WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced up to $12 million in funding available to strengthen and explore new market opportunities for U.S. agricultural products and increase access to locally grown food in communities experiencing food insecurity. The funding is available through three grant programs administered by the Agricultural M  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 22 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is leading a coalition of 16 states in a lawsuit against President Joe Biden and the United States Department of Energy over the unlawful decision to ban new liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. The State of Louisiana is joined by the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina,   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: President Biden will email an additional 380,000 public service workers thanking them for their service and notifying them they are on track to have their debt cancelled through PSLF within two years The Biden-Harris Administration announced today the approval of $5.8 billion in additional student loan debt relief for 77,700 borrowers. These approvals are the result of fixes made by the Administra  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, March 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: * * * The U.S. Department of Energy's Water Power Technologies Office spotlights impactful Argonne hydropower research in its annual accomplishments report * * * Three recent studies by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory advance the role of hydropower in driving the clean energy transition. The research explore  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 21 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis on March 20, 2024, by research assistant Amalea Jubara and data director Vanessa Palmer both from the Center for Indian Country Development: * * * Compared to other households, American Indian and Alaska Native households are less likely to report living comfortably and less likely to cover an unexpected expense with cash * * * While the financial security of U.S. households is frequentl  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - National Forests in Alabama - issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that the USDA Forest Service is investing nearly $145 million from President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act--the largest climate investment in history--to connect forest landowners with emerging climate markets as part of the Investing in America agenda. Alabama organizati  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Protected Resources issued the feature story: * * * Our marine mammal network partners leverage the Prescott Grant Program's competitive grants to improve their stranding response and investigation capabilities for pinniped conservation. * * * The John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program provides funding to stranding network participants. It allows them to better respond to   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Review will look at airline policies and training to ensure that passengers' sensitive personal information is not improperly monetized or shared with third parties Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg today announced the Department of Transportation (DOT) will undertake a privacy review of the nation's ten largest airlines regarding their collection, handling, maintenance, and use of passe  more