WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Peters Launch Inquiry into Trump Staffer Paul Ingrassia's Interference in Federal Investigation of Andrew & Tristan Tate * [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, yesterday launched a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued decisions on 16 small refinery exemption (SRE) petitions under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. This action entitled the "November 2025 SRE Decisions Action," addresses petitions from eight refineries seeking relief from their RFS obligations for the 2021 through 2024 compliance years due to disproportionate economic hardship (DEH). EPA's final decisions grant full (100 percent) exemptions to two petitions,  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, filed a petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit. This permit was issued by the Allegheny County Health Department for the company's Mon Valley Works, Clairton Plant, which is a by-products coke facility located in Clairton, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The company presented its petition on Nov. 19, 2024, arguing against the permit. EPA s  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to approve a request from the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) to take over the implementation and enforcement of the federal plan requirements for sewage sludge incineration (SSI) units. This action pertains to all existing SSI units located within Allegheny County in Pennsylvania. If approved, the ACHD will assume primary responsibility for administering the regulations, though the EPA will still mai  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed to approve negative declarations submitted by the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment (DCDOEE). These declarations certify that D.C. does not contain specific existing sources of air pollution that would require the creation of a state-specific plan under the Clean Air Act (CAA) sections 111(d) and 129. Under the CAA, states or local agencies must implement emission guidelines for certain  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has proposed to amend the Class D and Class E4 airspace at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The proposed action seeks to modify the currently designated airspace boundaries because they do not properly contain instrument flight rule (IFR) operations, which rely on controlled airspace for safety and management. This notice of proposed rulemaking would amen  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following report (No. A-03-24-00206) Nov. 5, 2025, entitled "Pennsylvania Correctly Invoiced Rebates to Manufacturers for Most Physician-Administered Drugs Dispensed to Enrollees of Medicaid Managed-Care Organizations" filed under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Here are excerpts: * * * Report Highlights Why OIG Did This Audit * For a covered outpatient drug to be eligible for Federal  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, alongside a coalition of environmental groups, filed petitions asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to object to an operating permit for the U.S. Steel Mon Valley Works Irvin Plant, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. The Allegheny County Health Department issued the Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit for the secondary steel processing facility. The petitions, both dated Nov. 15, 2024, came from the cor  more