ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research issued the following news release: By Warren Duffie, Jr., Office of Naval Research Gathered in a temporary maritime operations center in Arlington, Virginia, military, industry and political leaders watched multiple satellite images flash onto large monitor screens. These images showed three types of drug-running vessels hundreds of miles away in the Atlantic Ocean -- a small, fast, highly maneuverable boat capable of tra  more

CALIFORNIA AFB, California, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Beale Air Force Base (9th Reconnaissance Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Colin Smith, 9th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs Beale Air Force Base and U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco train to save lives by saving seconds in a Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX) on Aug. 17 off the coast of Yerba Buena Island, California. Beale AFB's very own Surveillance, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) team along with two   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: Today, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell will travel with President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and First Lady Jill Biden to Maui, Hawaii, to survey wildfire damage, speak to residents about their loss, commend emergency responders and announce new steps toward recovery. As the recovery moves into the next phase, President Biden, alongside Adminis  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 23 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on August 22, 2023, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Alaska - Fourth Quarter 2022": * * * From September 2022 to December 2022, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Alaska were 26,232, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 22,405,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * From May 2023 to June 2023, quits rates decreased in 16 states, increased in 1 state, and were little changed in 33 states and the District of Columbia. The largest decreases in quits rates occurred in Maine (-1.2 percentage points) and Delaware (-1.0 percentage point), as well as in Alabama and Vermont (-0.9 percentage point each). The quits rate   more

BRASILIA, Brazil, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Command issued the following news: By Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel, Marine Corps Forces South Not far from the capitol of Brazil lies a Brazilian Marine Corps Expeditionary Base. Among the arid red-sand landscape, the Brazilian Marine Corps embarked on the much-anticipated Exercise Formosa in a display of military prowess. The exercise underscores the growing importance of international collaboration in addressing global security chal  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 23 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Case No. 23-08-018) on Aug. 22, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking to Further Develop a Risk-based Decision-making Framework for Electric and Gas Utilities. DECISION GRANTING COMPENSATION TO MUSSEY GRADE ROAD ALLIANCE FOR SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO DECISION 21-11-009   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 22 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Agenda ID No. 21792) on Aug. 21, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking to Adopt Biomethane Standards and Requirements, Pipeline Open Access Rules, and Related Enforcement Provisions. DECISION GRANTING COMPENSATION TO SIERRA CLUB FOR SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO DECISION 22-  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 23 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Agenda ID No. 21781) on Aug. 22, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA In the Matter of the Application of San Diego Gas & Electric Company (U902E) for Approval of its Proposals for Dynamic Pricing and Recovery of Incremental Expenditures Required for Implementation. And Related Matter. DECISION GRAN  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 22 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Agenda ID No. 21795) on Aug. 21, 2023: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Petition to adopt, amend, or repeal a regulation pursuant to Pub. Util. Code Section 1708.5. DECISION GRANTING COMPENSATION TO THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO RULEMAKING 22-03-016 Intervenor: The Utility Reform Network For contributi  more

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 22 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: Colorado's housing supply has not kept pace with population growth. The state has current unmet housing needs of tens of thousands of units and will continue to grow -- it is estimated the state will add 1.72 million people by 2050. Nearly one-third of Colorado households spend more than 30% of their income on housing and people are forced to live further away from where they work, lea  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research issued the following news release: By Warren Duffie, Jr. Office of Naval Research For excellence in research areas such as robotics and machine learning, the Department of the Navy's (DoN) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program recently presented $15,000 scholarship awards to five students competing in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Dallas,   more

TYLER, Texas, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Lawsuit claims Tyler Pipe Co. violated federal whistleblower protections * * * The U.S. Department of Labor filed a lawsuit against Tyler Pipe Company alleging violations of federal whistleblower protections after the company fired an employee because they requested to use a respirator to protect them from smoke and fumes in the work area. The departme  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. National Science Foundation announced the first cohort of geothermal interns in the NSF INTERN program. Through this collaboration -- the first activity coordinated under the NSF-DOE Memorandum of Understanding -- a diverse group of 14 students will work with geothermal companies, national laboratories or state agencies on projects that adv  more

EDWARDS AFB, California, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force's Edwards Air Force Base issued the following news: By Giancarlo Casem, 412th Test Wing Public Affairs A test team from the Global Power Bombers Combined Test Force recently began research into human factors integration as part of the B-52 Stratofortress Commercial Engine Replacement Program, on Edwards Air Force Base, California. Flight instrumentation on the B-52 will be updated to coincide with new engines during the CERP. The new instr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (AU Docket No. 20-34; WC Dockets No. 19-126, 10-90) on Aug. 22, 2023: * * * By this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) announces that Cuba City Telephone Exchange Co. (Cuba City) and Cal-Ore Communications, Inc. (Cal-Ore) have notified the Commission of their decisions to withdraw from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) support program./1 Cuba C  more

