WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Coalition to Protect America's National Parks has submitted a public comment letter to the National Park Service seeking clarification on a discrepancy regarding the public comment period for a proposed hunting and trapping rule in Alaska's national preserves. The Coalition represents nearly 5,000 individuals connected to the NPS, with over 50,000 years of collective experience in national park management and preservation. The Coalition's letter raised concerns about  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Cooperative Credit Union Association Inc., Marlborough, Massachusetts, submitted a public comment letter to the National Credit Union Administration expressing support for the agency's proposed removal of Section 701.31 from its rules and regulations. This rule, which is part of the NCUA Deregulation Project, summarizes federal nondiscrimination laws applicable to federal credit unions, creating inefficiencies and redundancy. Representing nearly 170 credit unions acr  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Cooperative Credit Union Association Inc., Marlborough, Massachusetts, submitted a public comment letter to the National Credit Union Administration regarding the agency's proposed rule to rescind Interpretive Ruling and Policy Statement (IRPS) 11-02 concerning Corporate Credit Union chartering. The Association, which represents nearly 170 state and federally-chartered credit unions across Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island serving over 4.4 milli  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Cooperative Credit Union Association Inc., Marlborough, Massachusetts, has submitted a public comment letter to the National Credit Union Administration advocating for the agency's proposal to rescind Interpretive Ruling and Policy Statement (IRPS) 10-1. The proposal concerns the definition of "Well Defined Local Community" related to federal credit union community fields of membership and forms part of the NCUA's Round Three Deregulation Project. Representing nearly  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Electronic Fluorocarbons LLC, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, has submitted a public comment letter to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration advocating to an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) related to the safe transportation of hazardous materials used in space operations. The letter, filed for Docket No. PHMSA-2024-0065, supports the proposed regulations aimed at modernizing and streamlining the existing framework. In the correspondence, El  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission has begun an investigation into lithium hexafluorophosphate imports from China to determine if they cause material injury to the U.S. industry. This action follows petitions filed on March 5, 2026, by Mexichem Fluor Inc. dba Orbia Fluor and Energy Materials, Boston, Massachusetts. The proceedings involve both antidumping and countervailing duty investigations. The petitioner alleges that these chemical imports are sold in the Un  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission issued an order rescinding the remedial actions previously directed at international chemical entities collectively referred to as Organik Kimya. This decision involving trade secrets and opaque polymers follows a joint petition filed by the Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Michigan, and Organik Kimya to resolve a long-standing dispute. The rescission of the limited exclusion order and cease and desist order applies to Organik Kimya S  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Statement on Trump Executive Order to Prohibit States from Regulating AI * Washington (March 20, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, released the following statement after President Trump released his national artificial intelligence (AI) legislative framework that calls for Congress to prevent states fr  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48179) on March 20, 2026, entitled "Tickets for Live Entertainment Events" by Clare Y. Cho, industrial organization and business policy specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Each year, millions of Americans purchase tickets for live entertainment events, such as concerts, theatrical performances, and sporting events. Tickets for live events initially are sold in the primary market, i  more