WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Feb. 3, 2025, from the Washington Council of Trout Unlimited, Bellevue: * * * To: Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20460 RE: Comments on ANPRM for 6PPD-quinone - Regulatory Investigation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Docket Id No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2024-0403 * * * On behalf o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The House Agriculture Committee released the following testimony by Terrain Executive Head John Newton form a Feb. 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Examining the Economic Crisis in Farm Country": * * * Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Craig, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify before you today. My name is John Newton, and I am the Executive Head of Terrain. I am honored to appear before the Committee to provide insights on factors contributing  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-863) on the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act (H.R. 7137), which aims to provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking. The report was advanced by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on Dec. 11, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 7137, the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2024, introduced by Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC) creates a process  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust released the following testimony by Patrick A. McLaughlin, a senior fellow with the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, from a Feb. 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Reining in the Administrative State: Regulatory and Administrative Law Reform": * * * Regulations play a vital role in modern society, and with good design and management, regulations deliver important public benef  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication on Jan. 10, 2025, from Auman, Mahan and Furry Co. LPA, counsel for the Mechanical Contractors Association of Greater Dayton, Ohio: * * * The law firm of Auman, Mahan, and Furry Co. LPA recently surveyed members of the Mechanical Contractors Association of Greater Dayton (MCAGD), regarding the proposed standard, Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Stan  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication on Jan. 10, 2025, from Auman, Mahan and Furry Co. LPA, safety counsel to Dayton Builders Exchange, Ohio: * * * The law firm of Auman, Mahan, and Furry Co. LPA has partnered with the Dayton Builders Exchange (DBX), to survey its members regarding the proposed standard, Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings. The DBX re  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from Dan Walker, managing director of the Industrial Fasteners Institute Independence, Ohio: * * * To: The Honorable Douglas Parker Assistant Secretary of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20210 RE: Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009, Pr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from the National Association of Manufacturers: * * * To: The Honorable Douglas L. Parker Assistant Secretary of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20210 Re: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication on Feb. 12, 2025, from Auman, Mahan, and Furry Co. LPA on behalf of Sheet Metal and Roofing Contractors Association of the Miami Valley-Ohio, Dayton: * * * The law firm of Auman, Mahan, and Furry Co. LPA writes on behalf of the Sheet Metal & Roofing Contractors Association of the Miami Valley, Ohio [SMRCA]. These contractors' employees work in the fi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The White House issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2025: * * * Trump Effect Shows No Slowdown In his first month back in office, President Donald J. Trump has taken extraordinary action to usher in a new Golden Age of America - through border security, deregulation, government accountability, and leveling the playing field for American workers, to name a few. The positive effects of President Trump's policies continue to be felt across the country. Here are  more