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, North Carolina, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: Freddie Dawkins, a pneudraulics systems mechanic at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE), celebrated his retirement from federal service after 70 years of combined military and civilian service. FRCE Commanding Officer Capt. James M. Belmont recognized Dawkins' accomplishments during a ceremony at the depot July 27. "Mr. Dawkins has had an extraordinary career,  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 22 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a settlement with Arctic Glacier U.S.A., Inc., that resolves claims of violations of federal environmental rules at the company's ice processing facility in Fremont, Calif. Under the settlement, Arctic Glacier has certified that the facility is in compliance with Clean Air Act regulations that are designed to  more

SAVANNAH, Georgia, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgi, Jill E. Steinberg, issued the following news release: A California man has been found guilty at trial for his role in a conspiracy to steal aircraft design and testing information in a plot to shorten the regulatory approval process for another company's aircraft technology. Juan Martinez, 53, of Yorba Linda, California, was convicted after a five-day trial in U.S. District Court in Savannah on one count of Co  more

GRAND FORKS AFB, North Dakota, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Grand Forks Air Force Base (319th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Raisa Christie, 319th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs The 319th Civil Engineer Squadron began a base hydrant fuels system replacement in July 2023, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The hydrant fuel system was initially constructed in 1959, with minor repairs until 2003 when it was replaced with aluminum. The main purpose of  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 22 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 42 attorneys general, is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to protect veterans' rights and benefits, including the Post 9/11 Montgomery GI Bill educational benefit. In the brief, Raoul and the coalition support a Virginia U.S. Army veteran in Rudisill v. McDonough, who was denied his Post 9/11 GI Bill benefi  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 23 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. B316718) on Aug. 22, 2023: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Second Appellate District, Division Seven ROBERT GERINGER et al., Cross-complainants and Respondents. v. BLUE RIDER FINANCE, Cross-defendant and Appellant. APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Mark A. Young, Judge. Reversed. Law Offices of Jeffrey S. Konvitz and Jeffrey Konvitz  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: The Justice Department today announced Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) grant funding totaling $51,860,858 to provide victims of sexual assault with services in every state and the District of Columbia, as well as American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. This marks a significant increase of nearly 45% when compared to   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: On Aug. 13, Emergency Support Function #13 (ESF #13) was activated to provide force protection for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Urban Search and Rescue teams, the Department of Health and Human Services Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team, and to augment the Maui Police Department in the aftermath of the Hawaii wildfires. More than 150 federal law enforcement officers from the Justice   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Ocean vessel operating company Zeaborn Ship Management (Singapore) PTE. LTD. (Zeaborn) pleaded guilty to maintaining false and incomplete records relating to the discharge of oily bilge water and garbage on board the vessel Star Maia. In its plea, Zeaborn has agreed to pay a total monetary penalty of $2 million. The company's Chief Engineer, Constancio Estuye, and Captain, Alexander Parreno, also pleaded gu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: The Justice Department, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), today announced that ConsumerInfo.com, Inc. dba Experian Consumer Services (Experian), has agreed to a permanent injunction and a $650,000 civil penalty as part of a settlement to resolve alleged violations of the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 (CAN-SPAM Act), the Contro  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * WMC San Antonio LLC faces nearly $300K in fines for exposing employees to falls * * * A federal investigation has found that a San Antonio wire drawing company could have prevented an employee from suffering fatal injuries by following required workplace safety standards. Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and H  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: * * * Multi-institutional team led by Berkeley Lab could help chip manufacturers race ahead of Moore's Law * * * A new center led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) could accelerate the next revolution in microchips, the tiny silicon components used in everything from smartphones to smart speakers, life-saving medical d  more

LIVERMORE, California, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: This summer, the Science Education Program within Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Academic Engagement Office hosted the Biotech Summer Experience for 24 high school students from July 17-28. The LLNL Biotech Summer Experience is an immersive 10-day experience that introduces high school students (ages 16 and older) to research projects in   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 22 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown co-led a coalition of 15 Attorneys General supporting EPA's proposed rules for "advanced recycling" facilities, but also urging the agency to go further in its proposed Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) for producing 18 substances used to make transportation fuels and refinery feedstocks - raw material for processing or manufacturing another produ  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news release: Amtrak executed a contract option to order 10 additional Amtrak Airo trainsets as demand for passenger rail travel exceeds expectations. This brings the total contract order to 83 trainsets. The first Amtrak Airo trainset is scheduled to debut in 2026 and these new trains will operate on routes throughout the country. "We are thrilled to satisfy the soaring demand for train travel wit  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 22 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein joined a bipartisan group of 42 attorneys general urging the Supreme Court to protect veterans' rights by ruling in favor of James Rudisill in Rudisill v. McDonough and granting Rudisill and thousands of other veterans the full GI benefits they earned while serving their country. "It's wrong that we would ask our servicemembers to be the first into battl  more

