SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: Reclamation recently awarded the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District $29.9 million to help fund Harvest Water. The recycled water program will provide a safe and reliable supply of tertiary-treated water to agriculture and habitat lands in southern Sacramento County, while also reducing the reliance on groundwater pumping and resulting in increased groundw  more

OAKLAND, California, Aug. 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2023: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a settlement against Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) in connection with numerous unqualified environmental marketing claims the company made in 2019 that natural gas is "renewable." Such claims are misleading. The vast majority of natural gas -- including a vast majority of the gas distributed by SoCalGas -- is  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 16 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: Today, California and Australia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), forging a new climate partnership between two of the largest economies in the world. The MOU outlines five years of cooperation between California and Australia on clean energy, clean transportation, clean technologies, nature-based solutions, climate adaptation, green finance and investment and circu  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 15 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2023: Today, Governor Gavin Newsom's proposal for a Right to Safety - an amendment to the United States Constitution to ensure the people's elected representatives can determine what gun safety laws are appropriate for their communities and to enshrine fundamental, broadly supported gun safety measures into law - was introduced as a joint resolution in the California Legislature by   more

ELK GROVE, California, Aug. 15 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2023: As other states censor curriculum and demean staff and students, California is empowering parents and students and transforming our education system to ensure all kids have the opportunity to succeed. Today, at Miwok Village Elementary School in Elk Grove, Governor Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom highlighted California's family agenda to ensure all kids ca  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 17 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Case No. 23-08-025) on Aug. 16, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking Regarding Building Decarbonization. DECISION GRANTING COMPENSATION TO SMALL BUSINESS UTILITY ADVOCATES FOR SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO DECISION 21-11-002 Intervenor: Small Business Utility Advocates Fo  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 17 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Case No. 23-08-017) on Aug. 16, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking to Examine Electric Utility De-Energization of Power Lines in Dangerous Conditions. DECISION GRANTING COMPENSATION TO COUNTIES OF MENDOCINO, NAPA, NEVADA, SONOMA, AND THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA FOR CONTRIBUT  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 16 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting petition for modification (Case No. 23-08-008) on Aug. 15, 2023: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA In the Matter of the Application of PacifiCorp (U901E), an Oregon Company, for an Order Authorizing a Rate Increase Effective January 1, 2011 and Granting Conditional Authorization to Transfer Assets, pursuant to the Klamath Hydroelectric   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 16 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting relief and dismissing complaint (Case No. 23-08-009) on Aug. 14, 2023: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Sue Sang, Complainant; vs. Southern California Edison (U338E) and Southern California Edison d/b/a Edison Carrier Solution (U6096), Defendants. Sue Sang, for herself, Complainant. Southern California Edison Company, Defendant. DEC  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 16 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following proposed decision (No. 21-10-010) on Aug. 15, 2023: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for Approval of its Electric Vehicle Charge 2 Program. (U39E.) DECISION GRANTING PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY'S PETITION FOR MODIFICATION OF DECISION 22-12-054 Summary This decision grants the Petition for Modification   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's San Francisco Division issued the following news release: Kenneth O'Neil, 49, of Lodi, was sentenced today to six years and 10 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute heroin, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brian M. Clark announced. According to court documents, between June 7, 2018, and Ju  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following transcript of a news briefing on Aug. 15, 2023, by Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh: * * * DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY SABRINA SINGH: All right. Let me just get settled here. Sorry. OK, good afternoon, everyone. I just have a few items to pass along at the top and then I'd be happy to take your questions. So first, I just want to say that our heartfelt condolences go out to the people of Hawaii and the community there.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Aug. 16, 2023: * * * New DOE Analysis Finds Energy Jobs Increased in 95% of U.S. Counties from 2021 to 2022 * * * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released county-level data on energy employment across the United States finding that energy jobs grew in nearly every county in 2022. This data builds on national and state-level data that was published in June in the 2023 U.S. Energy and Employme  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 16 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the selection of 33 organizations nationwide to receive over $3.1 million in funding for projects under the Environmental Education Grants Program, including a grant for $90,000 to Envirolution in Reno, Nev. "We know that climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time, and it demands bold and in  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 16 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the selection of 33 organizations nationwide to receive over $3.1 million in funding for projects under the Environmental Education Grants Program, including two organizations in California. "We know that climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time, and it demands bold and innovative solution  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2023: * * * Under proposed order, company must pay financial penalty and offer consumers a way to opt out of such messages * * * The Federal Trade Commission will require Experian Consumer Services, which offers consumers access to their Experian credit information, to pay $650,000 to settle charges it sent consumers unsolicited email without offering them a way to opt out of such messages, as r  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho, Joshua D. Hurwit, issued the following new release on Aug. 16, 2023: Ramon Morales Jr., 41, of Compton, California, was sentenced to 26 years in federal prison for importing and distributing methamphetamine in Eastern Idaho in exchange for firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit today. According to court records, Morales was initially arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol when he was caught attempting to smugg  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 16 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a bipartisan coalition of 29 attorneys general providing comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) intended to improve collaboration between the FTC and state attorneys general. The comment letter is a response to a request from the FTC as part of the FTC Collaboration Act of 2021. The law directs the FTC to solicit comments and   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 16 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with seven attorneys general, is urging a federal court to strengthen a private, consumer class-action settlement with Hyundai and Kia by requiring the companies to recall or buy back the theft-prone vehicles and equip them with engine-immobilizer technology. In a letter to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Rao  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 16 -- The California Department of Pesticide Regulation issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: The Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) today released the results of an independent study designed to evaluate the department's main funding source, the mill fee. The study examined proposed structures and rates to provide long-term sustainable funding that would allow DPR to continue to fulfill its mission and incentivize sustainable pest management. T  more

