WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Projects Funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Will Lower Energy Costs and Expand Access to Cleaner Fueling Options ERIE, Pa., April 23, 2024 - Today, in honor of Earth Day 2024, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is funding more than 700 clean energy projects to lower energy bills, expand access to domestic biofuels  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following report (No. P20-586) entitled "Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2022:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * AMERICAN VOTERS ACROSS STATES With no presidential contest at the top of the ticket, congressional elections lack a common national election across states. Many states feature gubernatorial or senate elections, while other states have neither and only vote for seats in the House of Representat  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, April 23 -- The U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command issued the following news: By Tish Williamson Nearly two dozen contracting professionals gathered for a combined graduation ceremony hosted by the Mission and Installation Contracting Command deputy to the commanding general, Clay Cole, April 15 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Fifteen Soldiers and civilians from the sixth iteration of the MICC Master Gunner  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Nearly two dozen contracting professionals gathered for a combined graduation ceremony hosted by the Mission and Installation Contracting Command deputy to the commanding general, Clay Cole, April 15 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Fifteen Soldiers and civilians from the sixth iteration of the MICC Master Gunner Course and six civ  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57071) involving Alabama River Cellulose LLC, Perdue Hill: * * * Rep Org: Alabama Radiation Control Licensee: Alabama River Cellulose, LLC Region: 1 City: Perdue Hill State: AL License #: Alabama RML 634 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Cason Coan HQ OPS Officer: Sam Colvard Notification Date: 04/12/2024 Notification Time: 12:05 [ET] Event Date: 04/11/2024 Event Time: 15:00 [CDT] La  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57071) involving Alabama River Cellulose LLC, Perdue Hill: * * * Rep Org: Alabama Radiation Control Licensee: Alabama River Cellulose, LLC Region: 1 City: Perdue Hill State: AL License #: Alabama RML 634 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Cason Coan HQ OPS Officer: Sam Colvard Notification Date: 04/12/2024 Notification Time: 12:05 [ET] Event Date: 04/11/2024 Event Time: 15:00 [CDT] La  more

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania, April 24 -- The U.S. Army Security Assistance Command issued the following news: By Sarah Zaler After ending fiscal year 2023 with a record $35.8 billion in foreign military sales (FMS), business is clearly not slowing down for the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC). To evolve with the current FMS caseload and international security environment, USASAC recognized an organizational change was not only needed, but long overdue. A workforce study, follow  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 24 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Today, Governor Kristi Noem and 24 of her Republican colleagues issued a joint statement opposing the Biden Administration's ban on approving applications to export liquified natural gas: "As governors, we are very concerned by the Biden Administration's move to pause approvals of new liquified natural gas (LNG) export projects, especially after Iran's recent attack on Israe  more

MOBILE, Alabama, April 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama issued the following news release: A Pinson, Alabama man was sentenced on April 17, 2024, to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine. According to court documents, Darnell Watkins, 61, plead guilty to the charge in October of 2022. Watkins was one of several conspirators charged in Mobile when an investigation conducted by the Baldwin County  more