ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 4 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor drew inspiration from a federal judge blocking a federal rule yesterday that tried to coerce state highway departments to measure and reduce CO2 emissions on roadways. The 21-state coalition led by Kentucky challenged the Federal Highway Administration's rule in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. "This rule is mo  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 4 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on April 3, 2024: * * * Following an order by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement praising the court's order, which declared unlawful a final rule of the Federal Highway Administration that would require states to set declining targets for tailpipe CO2 emissions from vehicles on the National Highway System.   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Great Texas Airshow is just days away on April 6 and 7 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph and promises to be a thrilling show, showcasing a wide variety of aerial performers and static aircraft displays. The C-17 Globemaster and the C-5 Super Galaxy will be among the aerial performers at the event. For a list of aerial performers, static display  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Chief of Staff of the Army announces the following officer assignments: Maj. Gen. Kimberly M. Colloton, deputy commanding general for Military and International Operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C., to deputy chief of engineers, Office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army; and deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C. Maj. Gen. Lance G. Curtis, dep  more

NEW YORK, April 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the guilty pleas of JAMES ANDREW STILES and EDWARD GRAY STILES in connection with a scheme to commit insider trading based on misappropriated information about potential government loans to be made to the Eastman Kodak Company to finance the production of C  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 4 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: In one of Attorney General Gentner Drummond's many efforts to push back against the Biden Administration's ceaseless attacks on the oil and gas industry, a federal judge on Monday blocked a highway emissions rule that sought to drive gas-powered cars off the road. Drummond and 20 other state attorneys general had joined Kentucky in challenging a Federal Highway Admi  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Lontre Jason Wise, 51, of Columbia, has pleaded guilty to possession with the intent to distribute both crack cocaine and marijuana. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that the Columbia Police Department Organized Crime and Narcotics Unit received an anonymous complaint in reference to the sale of illegal narcotics at a residence located on Hou  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: DeQavion Keyon DaJohn DeShae Cook, 31, of Rock Hill, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that agents learned that between 2015 and 2023, Cook was responsible for selling drugs that were obtained from Darryl Hemphill. Agents learned the drugs o  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 4 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on April 3, 2024: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the pending Clean Air Act (CAA) regulatory proposal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Large Municipal Waste Combustors Voluntary Remand Response and 5-Year Review. The State of Indiana led the letter, urging the   more