OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Alyssa Carrell, an ecologist with the Plant Systems Biology group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, started her science career studying the tallest inhabitants in the forest, but today she is focused on some of its smallest -- the microbial organisms that play an outsized role in plant health. Just as the trillions of microbes found in the body play a crucial rol  more

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

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, March 28 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is awarding nearly $500,000 to five communities across Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri in its third round of funding through the Strategic Planning Program. Funding for this program was made available by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Biden -- a key part of his Investing in America agenda. "The Strategic Planning Program gives public ent  more

BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Complaint probe latest of 8 OSHA investigations at Bellefontaine plant since 2013 * * * In October 2023, following the receipt of a complaint, U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors opened an inspection at an Ohio industrial hose manufacturer's Bellefontaine plant. This was OSHA's eighth investigation i  more

GREENVILLE, Tennessee, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Tuff Torq Corp. to pay $296K civil penalty for employing children to operate dangerous machinery, requiring them to work more hours than the law allows * * * The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of the Solicitor has obtained a federal consent judgment that requires a Morristown manufacturer of outdoor power equipment components for major companies including John De  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy issued the following news on March 27, 2024: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and MSI STEM R&D Consortium today announced $5 million in funding for two minority-serving universities to support the development of programs that will equip students with the skills needed to succeed in clean energy careers. The funding was administered by the Integrated Strategies Office within DOE's Office o  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

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Efforts to retain and recruit skilled construction trade workers took a major step forward with the signing of a project labor agreement (PLA) between Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) contractor UCOR and North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU). It marks EM's first-ever agreement with a national labor organi  more

ALBANY, Georgia, March 28 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany issued the following news: By Jennifer Parks, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany Sgt. Maj. Frank Kammer Jr. assumed the role of Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany's sergeant major on Feb. 9, coming to southwest Georgia after serving as the command senior enlisted leader of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. He now expects to build on the current foundation at MCLB Albany to set up a legacy for the future. The C  more

MCALLEN, Texas, March 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: A 50-year-old Edinburg man has been sentenced following his conviction for possession with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Orlando Candelario Almanza pleaded guilty Oct. 23, 2023. U.S. District Judge Micaela Alvarez has now ordered Almanza to serve a total of 75 months in federal prison to be imm  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