WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The Center for Biological Diversity, Tucson, Arizona, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service urging the agency to move swiftly to protect the Barrens darter as an endangered species. The letter, representing 1.8 million members, highlights the urgent need for critical habitat designation for this fish, which is native to the Barrens Plateau in central Tennessee. In the letter, the Center emphasizes that the Barrens darter's survival is  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-228) on the Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement Act (H.R. 980), which aims to amend Title 38 of the U.S. Code to make improvements to the provision of on-campus educational and vocational counseling by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The report was advanced by Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, on Aug. 15, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 980, the "Veterans Readiness an  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The UCLA Law Center for Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy and UCSF Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration urging the agency to maintain its standards for mifepristone based on evidence and sound science. The letter highlights the concerns of 263 reproductive health researchers regarding pressures to reassess existing safety protocols for the medication. The researchers emphasize that dec  more