JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Air Force sweeps Men's 2025 Armed Forces Cross Country, Navy women take team win SAN ANTONIO, Texas - In perfect 45-degree overcast weather, Air Force elite athletes swept the podium and the team win in the men's division during the 2025 Armed Forces Cross Country Championship at the Windcrest Golf Club on Jan. 25. The top runners earned spots on the U.S. Armed Forces Cross Country team c more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47162) on Jan. 24, 2025, entitled "Overview of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Infrastructure Assistance" by natural resources policy specialist Anna E. Normand. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Congress has authorized and appropriated funding for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) environmental infrastructure (EI) assistance for the design and construction of certain infrastructure in specified municipalities, counties, and sta more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 27, 2025 AIR FORCE General Electric Co., GE Edison Works, Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded a ceiling $3,500,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity modification (P00005) to a previously awarded contract (FA8626-22-D-0010) for technology maturation and risk reduction services for the execution of the prototype phase of the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion program. Work will be performed in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is expected to be more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication on Jan. 22, 2025, from Beta Analytic Inc., Miami, Florida: * * * To: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0411 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Partial Waiver of 2024 Volume Requirement and Extension of the 2024 Compliance Deadline * * * This comment is intended to recommend improvements to the use of the carbon-14 testing method to determine the share of biogenic carbon content of biogas to  more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Jan. 21, 2025, from Boyden Gray PLLC. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Ms. Martha Guzman Aceves Regional Administrator, Region IX Environmental Protection Agency 75 Hawthorne St. San Francisco, CA 94105 RE: Comments on EPA's Request for Public Comment on California's Submitted Revision to the State Implementation Plan (SIP), Docket No. EPA-R09-OAR-2024-0588 * * * In August 2023 and June 2024 California submitted to the U.S more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Jan. 21, 2025, from Weaver and Tidwell LLP: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center Air Docket, Mail Code 28221T 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Partial Waiver of 2024 Cellulosic Biofuel Volume Requirement and Extension of 2024 Compliance Deadline, FR Doc. 2024-28978 Filed 12-11-24; EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0411 * * * Dear Sir/Madam: Weaver and more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco issued the following Beige Book on Jan. 15, 2025: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity in the Twelfth District expanded slightly during the mid-November through December reporting period. Employment levels were largely unchanged, and employee retention improved further. Wages were up slightly overall, and year-end pay increases were in line with historical averages. Price levels were generally stable in recent weeks. Retail sales grew modestly as contac more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-779) on the Facilitating Access to Swiftly Transport Goods During a Publicly Announced State of Emergency Situation Act (H.R. 6140), which aims facilitate access to swiftly transport goods during a publicly announced state of emergency situation. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on Nov. 26, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 6140, as amended, is to facilitate access to swiftly more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-781) on a bill (H.R. 3149), which aims to designate U.S. Route 20 in the States of Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Massachusetts as the "National Medal of Honor Highway". The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on Nov. 26, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 3149 is to designate United States Route 20 in the States o more ST

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2025: MEDFORD, Ore.-- Nicole Randall, 37, of Cedar Park, Texas pleaded guilty and was sentenced today to one year of probation for introducing an adulterated drug into interstate commerce. According to court documents, between February 2020 and May 2022, Randall used fake names to smuggle GS-441524, a drug that had not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for human or animal consumption, into more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from 52 House members: * * * To: The Honorable Julie Su Acting Secretary United States Department of Labor 200 Constitution Ave. NW Washington, DC 20210 * To: The Honorable Douglas L. Parker Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health United States Department of Labor 200 Constitution Ave. NW Washington, DC 20210 RE: Heat Injury and Illness Preven more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 9, 2025, from the National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety, Marshfield, Wisconsin: * * * Regarding Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009 * * * Dear OSHA Directorate of Standards and Guidance, Thank you for your proposed rule, Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings. We  more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from National Council for Occupational Safety and Health. Here are excerpts: * * * To: The Honorable Doug Parker Assistant Secretary of Occupational Safety and Health U.S. Department of Labor Washington, DC 20210 Re: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings Proposed Rulemaking Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009 29 CFR Parts 1910, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1926 more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 13, 2025, from the National Employment Law Project: * * * To: Occupational Safety and Health Administration US Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20210 Submitted via regulations.gov Re: Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009, Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings * * * The National Employment Law Project (NELP) is a national workers a more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2024, from the National Potato Council: * * * To: The Honorable Douglas Parker Assistant Secretary of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20210 RE: Comment on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings (RIN 1218-AD39) * * * Dear  more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 8, 2025, from Northwest Workers' Justice Project and Pineros Y Campesinos Unidos Del Noroeste: * * * To: The Honorable Doug Parker Asst. Sec. of Occupational Safety and Health U.S. Department of Labor Washington, DC 20210 RE: Docket #: OSHA-2021-0009 - US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work S more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 10, 2025, from the Oregon Health Authority. Here are excerpts: * * * To: U.S. Department of Labor - Occupational Safety and Health Administration Subject: Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings * * * The Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Health and Sciences University jointly implemented Oregon O more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries: * * * To: The Honorable Douglas S. Parker Assistant Secretary of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Ave. NW Washington, DC 20210 RE: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings, Docket No.  more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., co-chair of the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus, blasted Donald Trump's firing of 17 federal inspectors general last night. IGs are independent watchdogs that investigate waste and fraud within government agencies, and have been a nonpartisan check on abuse of federal taxpayer resources. "Donald Trump is systematically dismantling the protections against abuse, corruption and fraud within the federal government," Wyden said. "Cou more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 27, 2025, opposing the confirmation of Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary: * * * As Prepared for Delivery The Senate will vote shortly on the nomination of Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary. I urge my colleagues to oppose his confirmation. A few reasons why. First off the list, nearly a million dollars in unpaid Medicare taxes. For the vast majority of Americans, paying Medicare taxes is automatic. Th more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2025: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today that he joined the reintroduction of legislation that would expand access to federal support for the families of firefighters and other first responders who died or became permanently disabled from service-related cancers. The Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act would also extend disability benefits in cases where these first responders become permanently and totally disabled due to cancer. "In the wake of record more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2025: * * * Senators fight back against Donald Trump's day-one withdrawal of the United States from Paris Climate Agreement * * * U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced they have joined 20 U.S. Senate colleagues to reintroduce the We Are Still In resolution in response to Donald Trump's withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement through a day-one executive order. "With increasingly severe weather consisten more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Co-sponsor Climate Resolution Senators fight back against Donald Trump's day-one withdrawal of the United States from Paris Climate Agreement Washington DC-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced they have joined 20 U.S. Senate colleagues to reintroduce the We Are Still In resolution in response to Donald Trump's withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement through a day-one executive order. " more PR