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News Tipoffs - Montana Editors Newsletter for Thursday April 25, 2024 ( 11 items )  

EPA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $198 Million to Deliver Residential Solar in North Dakota, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice
BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * Coalition for Green Capital and MHA Nation to receive Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grants to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged communities through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced The Coalition for Green Capital an  more

EPA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Bonneville Environmental Foundation to Receive $43.7 Million to Deliver Residential Solar in Montana, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice
HELENA, Montana, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * Selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged communities through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Bonneville Environmental Foundation has been selected to receive $  more

FCC Media Bureau Issues Report and Order on Table of Allotments, Television Broadcast Stations, Missoula, Mont.
WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following report and order (MB Docket No. 23-380; RM-11968) on April 23, 2024: * * * In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.622(j), Table of Allotments, Television Broadcast Stations (Missoula, Montana) REPORT AND ORDER (Proceeding Terminated) By the Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau: 1. The Video Division, Media Bureau (Bureau), has before it a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking/1 issued in response to a  more

IRS: 2025 Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Grant Application Period Now Open
WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: The Internal Revenue Service today announced it will accept applications for Low Income Taxpayer Clinic matching grants from all qualified organizations. The application period runs from April 22, 2024, to June 12, 2024. The funding and the period of performance for the grant will be Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2025. "Low Income Taxpayer Clinics ma  more

Mont. Gov. Gianforte Celebrates Opening of Public Archery Range in Big Arm
BIG ARM, Montana, April 25 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Today, Governor Greg Gianforte and Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (FWP) Director Dustin Temple celebrated the formal opening of a new public archery range at Flathead Lake State Park in Big Arm. "Since taking office, we've made access to our public lands and recreational opportunities a top priority," Gov. Gianforte said. "As a strong defender of the Second Amendment, I am alwa  more

Mont. Gov. Gianforte Statement on National Law Banning TikTok
HELENA, Montana, April 25 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Today, Governor Greg Gianforte issued the following statement after legislation was signed into law forcing TikTok to cease operations in the United States unless it divests from its Chinese Communist Party-linked owner, ByteDance: "Congress, with overwhelming bipartisan support, did right by the American people by requiring TikTok to divest from ByteDance and the Chinese Communist  more

Mont. Gov. Gianforte, 24 Governors Oppose Biden's Latest Attack on Energy
HELENA, Montana, April 24 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Today, Governor Greg Gianforte joined half of the nation's governors in a call to President Joe Biden to lift his pause on new liquified natural gas (LNG) export approvals that is creating uncertainty in the energy market and harming allies of the United States. "As governors, we are very concerned by the Biden Administration's move to pause approvals of new liquified natural gas e  more

NETL's Kari Skovira Work as Associate Counsel Strives for Energy Resilience and Clean Energy Deployment
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: Since joining the Lab in 2018, NETL Associate Counsel Kari Skovira has established herself as a leader in the implementation of U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) responsibilities under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the Interagency Agreement under the Clean Air Act between NETL and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). H  more

Red Robin to Pay $600,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
EVERETT, Washington, April 24 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * Settles Federal Charges the Casual Dining Chain Allowed Female Employees, including a Teen, to be Sexually Harassed, Retaliated Against, and Forced to Resign * * * Restaurant chain Red Robin International, Inc. agreed to pay $600,000 to four former employees and provide other injunctive relief to resolve a sexual harassment, retaliation and constructive disc  more

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $70M From Investing in America Agenda for National Fish Passage Program Projects to Address Climate Resilience and Strengthen Local Economies
SPRINGVILLE, Alabama, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: The Department of the Interior today announced more than $70 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for 43 projects in 29 states that will improve fish passage around outdated or obsolete dams, culverts, levees and other barriers fragmenting the nation's rivers and streams. Projects receiving funding showcase a diverse po  more

White House Fact Sheet: President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 920 More Borrowers in Montana, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt
WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 12, 2024: * * * President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 920 More Borrowers in Montana, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt - New announcement brings debt cancellation to over 10,310 people in Montana under Biden-Harris Administration Today, President Biden announced that 277,000 more borrowers across the country will get their student debt cancelled, including 920 mo  more