WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, a key pillar of Bidenomics, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $325 million for 15 projects across 17 states and one tribal nation to accelerate the development of long-duration energy storage (LDES) technologies. Funded by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, these demonstration projects will increase c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: The Biden-Harris Administration today is announcing a $2.6 million award to support mental health services and professionals in schools, further delivering on a key priority of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA). The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System will establish a national Mental Health Evaluation, Training, Research, and Innovation Center for Schools (METRICS) to increas  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following abstract of a journal article: Ice nucleating particles (INPs) are a rare subset of atmospheric aerosol that can initiate primary ice formation and thus trigger cloud glaciation. There is a significant gap between our ability to measure INPs and to predict their concentrations and variability in large-scale models of weather and climate. Accurate simulation of INPs require  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a notice of appeal to overturn a district court decision striking down California's large-capacity magazine ban. The notice of appeal, filed just hours after the district court issued its decision and temporary stay, is the first step toward seeking a further stay of the decision by the Ninth Circuit pending appeal to en  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement in response to a district court decision striking down California's large-capacity magazine (LCM) ban. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California found the large-capacity magazine ban unconstitutional but granted the Attorney General's request for a stay of the decision to al  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed the following bills: * AB 342 by Assemblymember Avelino Valencia (D-Anaheim) - Architects and real estate appraisers: applicants and licensees: demographic information. * AB 400 by Assemblymember Blanca Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) - Local agency design-build projects: authorization. * AB 592 by Assemblymember Lori Wilson  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following proclamation on Sept. 22, 2023: As leaders of Native American tribes from across California gather to celebrate the 56th California Native American Day at the state Capitol, Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring September 22, 2023, as Native American Day in the State of California. * * * The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below: Today marks the state's 56th celebr  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following statement on Sept. 22, 2023: * * * Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement today after filing an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to grant review in the case of City of Grants Pass v. Johnson and urging the Court to clarify that state and local governments can take reasonable actions to address the homelessness crisis creating health and safety dangers to individuals living in encam  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following statement on Sept. 22, 2023: * * * Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement today as the state's Division of Petroleum Market Oversight provided an update on gas prices, reporting an unusual transaction on the gasoline spot market and refinery maintenance issues which appear to have contributed to a recent increase in gas prices: "With California's new gas price transparency law, we now have   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: Today, on California Native American Day, Governor Gavin Newsom announced $20 million in grants to 22 Native American tribes to support projects aimed at addressing housing insecurity and preventing and ending homelessness in their communities. The grantees span the state from San Diego County to Siskiyou County, and represent communities of varying sizes and capacities, inc  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: Today Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state has awarded $19 million for 13 projects as part of the nation-leading Tribal Wildfire Resilience Grant Program launched earlier this month. This funding supports California Native American tribes in managing ancestral lands, employing traditional ecological knowledge in wildfire resilience, and improving wildfire safety fo  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 23 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following final resolution (No. E-5273) on Sept. 22, 2023: * * * Pacific Gas and Electric Company request for amendments to Hummingbird Energy Storage Agreement. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * The Resolution authorizes Pacific Gas and Electric Company to amend their existing energy storage capacity agreement with Hummingbird Energy Storage, LLC to allow for a later initial delivery date, an increase in price, a  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 23 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following final resolution (No. E-5286) on Sept. 22, 2023: * * * Southern California Edison Company Amendment to Goleta Energy Storage Contract. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Approves Amendment Number 3 to Southern California Edison's contract for the Goleta Energy Storage project. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: * There are no safety considerations associated with this resolution. ESTIMATED COST: * Contract costs   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 23 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following order modifying resolution and denying hearing (Case No. 23-09-022) on Sept. 22, 2023: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of Catalina Channel Express for Rehearing of Resolution M-4865. ORDER MODIFYING RESOLUTION M-4865 AND DENYING REHEARING AS MODIFIED I. INTRODUCTION In Resolution M-4865 (Resolution), issued December 16, 2022, the Commis  more