PASADENA, California, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: NASA's Europa Clipper is designed to seek out conditions suitable for life on an ice-covered moon of Jupiter. On Aug. 14, the spacecraft received a piece of hardware central to that quest: the massive dish-shaped high-gain antenna. Stretching 10 feet (3 meters) across the spacecraft's body, the high-gain antenna is the largest and most prominent of a suite of antennas on Europa Clipper. The sp  more

PASADENA, California, Aug. 17 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: NASA's Lunar Trailblazer is nearing completion now that its second and final cutting-edge science instrument has been added to the small spacecraft. Built by the University of Oxford in England and contributed by the UK Space Agency, the Lunar Thermal Mapper (LTM) joins the High-resolution Volatiles and Minerals Moon Mapper (HVM3), which was integrated with the spacecraft late last year. Togeth  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 16 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. E079076) on Aug. 14, 2023: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD and MICHAEL AYALA, Respondents. OPINION ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS; petition for writ of review. Annulled and remanded. Carla R. Anene, Mark Beatty, Mary R. Huckaba  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 16 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. C095659) on Aug. 14, 2023: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Third Appellate District GRANT PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH et al., Defendants and Respondents; HARM REDUCTION COALITION OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Real Party in Interest and Respondent. APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of S  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 16 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. S269237) on Aug. 14, 2023: * * * In the Supreme Court of California, Second Appellate District, Division Two THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DONTRAE RENAY GRAY, Defendant and Appellant. Chief Justice Guerrero authored the opinion of the Court, in which Justices Corrigan, Liu, Kruger, Groban, Jenkins, and Evans concurred. Justice Groban filed a concurring opinion. Opinion of the   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Improved understanding of glassy dynamics could help scientists explain why a liquid behaves like a solid, and develop useful new materials * * * Anything made out of plastic or glass is known as an amorphous material. Unlike many materials that freeze into crystalline solids, the atoms and molecules in amorphous materials never stack together to form  more

LIVERMORE, California, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following agency statement on Aug. 15, 2023: * * * With a new grant from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's machinist apprenticeship program is taking the next step in its storied history by expanding its cohort to at least five apprentices per year -the most since the 1980s. Since the program's inception in 1954 - just   more

LIVERMORE, California, Aug. 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Department of Energy's Office of Science recently announced $28.5 million for LaserNetUS to advance discovery science and inertial fusion energy. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is one of nine facilities operating high-intensity, ultrafast lasers that will receive additional funding. LaserNetUS is North America's high intensity   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2023: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and Homeland Security Investigations special agents repatriated cultural artifacts, some dating back to 900 B.C., to the Government of Mexico today at CBP's Area Port of Memphis, Tenn. During the repatriation ceremony, CBP Area Port Director Michael Neipert presented 281 pieces of Mexican ar  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 16 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a bipartisan coalition of 30 state attorneys general in providing comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) highlighting the benefits of collaboration between the FTC and state attorneys general. The comments were jointly authored by Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, New Hampshire Attorney Gen  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota, Andrew M. Luger, issued the following news release: A Bloomington woman was sentenced to 90 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $4.7 million in restitution for defrauding federal pandemic programs, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, from June 2020 through January 2022, Tequisha Solomon, 40, executed a scheme to fraudulently obtain pan  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, Clay Joyner, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: A California company operating a manufacturing facility in Olive Branch, Mississippi, was sentenced today for discharging wastewater into a Publicly Owned Treatment Works without obtaining a valid state permit. According to court documents, View, Inc., headquartered in Milipitas, California, previously plead guilty to a charge of negligent  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: A California man today admitted conspiring to unlawfully sell firearms and methamphetamine via the internet, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Angelo Chavez, 23, of Manteca, California, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi to an information charging him with one count each of conspiracy to unlawfully deal in f  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 17 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2023: Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of Dr. Steve Corsi as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Corsi will start Sept. 11. Corsi's most recent role is acting CEO of the Central Wyoming Counseling Center. He has been director and/or CEO of the Missouri Department of Social Services, Wyoming Department of F  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Aug. 17 (TNSres) -- The National Institutes of Health's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child's Health and Human Development issued the following news release: * * * NIH-funded researchers discover several differences in endometriosis-related gene expression Findings improve understanding of the varying effects of the disease and may inform new treatment approaches * * * The gynecologic condition endometriosis has several differences in gene expression in th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56659) involving Anbessaw Consulting Inc., Pomona. California: * * * Rep Org: California Radiation Control Prgm Licensee: Anbessaw Consulting, Inc. Region: 4 City: Pomona State: CA License #: 8357-19 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Donald Oesterle HQ OPS Officer: Ernest West Notification Date: 08/04/2023 Notification Time: 19:17 [ET] Event Date: 08/04/2023 Event Time: 06:00 [PDT] La  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research issued the following news release: By Warren Duffie Jr., Office of Naval Research A dynamic era in naval oceanography recently ended as the iconic Floating Instrument Platform -- popularly known as FLIP -- was officially retired from service. Built in 1962 with funding from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), FLIP helped generations of scientists and oceanographers better understand the mysteries of the sea, including in  more

