SANTA BARBARA, California, Nov. 25 (TNSJou) -- Direct Relief issued the following news: Hurricane Iota walloped Nicaragua last week with Category 4 winds of 155 miles per hour. The storm, which Nicaragua's government declared the strongest ever to hit the nation, came on the heels of the devastating Hurricane Eta. Eta struck Nicaragua on November 3 and killed at least 178 people in Central America. Iota's current death toll stands at more than 60 people, but more than a dozen people more remai  more

PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire, Nov. 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Nov. 24: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it has finalized and issued a Clean Water Act general permit for wastewater treatment plants discharging to New Hampshire's Great Bay estuary. This permit will protect water quality and the health of ecosystems throughout the estuary by limiting nitrogen discharges. Under the terms of the permit, which EPA de  more

HALLOWELL, Maine, Nov. 25 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release: Residential and business customers of Versant Power-Maine Public District (MPD) will pay lower rates for electricity supply in 2021. The Maine Public Utilities Commission entered into a three-year contract with New Brunswick Energy Marketing Corporation as the Standard Offer provider for MPD residential and small non-residential, and medium non-residential classes beginning January 1, 2020. Th  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 25 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following declaratory ruling (Case No. 20-E-0472) involving New Athens Generating Co.: Verified Petition of New Athens Generating Company, LLC, Beal Bank, SSB and Beal Bank USA for a Declaratory Ruling Regarding Transfer of Ownership, or, in the Alternative, an Approval Pursuant to Section 70 of the Public Service Law DECLARATORY RULING ON REVIEW OF TRANSFER TRANSACTION BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION In a   more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 25 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following feature story: Think about taking that first bite of a perfectly prepared flounder dinner. Maybe it's baked with some garlic, butter and lemon, stuffed with crab meat --or, for the taco enthusiast, blackened and grilled with mango salsa on a corn tortilla. Is your mouth watering yet? Whichever way you are picturing this delicious meal, have you ever stopped to wonder about this white, fl  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), along with U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), is urging the Department of Defense (DOD) to conduct rapid antigen COVID-19 tests of military servicemembers, their families, civilians, and contractors to help detect asymptomatic carriers of the virus and to ensure military readiness. In a letter to the DOD, the two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee cite the risk of milita  more