WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48538) on Nov. 26, 2025, entitled "Advanced Lithium-Ion Energy Storage Battery Manufacturing in the U.S.:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Policy Options for Congress This section discusses past congressional actions related to battery manufacturing and discusses some policy options for Congress to consider. Congress has enacted legislation that may have affected the development of a batt  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration released a final rule to rescind regulations governing Federal-Aid Contracts for the Appalachian Development Highway System, stating that the rules are outdated, duplicative and unnecessary. The agency is eliminating the rule issued on Sept. 30, 1974, which established policies and procedures for administering projects and funds for the Appalachian Development Highway System and Appalachian local   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on Dec. 3, 2025, to Japan Forward: * * * In Praise of Candor: Takaichi, Japan, and Taiwan By James J. Przystup In China's Sights Recently, Beijing's foreign policy leadership had appeared to be making an effort to send its Wolf Warrior diplomats back to their lairs-until Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi spoke truth to  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement announced its partial approval of amendments to the West Virginia surface coal mining regulatory program. This final rule incorporates changes to the West Virginia Coal Mining and Reclamation Act and related state rules under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The department approved 12 provisions, granted qualified approval to five provisions, and  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 [Category: Environment] (TNSrpt) -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * New 2025 report: Despite federal retreat, states make enormous progress to lower energy costs and build out clean energy Today, the League of Conservation Voters is releasing its annual Clean Energy Successes in the States report detailing how in 2025, 30 states, led by state affiliates in the Conservation Voters Movement (CVM), passed, funded, and implemented solu  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * Trump's Attacks on Clean Cars and Trucks is Costing Consumers Money and Polluting our Environment In response to the Trump administration's expected rollback of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for cars, SUVs, and heavy-duty pickups and vans, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) released the following statement from Government Affairs Advocate on Climate C  more