WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is making available its weekly receipts of environmental impact statements. The documents were filed between August 25, 2025, and August 29, 2025. This fulfills the EPA's responsibility under the Clean Air Act, which mandates it to make public its comments on these statements from other federal agencies. The U.S. Department of Energy has also adopted the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Final Environmental Impact Statement N  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * Iowa NRCS Sets Oct. 10 Cutoff for Conservation Program Applications * DES MOINES, IOWA, Sept. 10, 2025 - The first application cutoff for Iowa farmers and other private landowners to apply for conservation practices in Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 through USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) programs is Oct. 10. NRCS accepts conservation program applicat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * NDAA Passes House Legislation Includes Lumbee Fairness Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - This afternoon, the House passed H.R. 3838, the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (FY26 NDAA). Included in the final package was legislation introduced by Congressman David Rouzer to provide full federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. "Today marks an historic effort not jus  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Sept. 10 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAH researcher gains $95K USDA grant to help control Japanese beetle that causes $450M in U.S. damage annually By Russ Nelson Japanese beetles cause approximately $450 million in damages every year to private lawns and golf courses alone. Now a UAH researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has won a $94,986 United States Department of Agri  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 12 [Category: Environment] -- The Natural Resources Defense Council posted the following news release: * * * Voluntary Is Not Enough: States Need to Intervene to Address Nitrogen Pollution * For decades, states have relied on voluntary programs to curb nitrogen pollution from croplands, arising from the overapplication of fertilizer. These programs rely on farmers to take the lead in adopting on-farm practices or solutions that reduce nutrient runoff. Yet today, little has ch  more