WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by Elizabeth Earle Beske, a law professor at the American University, from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "Legislative Reforms to End Lawfare by State and Local Prosecutors": * * * Chairman Roy, Ranking Member Scanlon, and Members of the Committee, it is a great honor and privilege to be part of your deliberative process, and I thank you for the invitation. M  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from Celanese Corp., Irving, Texas: * * * Re: Comments of Celanese Corporation on the TSCA Dra Risk Evaluation for 1,3-Butadiene; Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2024-0425 * * * Dear Sir or Madam: Celanese Corporation (Celanese or the Company) submits these comments to assist the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) in conducting the Agency's risk eval  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from the Center for Environmental Health, Oakland, California: * * * To: Marcy Card Existing Chemicals Risk Management Division Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20460-000195812 Re: Draft Scope of the Risk Evaluation, Vinyl Chloride, Under Toxic Substances Contract Act (TSCA);   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSFR) -- The National Park Service has announced a new round of nominations for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places, with properties spanning 11 states and Puerto Rico. These nominations, submitted before February 15, 2025, include sites of architectural, cultural, and historical significance that reflect the heritage of their respective communities. California's nominations include the Harrower Laboratory and Clinic in Glendale, a facil  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Whitehouse Lead EPW Democrats in Demanding Zeldin Halt Political Witch Hunt Against Money-Saving Clean Energy Investments Administrator Zeldin is manipulating facts as a pretext to terminate a congressionally appropriated and legally obligated program that would lower household energy costs, spur economic development, and reduce pollution Washington, (March 14, 2025) - Today, Sen  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Senate conducted five committee hearings on March 13, 2025: * * * BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items: S.919, to provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; and S. 875, to curtail the political weaponization of Federal banking agencies by eliminating reputational risk as a component of the supervision of dep  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) has released "The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes, 2025," a report detailing the acute shortage of affordable rental housing facing America's poorest renters. Authored by Raquel Harati, Dan Emmanuel, Katie Renzi, and Andrew Aurand, the report details a 7.1 million home deficit for the nation's 10.9 million extremely low-income (ELI) renter households--those with incomes at or below the federal poverty guideline or 30%   more