WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- A coalition of 15 environmental and advocacy organizations has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Geological Survey expressing strong opposition to the potential inclusion of metallurgical coal on the 2025 Draft List of Critical Minerals. This group argues that metallurgical coal does not meet the criteria set forth in the Energy Act of 2020 for designation as a critical mineral. According to the letter, metallurgical coal fails to qualify as "critical" for sever  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- A coalition of 44 state and regional banking associations representing thousands of community banks has submitted a public comment letter to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) applauding their efforts to address the growing issue of payments fraud, which has become a pressing challenge for community banks. The ICBA emphasizes that community banks are in  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * AquaStar (USA) Corp Recalls AquaStar Raw Shrimp Skewers Because of Possible Health Risk Summary Company Announcement Date: September 23, 2025 FDA Publish Date: September 25, 2025 Product Type: Food & Beverages Shellfish Contaminants Reason for Announcement: Potential Foodborne Illness - possible radionuclide (Cesium-137) contamination Company Na  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC and 19 States Act to Stop a Deceptive Cancer Charity Fundraising Scheme * The Federal Trade Commission, along with 22 agencies from 19 states, stopped a deceptive charity fundraising scheme and its operators who made false or deceptive claims to U.S. donors. Kars-R-Us.com, Inc. (Kars) and its operators, Michael Irwin and Lisa Frank, solicited charitable donations nationwide on behalf of United  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Colleagues Blast Trump Admin's Decision to Axe Pollution Regulations, Rollback Endangerment Finding * Senators: "[It's] a blatant failure to protect the American people" WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper and the entire Democratic Caucus called out the Trump admin's reckless decision to undermine the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) "endangerment finding," whic  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Capito Makes Economic Development Stops in Cabell County * CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, made stops in Lesage and Huntington, W.Va. focused on economic development. First, Senator Capito traveled to Lesage, W.Va. where she participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony for Alcon's newest  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 26 -- West Virginia State Treasurer Larry Pack issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2025: * * * Treasurer Pack Announces West Virginia SMART529 Plans Named 'Top of the Class' in National Rankings State Treasurer Larry Pack today announced West Virginia's SMART529 plans again have been named 'Top of the Class' in Saving For College's latest 2025 ratings - their highest honor for 529 plans nationwide. "This national recognition exemplifies that our SM  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 26 -- The West Virginia Department of Human Services issued the following news on Sept. 25, 2025: * * * West Virginia Department of Human Services Reports Decline in Child Protective Services Vacancies and Turnover The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS) is reporting significant progress in stabilizing the state's child welfare workforce, with vacancy and turnover rates for Child Protective Services (CPS) and Youth Services (YS) showing notable d  more