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 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

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 15 -- The National Science Board issued the following news on March 13, 2024: Today the National Science Board published The State of U.S. Science and Engineering 2024 (https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsb20243), which shows that although the United States performs more research and development than any other country, the nation's global position is slipping, as countries in East and Southeast Asia, particularly China, increase their activities. "The Indicators report con  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: Taylor Farms Pacific, a Tracy, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 19,976 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) apple walnut with chicken salad bowl products due to misbranding and undeclared wheat allergen, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The product may contain wheat, a known allergen, which is no  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 15 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed 81 bills today. He has signed 326 pieces of legislation from the 2024 General Legislative Session to date. Information on the bills signed today can be found below: * HB 32 Short-term Rental Modifications * HB 34 Tax Refund Claim Amendments * HB 38 Psychotropic Medication Oversight Pilot Program Amendments * HB 41 Health Data Authority Amendments   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 15 -- The Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity issued the following news on March 14, 2024: Today, the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity awarded Campbell Soup Company, subsidiary, Pepperidge Farm Inc., a post-performance tax reduction for its bakery expansion in Cache County. The corporate incentive is part of the state's Rural Economic Development Tax Increment Financing (REDTIF) program. As part of the agreement, the company projects adding   more