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 16 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from GreenLatinos: * * * 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: Comments on the Draft Scope of the Risk Evaluation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for Vinyl Chloride; Docket Number: EPA-HQ-O  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSFR) -- The National Park Service has announced a call for public comments on properties nominated for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. These nominations, submitted before March 1, 2025, span 14 states and Puerto Rico, representing a broad spectrum of historically significant buildings, districts, and archaeological sites. In California, notable nominations include Alf's Blacksmith Shop in San Bernardino County, Fisk's Mill Landing   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur Statement On Senate Passage Of Government Funding Legislation Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement upon Senate passage of H.R. 1968, the Continuing Appropriations Act. This legislation will fund government operations through September 30, 2025, while making deep cuts to critical programs and projects that are important to people across North  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSFR) -- The Ohio History Connection has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and has determined a cultural affiliation with multiple Indian Tribes. This decision will allow the return of remains and artifacts to their respective tribes, marking a significant step in the ongoing process of repatriation and cultural preservation. The inventory includes   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSFR) -- The Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association in Deerfield, Massachusetts, has announced plans to repatriate the remains of a Native American individual to the Shawnee Tribes, in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The remains, consisting of a cranium, were originally acquired by the association in 1885 through a donation from James S. Reed. The remains were removed from a burial mound in Coshocton, Ohio, by Professor   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of State has granted approval for the temporary importation of culturally significant artworks for the exhibition "Rachel Ruysch: Nature into Art." The exhibition will be hosted at the Toledo Museum of Art in Toledo, Ohio, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in Boston, Massachusetts, with the possibility of additional venues yet to be determined. The imported objects are being loaned under agreements with their foreign owners or custodians a  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service has released the following public communication dated March 5, 2025, from FMI - The Food Industry Association, Arlington, Virginia: * * * To: Rachel Edelstein - Assistant Administrator Office of Policy and Program Development, Food Safety Inspection Service U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250 * To: Peter Koufopoulos - Deputy Director for Animal Derived  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service has released the following public communication dated March 4, 2025, from the Ohio Organics Council: * * * To U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Mailstop 3758 Washington, DC 20250-3700 Docket No. FSIS-2024-0021 Re: Comments Responding to the Request for Information on Food Date Labeling * * * These comments are submitted in response t  more