WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the appointment of 16 new members to the Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC), as well as the reappointments of 13 existing members. For the first time in the committee's history, membership will be majority female, including all members of the committee's leadership. "The Biden-Harris Administration has made a commitment to advanc  more

LENEXA, Kansas, Jan. 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: As part of its ongoing commitment to protecting children and improving air quality, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of two applicants to receive over $15.8 million through EPA's first Clean School Bus Program Grants Competition. The awards, which are made possible through President Biden's Investing in America Agenda, will help selectees purchase clean school  more

LENEXA, Kansas, Jan. 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: As part of its ongoing commitment to protecting children and improving air quality, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced schools in Kansas and Nebraska are set to receive funding through EPA's first Clean School Bus Program's Grants Competition. First Student Inc. has been selected to receive $13,100,000 to purchase clean school buses in Kansas and Missouri. Highland CSB 1 LLC  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The reintroduction of wild turkeys to Iowa's landscape has been celebrated as a conservation success story for the past 25 years. But Iowa's turkey population is showing troubling signs: the numbers are down, nests are failing and fewer poults are surviving. And it's not just an Iowa problem - turkey populations are declining in all states in the Midwest and across the eastern half   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 10 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: This morning, Governor Jim Pillen and Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert announced two major investments in North Omaha. The State has awarded $89.2 million to the Omaha Economic Development Corporation to create a business park near Eppley Airfield. The State has also awarded $35 million to the City of Omaha to construct a multipurpose community center at Levi Carter Park, which overlooks Carter Lake in east O  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: As January 16 coverage deadline approaches, Biden-Harris Administration continues to encourage Americans to sign up for quality, affordable health care coverage ACA Marketplace National Enrollment Snapshot Under the Biden-Harris Administration, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced today that over 20 million people have selected an Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health In  more