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News Tipoffs - Nebraska Editors Newsletter for Saturday December 23, 2023 ( 5 items )  

Fla. A.G. Moody and Governor DeSantis Challenge Biden Administration Rule Requiring States Set Targets to Reduce On-Road CO2 Emissions
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 22 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2023: Attorney General Ashley Moody is pushing back against the Biden administration's federal overreach. Attorney General Moody, with the support of Governor Ron DeSantis, filed a lawsuit challenging a new Biden administration rule requiring all states with National Highway System mileage to set arbitrary emissions targets. In addition to today's announcement, Florida's foresigh  more

N.D. A.G. WRIGLEY JOINS 21-STATE COALITION CHALLENGING BIDEN ADMINISTRATION RULE MANDATING THAT STATES SET TARGETS TO REDUCE ON-ROAD CO2 EMISSIONS
BISMARCK, North Dakota, Dec. 23 -- North Dakota Attorney Drew Wrigley issued the following news: Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley announced that North Dakota will be part of a 21-state coalition challenging a new Biden Administration rule from the Department of Transportation mandating that all States with National Highway System mileage establish targets to reduce on-road CO2 emissions. The lawsuit argues that Congress has not given the U.S. Department of Transportation the authority to regula  more

Neb. A.G. Hilgers: Nebraska Joins 21-State Coalition Challenging Biden Administration Rule Requiring States Set Targets to Reduce On-Road CO2 Emissions
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 22 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2023: Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a 21-state coalition today in filing a lawsuit challenging a new Biden Administration rule requiring all States with National Highway System mileage to take affirmative steps to set declining targets to reduce on-road CO2 emissions. Led by the Attorney General of Kentucky, the coalition argues that Congress has not given the U.S. Departmen  more

Neb. Gov. Pillen Commends Sec. Mayorkas for Swiftly Answering the Request to Resume Rail Operations at the Southern Border
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 23 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on Dec. 22, 2023: * * * Today, Governor Jim Pillen issued a statement following a personal phone call with the Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, in which the Secretary indicated that railway crossings and rail operations will resume at the southern border, effective immediately. "I am grateful Sec. Mayorkas took the time to hear Nebraska's concerns and issued a quick response, before we   more

USDA Now Accepting Applications for 40 Climate Change Fellows to Help Record Number of Farmers and Rural Small Businesses Access Clean Energy Funds from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it is hiring 40 Climate Change Fellows to help with the record numbers of applications from farmers, ranchers and rural small businesses seeking funding for clean energy projects under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). The new positions are being funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, the nation's largest-ever investment  more