WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management today opened a 30-day public comment period to gather input for an environmental assessment for the proposed Easley Solar project in Riverside County. The comment period closes Oct. 15, 2023. The BLM plans to hold an in-person public meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 4, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at UCR Palm Desert, Room: B114-117 lo  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 15 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2023: Governor Gavin Newsom's proposal to amend the United States Constitution with a Right to Safety achieved a major milestone today as California became the first state in the nation to call for a Constitutional Convention for gun safety. With the Assembly's approval of Senate Joint Resolution 7 authored by Senator Aisha Wahab and Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer, California  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 16 -- The California Department of Public Health issued the following news release: Suicide is the second leading cause of death among adolescents and young adults aged 15 to 24 in California. To support the mental health and wellbeing of California's young people, CDPH awarded $16,380,000 in grants to 34 youth-serving tribal and community-based organizations to support the implementation of its Youth Suicide Prevention Media and Outreach Campaign. "Suicide is a m  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 15 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting petition for modification of decision (Agenda ID No. 21808) on Sept. 14, 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 T  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 15 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following executive director order granting application (Case No. 23-09-003) on Sept. 14, 2023: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of MARIN AIRPORTER (PSC-990) for authority to increase passenger fares for service between Marin County and San Francisco Airport (SFO) and to expand its existing Zone of Rate Freedom (ZORF). EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ORDER GRANTI  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 16 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release: The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is now accepting applications for its groundbreaking $30 million Equity and Access Grant Program. This innovative program aims to empower tribes and community-based organizations across California by supporting projects that actively engage them in CPUC processes and promote clean energy programs. The CPUC introduced this program  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Matthew M. Graves, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2023: Richard Gustave Olson, Jr., 63, of Algodones, New Mexico, a former U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan and a former U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, was sentenced today to 36 months' probation and a fine of $93,350 for two separate courses of conduct, both of which involved misconduct relating to his public office. The sentence was anno  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following Education Review newsletter: Last week, Secretary Cardona visited five Midwestern states as part of his "Raise the Bar Back to School Bus Tour," showcasing the many ways that schools, families, and communities are doubling down on accelerating student learning and raising the bar in education. He was joined by Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra and Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Ros  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: * * * State workforce agencies' projects will serve more than 10K dislocated workers * * * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $57 million in grants to support projects in 12 states that support unemployed and underemployed people to access, return to, or advance in high-quality jobs in infrastructure, environment and  more

EDWARDS AFB, California, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force's Edwards Air Force Base issued the following news: By Giancarlo Casem, 412th Test Wing Public Affairs The 412th Test Wing hosted a new type of first: the Data Analysis Tool Summit on Edwards Air Force Base, California, Sept. 12-13. The summit featured presentations from a mix of teams and technical disciplines to foster discussions on the current and future state of data analysis tools and scalable/shareable developments in all things d  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration issued the following roundup on Sept. 15, 2023: Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency: * Today, the FDA issued the draft guidance "Labeling for Biosimilar and Interchangeable Biosimilar Products (https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/labeling-biosimilar-and-interchangeable-biosimilar-  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2023: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the immediate availability of $4.575 million in "quick release" Emergency Relief funds for use by the National Park Service, the Forest Service, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. The funds will offset costs of repair work needed for roads, trails, parki  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2023: Two Guatemalan nationals were sentenced this week in the Western District of Texas for their role in a prolific human smuggling conspiracy that resulted in the death of a migrant. Armando Gael Galicia, aka Artemio Diego Andres Gonzalez, aka Luis Moreno-Gonzalez, 27, was sentenced today to 17 years and six months in federal custody. Jose Diego Tercero-Gonzalez, 23, was sentenced on Sept.