CAMP PENDLETON, California, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news: By Capt. Joseph DiPietro, 1st Marine Division Blue Diamond Marines and Sailors will train in, and work closely with teammates from Australia, Brazil, France, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, the Philippines, the UAE, and many more allied and partnered nations by the end of this summer. The vast reach of support from the 1st Marine Division and the Marine Corps continues to set conditions for greater combi  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 17 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Atoka, McIntosh, Muskogee and Wagoner counties following the amendment to President Biden's July 19, major disaster declaration for Public Assistance as a result of severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes that occurred June 14 - 18, announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 16 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Montana following President Biden's federal disaster declaration for Public Assistance as a result of flooding that occurred April 10 - 26, announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Private nonprofits that provide essential services of a governm  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-21564) on Aug. 16, 2023: * * * In the Matter of STACEY MARIE PORTER, Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(b) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING REMEDIAL SANCTIONS I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropriate and in the public interest that public administrative proceedings be, and hereby  more

MENLO PARK, California, Aug. 17 (TNSres) -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2023: * * * X-ray laser studies help researchers identify early steps in the freezing process to better understand how clouds make ice and their effect on climate. * * * Clouds are a lot cooler than you might think. In fact, scientists might say they're super cool because they're made up of millions of supercooled water droplets, droplets that have been cooled be  more

MENLO PARK, California, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: * * * They used diamond mirrors to make X-ray pulses run laps inside a vacuum chamber, demonstrating a key process needed for future generations of performance-enhanced X-ray lasers. * * * Researchers have announced an important step in the development of a next-gen technology for making X-ray free-electron laser pulses brighter and more stable: They used p  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 17 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today highlighted the important role of nuclear technology and energy in Texas' thriving economy during a fireside chat with Dow and X-energy at The University of Texas (UT) at Austin. "Texas is the energy capital of the world, but more important is what we are doing with that energy and what it means for our future in the state of Texas," said Governor Abbott. "Very im  more

SHERMAN, Texas, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, Damien M. Diggs, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: A Mexican national has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for trafficking drugs through the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs today. Eduardo Fernando Martinez-Gonzalez, 33, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and was sentenced to 300 months in federal prison today by U.S. District J  more

SANTA ANA, California, Aug. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2023: The former mayor of Anaheim has agreed to plead guilty to federal felony charges for obstructing an FBI public corruption investigation by destroying evidence and for making false statements to FBI agents, the Justice Department announced today. In court documents filed today in United States District Court, Harish "Harry" Singh Sidhu, 66, of   more

RIVERSIDE, California, Aug. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: A Riverside County man has been charged in a federal grand jury indictment alleging he sold a 17-year-old boy fentanyl in May, which resulted in the boy's fatal overdose the following day, the Justice Department announced today. Kyle Thomas Overby, 22, of Temecula, was arrested on Friday and was arraigned that day on the nine-count indictment,  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: Acting United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Robert Culberson, 45, of Los Angeles, California, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking crime. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Culberson t  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 16 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the selection of 33 organizations nationwide to receive over $3.1 million in funding for projects under the Environmental Education Grants Program, including a grant for $96,000 to the University of Arizona. "We know that climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time, and it demands bold and in  more

ABINGDON, Virginia, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, Christopher R. Kavanaugh, issued the following news release: An Exeter, Virginia man, who conspired to sell pressed pills containing fentanyl purchased from various social media platforms, was sentenced this week to 60 months in federal prison. Aaron Christopher Stidham, 22, pled guilty in August 2022 to one count of conspiring to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fe  more

BECKLEY, West Virginia, Aug. 16 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: Gov. Jim Justice held a ceremony today at the West Virginia Division of Forestry (WV DOF) Region Four Headquarters in Beckley, where he signed SB 1032, which passed in the recent Special Session of the West Virginia Legislature, providing $4 million toward new equipment. During the signing, Gov. Justice also announced the Region Four office will be renamed the Cody J. Mulle  more