CHICAGO, Illinois, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Minnesota Commerce Department's Division of Energy Resourc  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation has been selected to   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 24 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, alongside 23 attorneys general, filed a motion to intervene in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final rule for light- and medium-duty vehicle emissions standards for model years 2027-2032. The final rule sets stricter tailpipe emissions standards for light- and medium-duty ve  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 24 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Governor Tim Walz today announced Minnesota has received $62 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for solar projects that will help families save on energy costs. The Solar for All grant will support a variety of solar programs serving low-income and disadvantaged communities. "We can tackle climate change while saving families money. These grants are a great examp  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 25 -- The Minnesota Department of Health issued the following news release: The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and the University of Minnesota (UMN) have worked to more than double the number of Minnesota counties offering a program that helps children keep family ties to incarcerated parents. The work to support families continues with county jails in Carlton, Olmsted, Ramsey, Renville, Stearns, and Sherburne County, and is now launching in Brown, McLeod, Nico  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 25 -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued the following news: According to a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) enforcement investigation, Carver County and Valley Paving Inc. failed to protect nearby waters and wetlands from erosion and runoff during a highway safety improvement project in the fall 2022 and spring 2023 near Watertown, Minn. The violations caused further damage to some waterways already classified as impaired. MPCA staff inspections  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Minnesota State Auditor issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: "City budgets show investments in infrastructure, public safety, and capital projects," said Auditor Blaha. Today State Auditor Julie Blaha released the 2024 Minnesota City Summary Budgets Report. The 2024 city budgets, adopted in 2023, provide a snapshot of budgeting priorities. The 2024 budget data shows cities budgeting an increase of eight percent in total revenues and  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 24 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a motion to intervene in a case to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final rule for light- and medium-duty vehicle emissions standards for model years 2027-2032. These include passenger cars, large pickup trucks, and vans. The rule sets stricter tailpipe emissions standards for harmful air pollutants, i  more

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

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 12, 2024: * * * President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 3,710 More Borrowers in Minnesota, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt - New announcement brings debt cancellation to over 48,730 people in Minnesota under Biden-Harris Administration Today, President Biden announced that 277,000 more borrowers across the country will get their student debt cancelled, including   more