WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy issued the following news: Google, Vital Integration of Environmental Electronics, Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, and the Florida Semiconductor Institute signed a pledge to improve the energy efficiency of semiconductors. Drafted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Energy Efficiency Scaling for 2 Decades (EES2) pledge now has 65 signatories, including Google, Intel, Microsoft,   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 24 -- The U.S. Air Force's Eglin Air Force Base issued the following news: By Mollie Miller, AFIMSC Public Affairs The Department of the Air Force took top honors for its commitment to environmental stewardship in five of nine categories during the 62nd Annual Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards Competition April 22. Teams and individuals from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Eglin AFB, Florida, Kadena Air Base, Japan, Minot AFB, North Dakota, and  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-118) on April 22, 2024: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&T Florida (AT&T), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet   more

DORAL, Florida, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Southern Command issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: In support of the Department of State, U.S. Southern Command transported support and security augmentation personnel for the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince. A U.S. Air Force C-130 flew into Toussaint Louverture International Airport today for the planned rotation of personnel. This mission is a testament to the efforts of the Haitian National Police, the Armed Forc  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Norfolk International Airport prevented a Florida resident from bringing his loaded handgun onto a flight on Friday, April 19. The handgun was loaded with 13 bullets, including one in the chamber and was the 10th firearm that TSA officers have intercepted at the checkpoint s  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 24 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Norfolk District issued the following news story on April 23, 2024: Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Norfolk District, in partnership with Miami-Dade County, released the Miami-Dade County Back Bay (MDBB) Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) Feasibility Study Integrated Draft Report and Environmental Assessment for a 30-day public review and comment period. The MDBB CSRM Feasibility Study Draft Report is a detailed sum  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai issued the following statement on April 22, 2024, in honor of Earth Day: * * * "On Earth Day, we celebrate the actions we are taking to protect our planet and its critically important ecosystems. Advancing environmental protection is a core objective for the United States at all levels, from local government to multilateral fora. As we have painfully witnessed time and time again, from the devastating wildfire in Lahaina, to the d  more

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, April 24 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a press gaggle on April 23, 2024, by Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates and National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby while en route to Tampa, Florida: * * * MR. BATES: I have a few announcements at the top, then Admiral Kirby is going to take questions. Nobody fall asleep while we talk, please. Yesterday, the President took a major step to strengthen privacy protections of patients as part of his  more