WASHINGTON, June 20 -- A coalition of the nation's leading aquariums and zoos has strongly urged the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Department of Commerce NOAA Fisheries to withdraw a proposed rule that would rescind the regulatory definition of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act. The letter emphasizes the critical role of habitat protection in species conservation and recovery. The Aquarium Conservation Partnership, representing aquariums and zoos acros  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-1013) on June 18, 2025, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnoever - April 2025": * * * Job openings rates increased in 4 states in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates increased in 4 states and decreased in 2 states. Total separations rates increased in 2 states and decreased in 1 state. Nationally, the job   more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- A public communications letter addressed to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) expresses strong support for the proposed rule on the deregulation of chrysanthemum white rust. Paul Fisher, a professor and extension specialist in floriculture at the University of Florida, cites over 30 years of experience in research and farm advising on floriculture as the basis for his endorsement. Fisher emphasizes the need to shift th  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Scott Franklin, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * FRANKLIN, DIAZ-BALART INTRODUCE USPS TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT * Last week, U.S. Representatives Scott Franklin (FL-18) and Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26) introduced the Post Office Closure Accountability Act to improve transparency in how the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) handles post office closures. The Post Office Closure Accountability Act would require USPS to notify communities, local o  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Raises Alarm About New Mexico Public Lands at Risk in Republicans' Reconciliation Bill * WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member on the U.S. Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released a list of public lands in New Mexico that are at risk of being sold off if Republicans' reconciliation package becomes law. Senate Republicans' reconciliation pac  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Moskowitz Announces Ten Appointments to U.S. Service Academies * CORAL SPRINGS, FL -- Today, Congressman Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23) announced that ten of his nominees to the United States' service academies have received appointments to the Class of 2029 at the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, U.S. Military Academy, or U.S. Naval Academy: U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY: Alana Brow  more