ATLANTA, Georgia, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on April 4, 2024: * * * President Biden's Investing in America Agenda is Improving Critical Infrastructure and Removing Barriers to Clean Energy Deployment in Historically Underserved Communities * * * In support of President Biden's Investing in America agenda (https://www.whitehouse.gov/invest/?utm_source=invest.gov) and the historic Justice40 Initiative, today the U.S. Department of Energy announced $27 m  more

GLYNCO, Georgia, April 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: In a significant decision on March 28, 2024, during the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC), Curriculum Review Conference (CRC), the FLETC ascertained stakeholder's approval for the proposed updates to the Criminal Investigator Training Program (CITP). Divisions will now work on updating of lesson plans, business rules,   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 6 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody is leading a coalition of 20 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia supporting Intervenor States that seek to prevent the Biden administration from weaponizing sue-and-settle tactics to avoid accountability for the border crisis. The Biden administration appears to have  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 6 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: Attorney General Chris Carr has successfully blocked an unlawful climate disclosure rule from the Biden administration's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Among other items, this rule seeks to require companies to produce disclosures concerning greenhouse gas emissions, climate risks, and risks related to the physical impact of storms, drought, and higher temperatures. The rule would also  more

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, April 5 -- The U.S. Army Forces Command issued the following news: By Walter T. Ham IV The current operations chief for the U.S. Army Cyber Command emphasized the importance of information dominance during multidomain operations against near-peer adversaries. Lt. Col. Garrick P. Minor, the current operations officer for Army Cyber Command, briefed leaders from the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command on the Army Cyber   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 6 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are available in South Carolina for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations with economic losses due to the drought that began on Nov. 2, 2023.   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 6 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are available in Florida for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations with economic losses due to the drought that began on Dec. 1, 2023. Low-int  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 6 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are available in Mississippi for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations with economic losses due to the drought that began on Dec. 1, 2023. The  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 5 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks by Secretary Antony J. Blinken, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell ahead of their meeting: * * * MS VON DER LEYEN: Prime Minister Pashinyan, dear Secretary Blinken, I'm very glad to host this meeting together with the HRVP Josep Borrell here in Berlaymont.  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement by spokesperson Matthew Miller: * * * We are deeply concerned by the introduction of legislation in the Georgian parliament based on last year's draft "foreign agents" law. The draft legislation poses a threat to civil society organizations whose work benefits the lives of everyday citizens of Georgia in areas such as health, education, and social support. It undermines Georgia's commitment to Euro-Atlantic int  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 6 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today announced a victory against the Biden Administration's Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") mandate that forces businesses to track and report greenhouse gas emissions. Virginia joined a 25-state coalition in securing a temporary, nationwide block on President Biden's extreme climate mandate while the lawsuit continues. The man  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, April 6 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on April 4, 2024, at an event at the Naomi Drenan Recreation Center on investments in climate action: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everyone. Good afternoon. Please have a seat. Please have a seat. Donnetta, thank you for that introduction and all the work you've been doing at Self-Help. I'm going to talk about that work in a minute. But I really -- I really appreciate the fact that   more