BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Interplex Engineered Products, a manufacturer of electrical conductors located in East Providence, Rhode Island, will pay a fine of $59,044 as part of a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency relating to alleged violations of hazardous waste management laws. Under the settlement, the company has agreed to pay a penalty of $59,044 for seven alleged violations, and certified  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority issued the following news release: Metro is installing new bus shelters at Metrorail stations Fort Totten, Brookland-CUA, Rhode Island Ave, and Addison Road this spring and summer. The project will replace 33 bus shelters at the four Metrorail stations and will take about four months to complete. These new shelters are part of Metro's Better Bus program to improve the Metrobus experience for all customers. Aging bus shelte  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 2 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein urged leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to allocate maximum funding for grant-making organization Legal Services Corporation (LSC) in the FY2025 budget. Each year, LSC awards field grants to a network of nonprofit legal service providers that provide legal assistance to low-income Americans in every U.S. county, state, and territory.  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: NEWPORT, R.I. - Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport engineers assisted the Aquidneck Island Robotics (AIR) FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Team 78, also known as AIR Strike, win its division and place fifth overall at the FIRST World Championship held in Houston, Texas, from April 17-20. The team which trains at Division Newport's Undersea Collaboration and Technology Outreach Ce  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, May 2 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: U.S. Naval War College (NWC) President Rear Adm. Pete Garvin met with Commander of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force Commodore Raymond King and Commander of the Rhode Island Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Kimberly Baumann, during a Royal Bahamas Defence Force and Rhode Island National Guard delegation visit to the college's Newport, RI campus, May 01. The three leaders discussed opportunities for professional militar  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 1 -- The Rhode Island Department of Transportation issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today posted a request for proposal (RFP) to invite design-build teams to submit proposals to replace the Washington Bridge. It is live for review by interested bidders at this web page. The RFP highly encourages the use of accelerated bridge construction methods to replace the bridge and open travel lanes to  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, May 2 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) will hold the 10th iteration of its Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Symposium onboard Naval Station Newport, May 2-3. With this year's theme, "Advancing Gendered Security in a Complex World: Hard Power, Smart Power, Soft Power," the symposium will focus on the impact of allyship across multiple instruments of national power. NWC's 10th WPS Symposium will feature a variety of keyn  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSresL) -- The White House issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: As part of the President's Investing in America agenda, a key component of Bidenomics, the Biden-Harris Administration has made historic progress towards lowering costs - including internet costs - for American families across the country. The Affordable Connectivity Program, enacted under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as the largest internet affordability program in our nation's history, has he  more