WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1 million grant to the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, to conduct an economic impact study and commercialization strategy for the state's Unmanned Aerial Systems network. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.6 million grant to the Downriver Community Conference, Southgate, Michigan, to support the Downriver Riverfront Communities Economic Recovery Implementation Project. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA's $300 million Coal C  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to the city of Ironton, Ohio, to help diversify the regional economy by making roadway and water infrastructure upgrades needed to attract new businesses to the city's main industrial area. This grant is funded by the American Res  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.4 million grant to Snow College, Ephraim, Utah, to help diversify the regional economy by building the Innovative Agricultural Center. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA's $300 million Coal Communities Commitment. This gr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2022: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million grant to the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology (CPI), Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, to construct a new workforce training facility. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA's $300 mill  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2022: * * * U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $6.4 million grant to the Lonesome Pine Regional Industrial Facilities Authority, Duffield, Virginia, for construction of a new multi-tenant business facility. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA's $300  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $691,420 grant to McDowell Technical Community College, Marion, North Carolina, to increase workforce training opportunities and diversify the economy in a region impacted by the declining use of coal. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA's $300 million Coal Co  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2022: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it has deleted a portion of the Summit National site in Deerfield Township, Portage County, Ohio, from the Superfund's National Priorities List, or NPL. Cleanup continues at the groundwater portion of the site which remains on the NPL along with surface water and sediment areas. "Years of complex investigation and cleanup work have  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2022: The US government's passage of the Inflation Reduction Act advances the right to health for millions of people in the United States, Human Rights Watch said today. Despite some problematic provisions, the act, signed into law by President Joe Biden on August 16, 2022, is also the most significant step the government has taken to address the climate crisis. The landmark package of reforms addresses two  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 18 (TNSrpt) -- The Institute of Public Affairs issued the following news release: "Labor's net zero legislation will unleash a torrent of legal activism by green groups that risks shutting down critical natural resources projects at the time Australia is in the midst of an energy crisis" said Daniel Wild, the Deputy Executive Director at the Institute of Public Affairs. The Institute of Public Affairs has released two research reports identifying how the Albanese Gov  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 18 -- The Institute of Public Affairs issued the following news release: "The secret plot to hand unelected, Brisbane-based bureaucrats the power to retrospectively shut down critical mining and farming projects dramatically increases sovereign risk, and demonstrates Queensland's future under net zero," said Daniel Wild, Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs. As reported in The Australian, secret legislation drafted by the Queensland Environmen  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56039) involving Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, Fort Towson, Oklahoma: * * * AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - FIRE EXPOSURE TO RADIATION SOURCE The following information was provided by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) via email: "Western Farmers Electric Cooperative (WFEC) currently holds a radiation license (OK-19428-01) for multiple gauges utilized at [the WFEC] Hugo   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news release: As part of its efforts to protect communities and the environment from the toxic impacts of reclaimed coal mines, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement invites industry leaders, environmental groups, states, and Tribes to beta test a newly revised software tool that estimates the cost of treating acid mine drainage (AMD). Beta te  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Aug. 18 (TNSper) -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2022: The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) today announced that it has appointed DJ Gerken as President and Executive Director, effective October 3rd. Gerken, currently SELC's Director of Programs, will take over the role from Executive Director Jeff Gleason, who is retiring after a celebrated 30-year career with the organization. "In my eighteen years at   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Aug. 18 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2022: Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after a U.S. circuit court reinstated the Biden administration's moratorium on oil and gas leasing for federal lands and waters. "President Biden's policies have led to skyrocketing energy prices and record-high inflation, and locking away our abundant taxpayer-owned oil and gas resources has been a key contributor to   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 16, 2022, with Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Virginia: * * * U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law: "We're proud that this law will lower the price of prescription drugs, reduce the deficit, bring down energy bills and fight climate change. We're also glad that it will help ensure that miners sufferi  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 18 (TNSpar) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Representatives of the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER), Wood PLC and Atlas Carbon LLC will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2, to launch the site of a coal refinery field demonstration project near Gillette. SER Executive Director Holly Krutka, along with Richard Horner, SER's senior adviser to UW's Center for Carbon Capture and Conversion (CCCC), and  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Aug. 17, 2022: * * * How the Inflation Reduction Act Helps Rural Communities By signing the Inflation Reduction Act, President Biden is delivering on his promise to build an economy that works for working families, including rural families. The Inflation Reduction Act makes historic investments in America's future while lowering health care and energy costs. It's the most aggressive action we have taken to con  more