RIVERSIDE, California, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for Central District of California, Martin Estrada, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: Three men were arrested today and have been charged in a federal criminal complaint alleging they kidnapped a 17-year-old boy in San Bernardino County and held him for ransom in Santa Maria. Fidel Jesus Patino Jaimes, 22, Jair Tomas Ramos Dominguez, 26, of Santa Maria, and Ezequiel Felix Lopez, 27, all of whom told law enforcement they we  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 23 -- The California Conservation Corps issued the following news: Months after Typhoon Mawar--a category 4 hurricane--hit the U.S. Territory of Guam, California Conservation Corps crews from across the state assembled to led helping hands and chain saws. After a more than 16-hour flight, the Corpsmembers from Los Angeles, Pomona, Chico, Sacramento, Redding, and Fortuna worked six days per week in hot and humid conditions. The weather, flora and fauna--and wild c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following news release: On September 19, 2022, CDC announced the recipients of 13 funding awards to establish a first-of-its-kind national network, the Outbreak Analytics and Disease Modeling Network (OADMN). The awards, totaling $262.5 million in funding over a five-year period, will support state and local decision-makers in developing and implementing new tools to d  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release on Sept. 22, 2023: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued an order simultaneously filing and settling charges against Jie "Elaine" Yu of Irvine, California, for engaging in a fictitious sales scheme. The order requires Yu to pay a $300,000 civil monetary penalty, cease and desist from further violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC regulations, as charged  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 23 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: Director Jeffrey Lusk of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded Alaska private nonprofit organizations of the Oct. 23 deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for property damage caused by flooding that occurred May 12 - June 3. Private nonprofits that provide essential services  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 23 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: Director Jeffrey Lusk of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded small nonfarm businesses in all 58 California counties and neighboring counties in Arizona, Nevada and Oregon of the Nov. 17, 2023, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest lo  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 23 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: Director Jeffrey Lusk of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded Texas businesses and residents of the Oct. 23, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for property damage caused by the tornado that occurred on June 15. According to Lusk, businesses of all sizes, most private n  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: Today, the Department of Defense awarded seventeen Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program (DCIP) grants from the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, totaling approximately $100 million. DCIP is a competitive program for states and communities to undertake infrastructure enhancements to support military value, the training of cadets at independent cover educational insti  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Joint Staff-sponsored Bold Quest joint and multinational demonstration and assessment concluded today in Southern California. Military participants and observers from 17 allies and partner nations gathered to demonstrate and assess technical and procedural means of working together at strategic, operational, and tactical levels across all domains. Live and virtual events included testing sensor to sho  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: By David Vergun, DOD News The Defense Department's Spirit of Hope Award was awarded to six people and a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping military families during a Pentagon ceremony last week. The award is presented annually to recipients who epitomize the values of comedian Bob Hope: duty, honor, courage, loyalty, commitment, integrity and selfless dedication. Recipients are nominated and selected by  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The Export-Import Bank of the United States Office of Inspector General issued the following news release: The Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) today approved three transactions in the energy and transportation sectors. The first transaction approved today is a direct loan for more than $57 million to EnergoNuclear S.A. to support pre-construction engineering and feasibility studies for the potential development of two nuclear reac  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: The Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) today approved three transactions in the energy and transportation sectors. The first transaction approved today is a direct loan for more than $57 million to EnergoNuclear S.A. to support pre-construction engineering and feasibility studies for the potential development of two nuclear reactors at the Cernavo  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 23 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following agency statement Sept. 22, 2023: * * * We invite you to join us October 16 for a conversation about the research on tribal broadband and opportunities for tribes to improve their communities' Internet access. This is the third event in the Center for Indian Country Development's (CICD's) 2023 webinar series: Cultivating Native Economies in the 21st Century. The series provides tribal leade  more

PASADENA, California, Sept. 23 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: In about a third of the time it would have taken other NASA Mars rovers, Perseverance recently navigated its way through a field of boulders more than 1,700 feet wide (about a half-kilometer). While planners map out the rover's general routes, Perseverance managed the finer points of navigating the field, nicknamed "Snowdrift Peak," on its own, courtesy of AutoNav, the self-driving system that  more