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 6,148,010 visitors to national parks in Wyoming spent $870,000,000 in the state in 2022. That spending resulted in 11,538 jobs and had a cumulative benefit to the state economy of $1,127,700,000. "Since 1916, the National Park Service has been entrusted with the care of our national parks. With the help of volunteers and  more

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 13,554,654 visitors to national parks in Utah spent $1,656,100,000 in the state in 2022. That spending resulted in 23,312 jobs and had a cumulative benefit to the state economy of $2,597,700,000. "Since 1916, the National Park Service has been entrusted with the care of our national parks. With the help of volunteers and  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Aug. 22 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: Today, Attorney General Ford announced he has joined a coalition of 42 attorneys general urging the Supreme Court to protect veterans' rights by ruling in favor of James Rudisill in Rudisill v. McDonough. Rudisill, a Virginia resident and decorated army veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, was told by the Department of Veterans Affairs that he was unable to take adva  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- President Biden issued the following statement on Aug. 20, 2023, on Tropical Storm Hilary: * * * As soon as Tropical Storm Hilary's path became clear, my Administration took immediate action to prepare. At my direction, FEMA deployed to California federal personnel and supplies that can be surged to impacted communities. The U.S. Coast Guard pre-positioned aircraft to allow for rapid response and search-and-rescue efforts. My Administration also deployed federal personne  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Quantum-scale sensors to yield human-scale benefits with new backing from NSF 18 research teams win funding from NSF to pursue new sensor technologies that can control quantum phenomena to precisely measure the previously unmeasurable. * * * A new breed of sensors may one day allow doctors to pinpoint infections inside individual cells, or geologists to find subterranean mineral deposits  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission's Accounting and Auditing Enforcement issued the following order (No. 4447) on Aug. 22, 2023: * * * In the Matter of RESHAPE LIFESCIENCES INC., Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 21C OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING A CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropriate that cease-and-desist proceedings  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-21575) on Aug. 22, 2023: * * * In the Matter of DAVID D. BROOKS, CPA, Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING ADMINISTRATIVE AND CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 4C AND 21C OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND RULE 102(e) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES OF PRACTICE, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING REMEDIAL SANCTIONS AND A CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Com  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-21576) on Aug. 22, 2023: * * * In the Matter of RESHAPE LIFESCIENCES INC., Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 21C OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING A CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropriate that cease-and-desist proceedings be, and hereby are, instituted pur  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Navy's Chief of Naval Operations issued the following directive: By Joshua Rodriguez, NAVIFOR Public Affairs Office Naval Information Forces Deputy Commander Ms. Liz Nashold gave keynote remarks at the U.S. Navy-U.S. Marine Corps Electromagnetic Spectrum Summit at the Admiral Kidd Conference Center Aug. 21. The annual conference brings together military electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) managers and experts to share information about new and emerging EM  more

TECATE, California, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Tecate port of entry discovered methamphetamine and cocaine concealed in the auxiliary fuel tank of a vehicle that entered the port from Mexico. On Aug. 15, at approximately 10:32 a.m., CBP officers at the Tecate port of entry encountered a 28-year-old male driving a 2005 pick-up truck, applying f  more

GREENEVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Francis M. Hamilton III, issued the following news release: On August 21, 2023, Chad B. Thomas, 41, of Blountville, Tennessee, was sentenced to 40 months imprisonment by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, United States District Judge, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville. As part of the plea agreement filed with the court, Thomas agreed to plead guilty to  more

SANTA ANA, California, Aug. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: ConsumerInfo.com Inc., which does business as Experian Consumer Services (Experian), has agreed to a permanent injunction and to pay a $650,000 civil penalty as part of a settlement resolving alleged violations of federal law that requires senders of commercial emails to notify the recipients of such emails of their right to opt-out of future e  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: Two California men, David Dowling-Chacon, 41, and Luis Dukes-Acosta, 38, have been arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine. According to the Affidavit filed with the complaint, on August 15, 2023, an Illinois State Police Trooper stopped the tractor trailer Dowling-Chacon and Dukes-A  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is announcing the finalized listing of sand dune phacelia as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Service also designated 181 acres of critical habitat and completed a 4(d) rule for the coastal plant. "The ESA provides a critical safety net for species such as sand dune phacelia," sai  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced nearly $700 million in grants and loans to connect thousands of rural residents, farmers and business owners in 22 states and the Marshall Islands to reliable, affordable high-speed internet through the ReConnect Program, funded by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This program is uniquely designe  more