump administration is gathering Afghans from around the country to a detention facility in Louisiana in preparation for their deportat more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (TNSCrpt) -- Tunnel Vision: Trumped up "Energy Emergency" Accelerates Pipeline Boom - A report from Environmental Integrity Project - October 2026 (56 pages) * * * Executive Summary A wave of at least 193 projects is proposed or under construction to build more than 17,000 miles of pipelines across the U.S., expanding the nation's network of natural gas, oil, petrochemical, and carbon dioxide pipelines. That's enough pipe to stretch from New York to Los Angeles, six times. Most of these new pipelines (151) would carry natu more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Southern Poverty Law Center 400 Washington Ave Montgomery, AL 36104 splcenter.org October 22, 2026 George Cook, Deputy Under Secretary U.S. Census Bureau U.S. Department of Commerce 4600 Silver Hill Road Washington, DC 20233 Submitted via Regulations.gov Re: Opposition to Proposed Residence Criteria and Proposed Regulations for Demographic Questions in the Decenn more ST