WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Projects Funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Will Lower Energy Costs and Create Revenue for Rural Business Owners and Farms OMAHA, Neb., March 28, 2024 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is investing $124 million in renewable energy and fertilizer production projects in 44 states to lower energy costs, generate new income and create   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 29 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Homes built before 1978 are very likely to contain lead paint * * * The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) initiative to prevent childhood lead poisoning in communities with a higher risk of lead exposure is coming to the greater Manchester, New Hampshire area. Lead is particularly harmful to children because they are more vulnerable to its effects, which include damage to th  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 28 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release: Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is leading a coalition of all Republican attorneys general in asking the Environmental Protection Agency to drop a proposed regulation that would cost meat and poultry processors millions. Under the proposed rule, the EPA will regulate meat and poultry processing plants with indirect wastewater discharges, or wastewater that goes through a city sewage treatment  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 29 -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release: Efforts underway at the New Hampshire Department of Education (NHED) to ensure that students are receiving accessible educational content and that individuals with disabilities can secure meaningful educational opportunities are being recognizing by national and local organizations. NHED's Bureau of Special Education Support was recently awarded by the National Center for Accessible  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 28 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Today, following approval by the Executive Council, $8,500,000 in funding was made available to local emergency shelter services supporting individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness. $6.74 million of the funds approved today were allocated in Governor Sununu's FY2024-2025 budget to ensure statewide access and to stabilize the organizations that provide  more