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2023: The Justice Department today announced that the Western Union Remission Fund began a distribution of approximately $40 million in funds forfeited to the United States from the Western Union Company (Western Union) to approximately 25,000 victims located in the United States and abroad. These victims stand to recover the full amount of their losses. This is the first distribution in the s  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Susan Guth, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's Scientific Development Squadron (VXS) 1 mobilized a crew for a NP-3C Orion operation with less than 24 hours' notice to airdrop 18 SOFAR Spotter buoys in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of Hurricane Idalia on Monday, August 28. The VXS-1 crew personally deployed the buoys from the aircraft on  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following weekly case summary for Aug. 28 - Sept. 1, 2023: * * * Summarized Board Decisions Intertape Polymer Corp. (07-CA-273203 and 07-CA-273901; 372 NLRB No. 133) (https://apps.nlrb.gov/link/document.aspx/09031d4583b289d1) Marysville, MI, August 25, 2023. The Board unanimously found that the Respondent violated Section 8(a)(3) and (1) by disciplining two employees because of their union activity. In so doing, the Board   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following weekly case summary for Sept. 5-8, 2023: * * * Summarized Board Decisions Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. (20-RC-315897; 372 NLRB No. 139) (https://apps.nlrb.gov/link/document.aspx/09031d4583b385ea) Napa, CA, September 7, 2023. The Board denied the Employer's Request for Review of the Regional Director's Decision to Overrule Employer's Objections and Certification of representative as it raised no substantial i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: NEWPORT, R.I. - Emerging technologies developed by small businesses with potential U.S. Navy applications took center stage during the second annual Blue Tech Demo Day hosted by the Northeast Tech Bridge at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport's Narragansett Bay Test Facility on Aug. 31. Seven companies showcased their products -- which ranged from mobile solar farms to micro-sized autonomous   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The White House issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2023: Today, President Biden announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve in key roles: * Claudia Cimini, Member, Board of Visitors to the United States Merchant Marine Academy * Susan A. Davis, Member, Board of Visitors to the United States Merchant Marine Academy * Eric P. Ebeling, Member, Board of Visitors to the United States Merchant Marine Academy * Nicholas M. Logothetis, Memb  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The White House issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2023: Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve as key leaders in his Administration: * Jennifer L. Fain, Nominee for Inspector General, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation * Christopher Henry Schroeder, Nominee to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation * Daryle Williams, Nominee to be a Member of the N  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following readout on Sept. 15, 2023: * * * On Monday, September 11th, 2023, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Andrea Palm traveled to San Diego, California to highlight the Biden-Harris Administration's efforts to address access to mental health services and increase support for substance use disorder. During her trip she visited health facilities dedicated to incorporating mental he  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency has issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the deadline for its Request for Information to Oct. 12, 2023, to solicit public comments on possible changes to prevented planting crop insurance coverage. USDA's Risk Management Agency (RMA) believes extending the deadline will enable additional time for comments and feedback from commenters and key stakeholders. "We  more

MENLO PARK, California, Sept. 16 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Sebek's extraordinary career at SSRL includes helping build the facility's original electron injector back in the 1980s and working on almost all of its electrical systems since. * * * Jim Sebek, an electrical engineer and physicist at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL) at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, will receive this ye  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (TNSres) -- The Smithsonian American Art Museum issued the following news release: Sarah Newman is the James Dicke Curator of Contemporary Art and deputy head curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. She joined the museum staff in September 2016. Her responsibilities include research, exhibitions and acquisitions related to the museum's collection of contemporary art. Recent projects include "American Voices and Visions: Modern and Contemporary Art" (2023), the fir  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. FD 36722) entitled "Chicago, Central and Pacific Railroad Co. - Trackage Rights Exemption - Cedar River Railroad Co.": * * * Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad Company (CCP) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 C.F.R. Sec. 1180.2(d)(7) for acquisition of overhead trackage rights over approximately 41.5 miles of rail line owned by Cedar River Railroa  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 16 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Neva Fairchild and Lauren Taylor and reappointed Ellen Bauman, Elyse Lieberman, Ph.D., Eric Lindsay, and Kristie Orr, Ph.D. to the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities for terms set to expire on February 1, 2025. The Committee recommends changes in disability policies and programs, supports a network of committees on people with disabilities, issues awards to p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following media advisory: * * * U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Assistant Secretary Glenna Wright-Gallo, Andrea Suarez Falken, special advisor for infrastructure and sustainability, and Naomi Stern, environmental sustainability and infrastructure impact fellow, accompanied by numerous other federal, state, and local officials, will visit San Francisco Bay Area and central Ca  more