WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on July 26, 2023: * * * Funding Supports 14 Projects Ranging from Fusion to Quantum Computing in Parts of the Country That Get Disproportionally Low Amounts of Federal Research Dollars * * * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $33 million to support 14 clean-energy research projects as part of a program to ensure the Department's research funding is reaching pockets of the country that traditionall  more

LENEXA, Kansas, July 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Pavelka Rentals LLC, a residential leasing company in Hastings, Nebraska, has agreed to pay a $24,579 penalty to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to resolve alleged violations of the federal Toxic Substances Control Act. According to EPA, Pavelka failed to notify tenants of potential hazards of lead-based paint exposure at the company's properties. "EPA and the federal government ar  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 27 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined a 25 state coalition in challenging the Biden Administration's proposed plan to forcibly phase out gas-powered vehicles and restructure the automobile industry around electric vehicles (EVs) at a breakneck pace. The draconian proposal aims to boost certain EV sales from 8.4% of total vehicle sales today to 67% by 2032. "  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: The National Park Service (NPS) awarded $1,212,066.50 in Preservation Planning Grants today through the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP). The 10 grant recipients will help preserve battlefields and other sites of armed conflict from the east coast to Alaska's Aleutian Islands, using these funds to conduct archeological site surveys, interpretive pl  more

OFFUTT AFB, Nebraska, July 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news on July 26, 2023: U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) officially stood up the Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS) Operations Center (JEC) during a ceremony at USSTRATCOM today. The JEC will serve as the heart of the Department of Defense's Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations with the primary goal of restructuring accounts for force management, planning, situation monitoring, decision-making, an  more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, July 27 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news on July 26, 2023: U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) officially stood up the Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS) Operations Center (JEC) during a ceremony at USSTRATCOM today. The JEC will serve as the heart of the Department of Defense's Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations with the primary goal of restructuring accounts for force management, planning, situation monitoring, decision-making, and   more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The White House sent to the Senate on July 25, 2023, the nominations of nine individuals for position in the federal government: * * * * Elliott Abrams, of Virginia, to be a Member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2024, vice Penne Percy Korth, term expired. * Elliott Abrams, of Virginia, to be a Member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2027. (Reappointment) *   more