WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following commentary on May 15, 2026, by Carla Sands, chair of the Foreign Policy Initiative and senior fellow for Energy Policy, and Ted Ellis, campaign director of the Power America and deputy policy director for Energy and Environment: * * * The Energy Build-Out Is Happening. Here's Proof. Americans voted for energy abundance, and the door Washington spent years holding shut is finally open. Families want lower bills, work  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following InfluenceWatch wrapup on May 16, 2026, by Jonathan Harsh: * * * InfluenceWatch, a project of Capital Research Center, is a comprehensive and ever-evolving compilation of our research into the numerous advocacy groups, foundations, and donors working to influence the public policy process. The website offers transparency into these influencers' funding, motives, and connections while providing insight often neglected by othe  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed granting final authorization to the State of Alaska to operate its own hazardous waste management program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, replacing most aspects of the federal hazardous waste program within the state. The proposed rule, published May 14, 2026, states that the EPA tentatively determined Alaska's hazardous waste program satisfies federal requirements for equivalency, consistency,   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following information collection: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are proposing to renew an information collection without change. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we provide the general public and other Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on new, propos  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued a proposed rule that would significantly revise federal grazing regulations governing public lands outside Alaska and establish a new framework for land health management across Bureau-managed lands. The proposal, published May 12 in the Federal Register, would amend regulations in 43 CFR parts 4, 1700, and 4100. The rule would create a new land health management framework, expand the Bureau's abi  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 16 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by Managing Director of Government Finance Mariana Trujillo: * * * No, New York doesn't have a public employee recruitment and retention crisis The state's 2012 pension reform saved its taxpayers $80 billion. Supporters of a rollback point to a recruitment problem--but the data show there isn't one. * New York's unions have put their full weight behind the "Fix Tier 6" campaign, which calls for reversi  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following information collection: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are proposing to renew a currently approved information collection without change. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA; 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and its implementing regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, all informat  more