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

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 14, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Alaska - 2022": * * * In 2022, Alaska women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $1,007, or 82.7 percent of the $1,217 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regiona  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 14, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Arizona - 2022": * * * In 2022, Arizona women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $938, or 80.0 percent of the $1,173 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regiona  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 14, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in California - 2022": * * * In 2022, California women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $1,062, or 86.8 percent of the $1,223 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 14, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Hawaii - 2022": * * * In 2022, Hawaii women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $963, or 84.8 percent of the $1,136 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 14, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Idaho - 2022": * * * In 2022, Idaho women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $851, or 78.4 percent of the $1,085 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Co  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 14, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Nevada - 2022": * * * In 2022, Nevada women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $811, or 80.1 percent of the $1,013 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 14, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Oregon - 2022": * * * In 2022, Oregon women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $1,074, or 89.2 percent of the $1,204 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regiona  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 14, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Washington - 2022": * * * In 2022, Washington women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $1,097, or 85.8 percent of the $1,279 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it commenced a registration action against of Jackson, Mississippi. The CFTC action is based on Alexander's guilty plea to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a federal criminal case. The CFTC previously suspended Alexander's registrations as a commodity trading advisor (CTA) and associated person (AP) based on the federal   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

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Mary Hamisevicz, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researcher, Lawrence Rosenblum, Ph.D., was elevated to the prestigious grade of Fellow of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in the class of 2024 for leadership in developing mobile augmented reality, visualization and visual analytics of complex data. Fellow is IE  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Several unique environmental resilience projects spearheaded by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center are helping installations maintain readiness as climate change uncertainties threaten to disrupt operations. In Central Texas, seven conservation projects carried out at Joint Base San Antonio are protecting critical water resources and preserving mil  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center issued the following news: By Aneta Veedmont, AFIMSC Public Affairs Several unique environmental resilience projects spearheaded by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center are helping installations maintain readiness as climate change uncertainties threaten to disrupt operations. In Central Texas, seven conservation projects carried out at Joint Base San Antonio are protecting critical water resources and  more