PASADENA, California, Sept. 23 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: An Independent Review Board (IRB) looked at NASA's current plans and goals of the first mission to return samples from Mars, and NASA is establishing a team to respond. In addition to bringing home the first sample collected from Mars, this highly complex mission would include the first launch from the surface of another planet, as well as the first in-orbit rendezvous at another planet. Mars  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following transcript on Sept. 22, 2023: * * * Earlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul delivered remarks at the Business Council of New York's annual meeting in Bolton Landing. VIDEO of the event is available on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/uWapAmthnRU) and in TV quality (h.264, mp4) format here (https://spaces.hightail.com/receive/qrFraW07AT). AUDIO of the event is available here (https://soundcloud.com/govkathyhochul/gov  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: Longtime National Park Service leader Jennifer Flynn has been named as the new superintendent of Cape Cod National Seashore in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. She will begin her new position in mid-November. "Jennifer brings a wealth of National Park Service experience with a deep commitment to community engagement, resource protection and employee development," Nort  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The National Endowment for the Humanities issued the following news release: Last September, the White House convened the United We Stand Summit to counter the destructive effects of hate-fueled violence on our democracy and public safety. One year later, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is awarding up to $2.8 million in United We Stand: Connecting Through Culture funding to its national network of state and jurisdictional humanities councils to support lo  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: With NETL support, through the Lab's University Training and Research program, researchers at the University of California, Riverside used advanced computing models that harness machine learning to efficiently reduce impingement in boilers - an innovation that can ensure longer and more efficient service life for power plants and even potentially extend  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 20-RC-319743) by Region 20 Director Jill H. Coffman: * * * Accenture d/b/a Accenture Flex; Google, LLC/Alphabet, Inc. (as joint employers), Employer and Alphabet Workers Union-Communication Workers of America, Local 9009, Petitioner DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On June 9, 2023,/1 Alphabet Workers Union-Communication Workers of America, Local 9009 (Petitioner or U  more

OTAY MESA, California, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Otay Mesa port of entry's cargo facility seized over $5 million worth of liquid methamphetamine and cocaine concealed in two tractor trailers last week. On Sept. 12, at approximately 8:53 p.m., CBP officers encountered a 25-year-old male Mexican citizen driving of a tractor trailer seeking entry i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on gun safety on Sept. 22, 2023: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, thank you, thank you. Everyone should sit, except Mom and Dad. Mom and Dad, stand up. I want everybody to see the parents of this proud, young, new congressman. (Applause.) You did a heck of a job. Congressman Frost, thank you for the introduction. And you've helped power a movement that's turning a cause into reali  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 23 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Arapahoe, Logan, and Washington counties following the amendment to President Biden's Aug. 25, major disaster declaration for Public Assistance as a result of severe storms, flooding and tornadoes that occurred June 8 - 23, announced Administrator Isabella Casil  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 23 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration and Operation HOPE, a key leader assisting individuals with financial literacy, access to capital and financial disaster recovery, announced the opening of their first Business Resource and Assessment Center in Kihei to assist small businesses impacted by the Maui wildfires that began on Aug. 8. T  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 23 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Missouri following President Biden's federal disaster declaration for Public Assistance as a result of severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding that occurred July 29 - Aug. 14, announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 23 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to California businesses and residents affected by Tropical Storm Hilary that occurred Aug. 19 - 21, announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Administration. SBA acted under its own authority to declare a disaster in response to a request SBA received from Gov. Gavin Newsom's   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that American Infrastructure Funds LLC (AIM), a Foster City, California-based registered investment adviser to private funds, agreed to pay more than $1.6 million to settle charges resulting from its acceleration of portfolio company monitoring fees, for transferring a private fund asset from funds nearing the end of their ter  more

MENLO PARK, California, Sept. 23 (TNSres) -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: * * * Powerful X-rays generated at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory help researchers shed new light on feather evolution. * * * How similar are dinosaurs to modern birds? This question is at the heart of a new study that examined how proteins found in dinosaur feathers changed over millions of years and under extreme heat. Previous studies suggest th  more

PANAMA CITY, Panama, Sept. 23 (TNSres) -- The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute issued the following news: An innovative mathematical analysis of global coral reef fisheries offers hope for sustainable management of multispecies and artisanal fishing, especially in the global South. In a world's-first study of the global state of coral reef fisheries, a team of researchers estimates that about half of the world's reefs failed at least one of two key sustainability tests: either their fis  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: By Kyle Ford, MyCG Writer Some things I wish I knew when I started working for the federal government in my 30s: 1. Start saving for retirement now. 2. No one retires wishing they had accumulated more debt. 3. Everything from the U.S. Coast Guard's Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and Medicare overview presentations. On Aug. 30, 2023, more than 300 people from across the Coa  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's U.S. Space Command issued the following news: Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander, joined the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy Dr. John Plumb, and Mandy Vaughn, CEO and founder of GXO Inc. on a panel to discuss "Commercial Space Power and the Next Space Age" at this year's Tech Crunch Disrupt conference Sept. 19. The three-day conference brought together approximately 11,000 founders, investor  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced sugar loan rates for crop year 2023 (fiscal year 2024). Marketing Assistance Loan Rates USDA offers commodity loans to processors of sugar beets and domestically grown sugarcane to provide interim financing to producers so that sugar can be stored after harvest when   more