WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Black Warrior Riverkeeper, a nonprofit advocacy organization in Birmingham, Alabama, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency opposing the agency's proposed amendments to coal combustion residuals management rules. The organization expressed concerns that the proposed revisions would weaken existing safeguards under the 2015 Coal Ash Rule and the 2024 Legacy Coal Ash Rule, threatening water quality and public health in Alabama and beyond  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The Cooperative Exchange, the National Clearinghouse Association based in Birmingham, Alabama, representing a network of 20 member organizations that facilitate healthcare electronic data exchange, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding the proposed rule. This rule addresses interoperability standards and prior authorization processes for Medicare Advantage Organizations, Medicaid Managed Care Plans, and others. The assoc  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed approving Alabama's updated transportation conformity agreement governing air quality planning and interagency coordination. The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed approving Alabama's revision to its State Implementation Plan (SIP) that updates the state's transportation conformity memorandum of agreement (MOA), replacing the existing agreement governing coordination among transportation and air qualit  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Witness to Innocence, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, together with the Death Penalty Policy Project, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Justice opposing the State of Florida's application for certification under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2265, known as Chapter 154 certification, which would accelerate and limit federal habeas corpus review in capital cases. These organizations argue that such certification would further restrict essential post-conviction appeals   more