Monday marks the last day for public comment on the rule, which could make it harder for millions of immigrants who have used public services to acquire a green card or citizenship.
Under the Bureau of Land Management's plan, close to 700,000 acres of previously protected land would be open to drilling and mining.
The DEA's rule change allows other health-care professionals aside from just doctors to prescribe buprenorphine, an effective—but potentially addictive—treatment.
Sometimes public comments are actually productive.