WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- A coalition of 135 environmental and conservation advocacy organizations has expressed strong opposition to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Interim Final Rules related to the implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). These groups, representing millions of members nationwide, argue that the new regulations undermine public input and jeopardize environmental protections vital for public health and wildlife habitats. The public comment letter highligh  more

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. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44975) on Aug. 7, 2025, entitled "The Blue Slip Process for U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations (1917-Present)" by American national government analyst Barry J. McMillion. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The blue slip process used by the Senate Judiciary Committee for U.S. circuit and district court nominations is of ongoing interest to Congress. Since at least 1917, the committee's  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, Green Bay, Wisconsin, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service expressing concerns over proposed changes to conservation practice standards. The cooperative, one of the largest dairy organizations in the country, represents approximately 860 member farms across multiple states, including Wisconsin and Minnesota. In the letter, the cooperative highlights that the revis  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest from PTC Solutions J.V. LLC, a small business joint venture based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, against the U.S. Air Force. The protest challenged the issuance of a delivery order to Pinnacle Solutions LLC, of Huntsville, Alabama, for a T-7A aircraft Maintenance Training System. PTC Solutions argued that the Air Force's evaluation of its technical proposal was flawed and that the best-value tradeoff decision was unreaso  more