MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 8 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: Today, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) announced a new memorandum of understanding with Xcel Energy to work toward providing federal facilities in Minnesota, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin with 100% carbon pollution-free electricity (CFE) by 2030. President Biden charged the federa  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy on June 6, 2023, on the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act (H.R. 1615) and Save Our Stoves Act (H.R. 1640). H.R. 1615 was introduced by Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, and five cosponsors. H.R. 1640 was introduced by Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Arizona, and 63 cosponsors. * * * The Administration is committed to ensuring that Americans have access to safe and efficien  more

DENVER, Colorado, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration Region 8 issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health is recognizing the continued commitment to employees' well-being by three North Dakota employers - Bayer Northern Production Company, West Fargo, CF Industries in Grand Forks and NuStar Energy, Central East Region in Jamestown - all of which recorded zero recordable injury or illness in  more