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HARRISBURG, PA — A fresh infusion of federal conservation funding is set to ripple across the Chesapeake Bay watershed, as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Fish …
$6.9M Surge Fuels Chesapeake Bay Conservation Push Across Six States Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy has invited states to step forward as potential hosts of new Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses, a sweeping proposal aimed at modernizing the …
DOE Seeks States for Nuclear Campuses to Spark America’s Atomic Revival Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture this past week rolled out a trio of announcements that stretch from drilling rules on national forests to expanded ethanol sales and …
USDA Pushes Energy Permitting Overhaul, Backs E-15, Warns Fans Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it invested $480 million in rural Pennsylvania during fiscal year 2025, channeling federal dollars into housing, infrastructure, energy, and agribusiness projects …
USDA Pours $480M Into Rural Pennsylvania, Fueling Housing, Energy, Jobs Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA & COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Alveus Therapeutics said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared its Investigational New Drug application for ALV-100, allowing the company to begin clinical …
FDA Clears Alveus Weight-Loss Drug, Launching U.S. Trial After First Dose Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy announced a sweeping overhaul of its federal energy loan portfolio, moving to restructure, revise, or eliminate more than $83 billion in loans …
Energy Department Moves to Undo $83B in Biden-Era Green Loan Commitments Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Labor has finalized a rule delaying by one year the deadline for states to comply with federal merit staffing requirements for the Employment …
Labor Delays Merit Staffing Mandate, Giving States a One-Year Reprieve Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture rolled out a rapid series of initiatives this past week aimed at lifting transparency on federal lending, protecting U.S. farmland and livestock, …
USDA Rolls Out Transparency, Biosecurity, and Storm Aid in Sweeping Push Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Health and Human Services and its health agencies rolled out a rapid series of policy moves this week, spanning food labeling, global health ties, …
Federal Health Blitz Targets Gluten Labels, WHO Exit, and Research Ethics Shift Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA & SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Dispatch Bio said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared its Investigational New Drug application for DISP-10, allowing the company to initiate …
FDA Clears Dispatch Bio’s Unusual Two-Step Immunotherapy for Solid Tumors Read More