SHERIDAN, Wyoming, Aug. 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the City of Sheridan and Stella-Jones Inc. established a unified command to coordinate the response to a spill of diesel-containing wood preservative at the Stella-Jones facility in Sheridan. A mixture of diesel and dichlorooctylisothiazolinone (DCOI) spilled from a retort at the Stella-Jones facility at 7  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 25 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: Today, Governor Josh Shapiro announced that his Administration will fund 58 highway, bridge, aviation, ports, and bike and pedestrian projects in 37 counties using $49.6 million in funding from the Multimodal Transportation Fund, which provides grant funding to ensure that a safe and reliable system of transportation is available to all Pennsylvanians. The program is inte  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 25 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are available in New York for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations affected by the frost and freeze that occurred on May 14-25, 2023. The declaration covers the primary counties of   more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming issued the following news release: Jason D. Wicks, age 49, of Hillman, Michigan, was arraigned in federal court on August 23, 2023, facing criminal charges of off-trail travel in a Yellowstone National Park thermal area and being under the influence of alcohol or drugs to the degree he was a danger to himself or others. Wicks pleaded not guilty to the charges. As part of the conditions for release, Wicks i  more