WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R42853) on March 26, 2025, entitled "Nuclear Energy: Overview of Congressional Issues" by energy policy specialist Mark Holt. Here are excerpts: * * * Nuclear Energy: Overview of Congressional Issues Policy debate over the role of nuclear power in the nation's energy mix is rooted in the technology's fundamental characteristics. Nuclear reactors can produce potentially vast amounts of useful energy wit  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed approval of Pennsylvania's request to redesignate the Liberty-Clairton area in Allegheny County to attainment for two federal fine particulate matter (PM2.5) standards, citing improved air quality in the region. Under the proposed rule published April 7, the agency determined that the Liberty-Clairton area meets the national ambient air quality standards for the 1997 annual and 2006 24-hour PM2.5 benchma  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * STANDING WITH 9/11 ADVOCATES, SCHUMER & GILLIBRAND DEMAND TRUMP ADMIN FULLY RESTORE WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM STAFF & STOP PLAYING DANGEROUS GAMES; RECENT FIRINGS JEOPARDIZE HEALTHCARE; MORE... The World Trade Center Health Program Provides Services For Roughly 137,000 Sickened 9/11 First Responders & Other Survivors & Heroes Across Nation; Trump Admin Keeps Pl  more