WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Baby Safety Alliance, a trade association based in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, representing manufacturers and stakeholders in the juvenile products industry, addressed concerns about consumer product recall fraud in comments submitted to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The organization underscored the growing risks posed by generative artificial intelligence in enabling sophisticated fraudulent photo submissions during recall verification processes.   more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Hackensack Meridian Health, Iselin, New Jersey, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expressing concerns and recommendations related to the Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Proposed Rule. The comprehensive health care network addressed payment updates, wage index policies, uncompensated care funding, and the potential inclusion of ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) in epi  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFR) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has launched the environmental review process for a proposed dual-unit small modular reactor facility at the Palisades Energy Center, Covert, Michigan. The agency announced its intent to prepare an environmental impact statement examining the potential effects of a phased construction permit application and limited work authorization request submitted by Palisades SMR LLC, Camden, New Jersey. The proposal involves construction of   more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The Ocean Conservancy has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency advocating for the inclusion of microplastics in the agency's Contaminant Candidate List 6 under the Safe Drinking Water Act. The organization stresses the importance of maintaining microplastics on the final CCL and calls for heightened EPA efforts to address microplastic pollution in drinking water and beyond. According to Ocean Conservancy, microplastics meet the sta  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Penn Medicine, an academic medical center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding the agency's Fiscal Year 2027 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) proposed rule. The healthcare system provided extensive feedback addressing multiple aspects of the proposed payment updates, policy changes, and cost reporting instructions outlined in the rule published in the Federal Register on Ap  more