WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management has announced its intent to prepare an environmental impact statement to consider the effects of the proposed Castle Mountain Mine Phase II Expansion Project. The project, which includes a proposed underground water pipeline and overhead powerline across public land in both San Bernardino County, California, and Clark County, Nevada, is the subject of this environmental review. The BLM's Needles Field O  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Cloudflare Inc., San Francisco, California, has issued a public comment letter to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative concerning the agency's request for feedback on the 2025 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy. In the letter, Cloudflare expressed concerns over mischaracterizations about its services made by a small number of rightsholder groups, asserting that these comments promote unwarranted policy changes unrelated to the review's main ob  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced a determination to waive various laws and legal requirements to speed up the building of barriers and roads along the international border in California. This action is taken to ensure quick progress on construction near the border. Ensuring border security and preventing illegal entry into the United States are primary missions of the Homeland Security. Congress has directed the agency to achieve and maintain  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced a determination to waive several laws and regulations to allow for the quicker construction of barriers and roads along the international border in the San Diego Sector in California. This action focuses on an area identified as having a high rate of unlawful entry into the U.S. U.S. Border Patrol has described the San Diego Sector as an area of high illegal entry. Between fiscal year 2021 and July 2025, Borde  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The Identity Project (IDP), San Francisco, California, and Restore The Fourth (RT4), Belmont, Massachusetts, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) expressing concerns regarding the agency's proposed collection of social media identifiers on immigration forms. The organizations argue that the initiative is not only unnecessary but also infringes on constitutional and human rights, highlighting possible violations of the P  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 19 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Paul Hastings Further Enhances Global Private Equity Platform With New York Partner * Paul Hastings LLP has further strengthened its premier global private equity platform with the addition of partner Anthony Cahill in New York. Cahill joins from leading growth equity investor TCV, where he was vice president and associate general counsel, and previously practiced at Weil,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Examining the Beneficial Use and Regulation of Chemicals" at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 23, 2025, at 562 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Panel 1 * Peter Huntsman, President and CEO, Huntsman Corporation * Dr. Gwen Gross, Senior Technical Fellow, The Boeing Company * Dr. Tracey Woodruf  more

LONDON, England, Oct. 18 -- The University College London issued the following news: * * * Landmark gene therapy study shows safety for children Results from the largest cohort of children who received a gene therapy for a rare immunodeficiency condition have shown the long-term safety and efficacy of the curative treatment. An international team of researchers led by Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), University College London (UCL), and University of California, Los Angles (UCLA) develop  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * Extra time off from work as a reward makes people feel more human, research shows Key takeaways * Researchers found that a vacation time benefit gave surveyed employees an internalized sense of being treated and valued as a complete human being. * In a second study, those who were told they got an extra week off felt greater segmentation than those awarded a bonus of money. *  more