WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest about $138 million of financial assistance from President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act--the largest climate investment in history--in 138 new climate-smart conservation easements, through which farmers and ranchers are conserving wetlands, grasslands and prime farmlands. These selected Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) projects ar  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 13 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT JACKSON, SC - The Army Drill Sergeant is at the forefront of creating the next generation of military leaders and must embody competence, commitment and character, the three pillars of the Army profession. To support United States Army Reservists on their journey to becoming Drill Sergeants, CSM Mooso, Juddiah, Command Sergeant Major of the 108th Training Command (IET), crea  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: Today, March 14, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized 103 U.S. manufacturing plants that earned the agency's ENERGY STAR certification in 2023, a designation reserved for manufacturing plants in the top 25% of energy efficiency in their sector. Together, these plants prevented more than 8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions, equivalent to the emission  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $75,000 in funding to Queens University of Charlotte student team to research and develop innovative solutions that address environmental and public health challenges as part of the Agency's People, Prosperity, and the Planet (P3) Program. EPA awarded nearly 1.2 million total to Student Teams for Innovative   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: Today, March 14, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced nearly $1.2 million, in funding to 16 college student teams to research and develop innovative solutions that address environmental and public health challenges as part of the Agency's People, Prosperity, and the Planet (P3) Program. EPA is pleased to mark the 20th anniversary of our P3 program by announcing   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it has awarded $900,000 to three entities through the Interstate Rail Compacts (IRC) Grant Program. Created by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the IRC Program provides new opportunities to entities implementing IRCs to advance multi-s  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 15 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the federal government's request for review of a lower court decision invalidating commonsense "ghost gun" regulations. The Final Rule, issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), clarifies that the definitions   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 15 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today urged Cigna and Unified Women's Healthcare (UWH) to reach an agreement so women do not lose access to affordable OB/GYN care. "This disagreement is hurting women and their babies," said Attorney General Josh Stein. "I'm urging Cigna and Unified Women's Healthcare to resolve their dispute and ensure consistent care for hundreds of  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 15 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: Forty Main Street Champions will be honored for their contributions to downtown revitalization and community building in 2023 during a recognition ceremony today in Goldsboro. With the addition of this year's honorees, 415 Main Street Champions have now been recognized by the N.C. Department of Commerce since 2000. "Main Street Champions are invaluable assets to t  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 15 (TNSres) -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Coinciding with Governor Roy Cooper's "Equal Pay Day" proclamation and the National Women's History Alliance 2024 theme of celebrating "Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion," N.C. Department of Commerce Secretary Machelle Baker Sanders is urging greater gender diversity on corporate boards to better represent North Carolina's demographics. Companies with d  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 15 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Governor Roy Cooper has declared March 2024 as Students@Work Month in North Carolina. Throughout the month, businesses across the state will help 25,000 students learn first-hand about jobs and industries in their local communities and across North Carolina. "This innovative program gives North Carolina students a front row seat to explore careers and learn what it takes to prepare for th  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 15 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced the launch of Inclusion Connects, a first-of-its-kind initiative in the state to better connect people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families with community-based services which are essential to supporting their health and well-being. There are   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 15 -- The North Carolina Department of Insurance issued the following news release: North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will offer conferences across North Carolina to provide vital information regarding the need for flood insurance. The 2024 conferences will be similar to ones offered in 2022 through WebEx and will, again, be free of charge to insurance agents, adjusters, real estate agents, engineers, architects, land surveyors and the public. Hu  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: Two Charlotte-based members of a Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO) were sentenced to prison today for trafficking large quantities of cocaine, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Robert J. Murphy, Special Agent in Charge of the Atlanta Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administ  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56987) involving Brunswick Nuclear Plant, North Carolina: * * * Facility: Brunswick Region: 2 State: NC Unit: [2] [] [] RX Type: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4 NRC Notified By: Chris Denton HQ OPS Officer: Ernest West Notification Date: 02/22/2024 Notification Time: 08:55 [ET] Event Date: 01/01/2024 Event Time: 23:33 [EST] Last Update Date: 03/11/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Sec  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 14 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - Three dozen "Warrior Medics" of the Army Reserve Medical Command took the Joint Humanitarian Operations Course, taught March 7 through March 8 by personnel from USAID's Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance at the command's headquarters here. "This is very important to our operations," said Master Sgt. Brian B. Brown, the command's interim operations sergeant ma  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 15 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that FreezPak Logistics, LLC, a leading provider of full-service cold and dry storage services, is investing $77.5 million to construct a 245,000-square-foot cold storage facility in the City of Suffolk to serve the Mid-Atlantic region via The Port of Virginia. Virginia competed with Georgia and North Carolina for this project, which will   more