WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- A coalition of 194 environmental and conservation organizations has submitted a public comment letter to the White House Council on Environmental Quality expressing concerns regarding sweeping changes to the National Environmental Policy Act procedures implemented across numerous federal agencies. The letter highlights potential erosion of transparency and public participation in federal project decision-making processes that are vital to ensuring a healthy environment. S  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- A coalition of 228 tribes, environmental and conservation organizations submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of the Interior, and U.S. Department of Transportation expressing deep concern over recent modifications to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementation procedures. The coalition argues that the changes, introduced by several key federal departments, undermine the core principles of environmental pro  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- A coalition of 5 environmental justice movement organizations has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) in strong opposition of the Interim Final Rule (IFR) that proposes sweeping changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing regulations. The letter, supported by a total of 89 environmental justice and tribal organizations, asserts that the proposed revisions would undermine crucial environmental protections, limit p  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Ferroglobe USA, Inc. submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the Section 232 national security investigation of imports of polysilicon and its derivatives. The company expresses strong support for the investigation aimed at determining the need for Section 232 duties to protect the domestic polysilicon industry. Ferroglobe emphasizes that no matter the outcome of the investigation, the current UFLPA should be broadened to encompass a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- A collective of 22 organizations acting as the Naturalization Working Group has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services expressing strong objection to the agency's proposed information collection request regarding Form N-400 Application for Naturalization. This request, identified by OMB Control Number 1615-NEW and Docket ID USCIS-2025-0006 has drawn criticism due to concerns that it would add unnecessary burdens and complications  more