WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- A coalition of 183 environmental, conservation, and outdoor recreation organizations has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service urging the agency to maintain the Roadless Conservation Area Rule. The groups, representing millions of members across the country, express concerns that rescinding the rule could jeopardize nearly 45 million acres of vital national forests, which play a crucial role in the ecological health of the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- A coalition of 254 civil rights, social justice and consumer advocacy organizations has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing strong opposition to a proposed rule that threatens the integrity of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. The letter, filed in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published on August 18, critiques the proposed changes as unconstitutional and harmful to borrowers engaged in public servic  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Alliance for the Great Lakes and Clean Wisconsin issued a report finding nitrate contamination has become a statewide drinking water crisis driven largely by excess agricultural fertilizer and manure, shifting mounting treatment and mitigation costs onto municipal ratepayers and private well owners rather than polluters. The analysis estimates more than 16 million pounds of nitrogen were applied beyond crop needs in 2022, exacerbating groundwater and surfac  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Wyden, Bennet, Jayapal Reintroduce Bicameral Legislation to Improve Child Nutrition * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, joined Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), and U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07) in reintroducing the Local School Foods Expansion   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 23 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2025: * * * Cherish Wisconsin Outdoors Fund Hits $3 Million Endowment Protects Public Lands Across Wisconsin * The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin (NRF) today announced that the Cherish Wisconsin Outdoors Fund has hit a new milestone: $3 million - an exciting win to celebrate on National Public Lands Da  more