WASHINGTON, March 2 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12749) on Feb. 26, 2025, by natural resources policy specialist Carol Hardy Vincent. Here are excerpts: * * * Bureau of Land Management: FY2025 Appropriations The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), in the Department of the Interior (DOI), manages 245 million acres of federal land, nearly all in the West. Under its multiple-use mission, BLM manages lands for diverse purposes, inc more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has released the following public communication dated Feb. 21, 2025, from Oregon Aviation Watch: * * * Pilot Training Modernization Comments Submitted by Miki Barnes, Banks, Oregon - Founder of Oregon Aviation Watch * * * There are good reasons to reevaluate pilot training in the U.S., especially because flight training schools are well known for their adverse impacts on local communities. Backgrou more ST

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Feb. 10, 2025, from the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute: * * * To: Janet M. de Jesus, MS, RD Office of Disease Prevention 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 420, Rockville, MD 20852 RE: Request for Public Comments on the Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee * * * The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI), on behalf of the Alaska seafo more ST

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Feb. 10, 2025, from Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc., Lakeville-Middleboro, Massachusetts: * * * To: Janet M. DeJesus, MS, RD Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health Health and Human Services 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 420 Rockville, MD 20852 Re: Docket HHS-OASH-2024-0017, Public Comments on the Scientific Report more ST

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released the following public communication dated Feb. 20, 2025, from the Pacific Fishery Management Council, Portland, Oregon: * * * To: Celia Barroso Regional Aquaculture Coordinator, California National Marine Fisheries Service West Coast Region 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Ste. 4200 Long Beach, CA 90802 Re: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Aquaculture Opportunity Ar more ST