LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 28 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on March 27, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after co-leading a 27-state comment letter opposing a proposal from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that would unduly burden state and national meat and poultry producers and illegally expand the EPA's regulatory authority: "The EPA wants to impose illegal and crippling regulations on meat and poultry   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 28 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: Attorney General Chris Carr is pushing back against a recent proposal from the Biden administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that seeks to impose, for the first time ever, new pollution limits and pretreatment standards on meat and poultry processors. Currently, the EPA regulates roughly 150 meat processing facilities in the U.S. With this proposed rule, the EPA would sweep into i  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNScapv) -- The Institute of Museum and Library Services issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: The Institute of Museum and Library Services is pleased to announce 30 finalists for the 2024 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The National Medal is the nation's highest honor given to museums and libraries that demonstrate excellence in service to their communities. Since 1996, the award has honored more than 200 institutions that demonstrated extrao  more

ALBANY, New York, March 27 -- The New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment issued the following order denying rehearing (Case No. 17-F-0282) on March 26, 2024: * * * Application of Alle-Catt Wind Energy LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article 10 for a Proposed Wind Energy Project, Located in Allegany, Cattaraugus, and Wyoming Counties, New York, in the Towns of Arcade, Centerville, Farmersville, Freedom, and Rushfor  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 27 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release: A proposed settlement to address myriad service issues with Frontier Commonwealth has been recommended to the Public Utility Commission (PUC) for approval by the two administrative law judges on the case, according to a half dozen lawmakers who have been advocating for affected consumers. The settlement was negotiated in response to a formal complaint filed by the Pennsylvania Office of   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 28 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on March 27, 2024: This month, Attorney General Sean D. Reyes, Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced that they filed a lawsuit to block a devastating new air quality rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that would raise costs on Utah manufacturers, utilities, and families. AG Reyes and 23 other attorneys general jo  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, March 28 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: In comments submitted today, Governor Mark Gordon criticized the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed rule establishing a waste emission charge for methane discharges from oil and gas facilities. The Governor stressed that states like Wyoming are effectively addressing methane and other emissions, and the proposed charge for such emissions is another example of the feder  more