Government Operations

CIFA Hires Connor Deegan on Water Lobbying

The Council of Infrastructure Financing Authorities engaged Connor Deegan Government Affairs LLC to lobby on Budget/Appropriations issues. The registration...

Commerce

Mesabi Metallics Hires Babbage Cofounder for Tariffs

Mesabi Metallics Co. LLC is ramping up federal lobbying efforts as it prepares to open Minnesota's first new iron ore mine and pellet plant in nearly 50...

Congress

U.S. Pursues Seabed Mining in International Waters

A Congressional Research Service report published in May 2026 examines how the Trump administration is pursuing seabed mining in international waters, a...

Government Operations

Trump Administration Cuts Three GeoXO Instruments

The restructuring of NOAA's next-generation geostationary satellite program has eliminated critical climate and ocean observation capabilities, even as...

Public Lands

ESA Funding Drops While Staffing Cuts Strain Implementation

A recent Congressional Research Service report examines how budget cuts and workforce reductions are straining federal agencies' ability to enforce the...

Public Lands

Chesapeake Bay Restoration Faces Funding and Pollution Challenges

A 2014 cost estimate suggested Chesapeake Bay restoration would require $5 billion per year just to implement the water quality TMDL by 2025, while CRS...

Government Operations

DOE's $1.1B Plan to Grout Hanford Radioactive Waste

A recent GAO report released in May 2026 examines how DOE plans to handle approximately 55 million gallons of radioactive waste stored in 177 underground...

Government Operations

Trump Budget Proposal vs. Congress on Interior, Environment

A recent Congressional Research Service report published August 24 examines the stark divide between the Trump administration's Interior and Environment...

Public Lands

A Decade of Oil Development in Alaska Is Locked Into Place

A new Congressional Research Service report on the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska maps a fundamental shift in federal energy policy that will shape...

Environment

Hiclear Holdings Enters Federal Lobbying Arena

Hiclear Holdings LLC, a modular wastewater treatment systems manufacturer, has entered the federal lobbying arena for the first time. The company registered...

Agriculture

Trump Administration Raises 2027 Renewable Fuel Requirements

EPA's latest renewable fuel rule, released in March, expands the volume of biofuels required in U.S. transportation fuel for 2026 and 2027, but a...

Health

Congress Weighs How to Improve Federal Wildfire Smoke Forecasting

A recent CRS report examines how the federal government monitors, forecasts, communicates, and researches wildfire smoke, and whether current federal...

Legislation

DNA Methylation Offers Nonlethal Marine Age Assessment

A recent CRS report examines how DNA methylation, a chemical modification that accumulates as organisms age, could reshape how federal agencies assess fish...

Law and Order

EPA Repeals Greenhouse Gas Finding and Vehicle Emissions Rules

A recent Congressional Research Service report documents the February 12 decision by EPA to rescind its landmark 2009 endangerment finding on greenhouse...

Health

Cross-Border Smoke Poses Compliance Challenge for States

A recent CRS report published August 13 details the health and regulatory challenges posed by wildland fire smoke, laying out a complex landscape where...

Congress

Baldwin Fights EPA Rollback of Wisconsin Drinking Water Protections

Sen. Tammy Baldwin spent the week pressing on healthcare, food assistance, and clean water — issues with direct consequences for Wisconsin families — while...

Environment

Tribal Forest Lands Face Rising Wildfire Risk, CRS Says

A recent CRS report on Indian forest management reveals a critical gap between tribal capacity and wildfire risk, forcing Congress and the Biden...