WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency strongly advocating for the retention of updated Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for coal and oil-fired power plants. The organization asserted that repealing these standards would harm children and communities by increasing toxic pollution. The Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, a leading global nursing organization, works to promote pl  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following news: * * * APHIS Declares August is "Tree Check Month," Asks Public to Check Trees for Signs of Asian Longhorned Beetle * Press Release Contact: aphispress@usda.gov WASHINGTON, D.C., July 28, 2025--The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is asking the public to look for and report signs of the Asian longhorned beetle (  more

SAVANNAH, Georgia, July 29 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Savannah District issued the following news release: * * * Contract awarded to begin debris removal at Thurmond Lake recreation areas Using the Federal Highway Administration's Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads (ERFO) funding received in June 2025, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, awarded a contract to AshBritt, Inc., to begin Hurricane Helene debris removal July 18, 2025, at J. Strom Thurmond Lake rec  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 (TNSFR) -- The National Park Service has issued a notice inviting electronic comments on numerous properties across Alabama, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, South Carolina, Oregon, Wisconsin, Missouri and D.C., nominated for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. The purpose of this notice is to solicit public input on the historical significance of these properties, which were received   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Reintroduces Bill To Stop NIH's Torturous Dog And Cat Experiments * (Washington, D.C., July 28, 2025) -- As part of her fight to end government-funded animal cruelty, Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) has reintroduced the Preventing Animal Abuse and Waste (PAAW) Act, a bill prohibiting the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from conducting or funding research causing significant   more