WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management will hold a competitive lease sale for federal coal resources in Big Horn County, Montana. The sale will be conducted through sealed bids in compliance with the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended. The sale is in response to a lease-by-application submitted by Navajo Transitional Energy Co., Farmington, New Mexico. The offering includes four tracts of land that aggregate to 1,262.57 acres. These tr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration is withdrawing a guidance document that addressed environmental justice. The withdrawal is effective on September 15, 2025. The Federal Transit Administration published Circular 4703.1, "Environmental Justice Policy Guidance for Federal Transit Administration Recipients," in 2012. This document implemented two orders: Executive Order 12898, "Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Mi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has completed its review of a license application to operate and maintain the Devil Canyon Project. The project is situated on the East Branch of the California Aqueduct in San Bernardino County. It occupies 220.98 acres of federal lands within the San Bernardino National Forest, which is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. To evaluate the potential effects of the project, FERC prepared an En  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service is conducting five-year status reviews for 14 plant and six animal species in the Mountain-Prairie Region. This review is required by the Endangered Species Act and is intended to assess each species' status based on the best scientific and commercial data available. The listed species are from the states of Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration is amending the results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from Italy. This change follows a final judgment issued by the U.S. Court of International Trade in the case of Officine Tecnosider SRL v. U.S. The judgment, dated September 3, 2025, sustained ITA's second remand results. The case pertains to a review covering the perio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration has concluded its administrative review on large diameter welded pipe from Turkiye, covering the period from May 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024. ITA determined that the product was not sold in the U.S. at less than its normal value. This finding is consistent with the preliminary results published on July 28, 2025. In this review, the U.S. agency examined HDM Celik Boru Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S., fi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration is amending its prior determination on countervailing duties for multilayered wood flooring from China, following a judgment by the U.S. Court of International Trade. This decision, issued on August 29, 2025, sustained ITA's remand results for the administrative review that covered the period from January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2018. This action by the court is not in harmony with Commerce'  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration issued a notice about a petition for modification submitted by Century Mining LLC, Volga, West Virginia. This request relates to a mandatory safety standard at the Longview Mine in Barbour County, West Virginia. The company seeks to modify the existing standard for the installation of electric equipment and conductors. Century Mining seeks to use the battery powered respirable protection unit 3M V  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration issued a notice regarding a petition for modification submitted by Century Mining LLC, Volga, West Virginia. The petition pertains to an alternative method of providing respiratory protection at the company's Longview Mine in Barbour County, West Virginia. The proposed alternative is a battery-powered respirable protection unit to be used in place of the discontinued 3M Airstream helmet. The com  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Business-Cooperative Service is inviting applications for loans and grants through the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Programs for fiscal year 2026. The agency expects to have around $50 million available for loans and $10 million for grants. These funds are intended to finance projects that promote economic development and job creation in rural areas and tribal communities. The purpose of the program is to pro  more