WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: NANJEMOY AND EAGLE HARBOR, MD -- Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) met with leaders from YESS! of Charles County and Eagle Harbor town government to discuss how over $800,000 in federal grants made possible by President Biden's Investing in America agenda is expanding clean water access for rural families in Nanjemoy and cleaning up legacy pollution in Eagle Harbor. This visit was a part of the Regional   more

DALLAS, Texas, April 9 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP acted as counsel to the initial purchaser for the offering of $450 million aggregate principal amount of National Finance Authority Taxable Utility Refunding Revenue Bonds (Wheeling Power Company Project) Series 2024A (the "Bonds"). The Bonds were issued by the National Finance Authority in a private placement under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Bonds were   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) will offer free and confidential black lung screenings to coal miners beginning in April 2024. The screenings support early detection of black lung disease, a serious but preventable disease in coal miners caused by breathing coal mine dust. NIOSH provide  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement at a hearing on March 12, 2024, entitled "American Made: Growing U.S. Manufacturing Through the Tax Code": There's a lot for the Finance Committee to discuss on the topic of manufacturing this morning. I want to start off with a bit of recent history on key manufacturing priorities. On infrastructure, it became a running joke during the Trump administration that every week   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following testimony by First Solar Inc. CEO Mark R. Widmar involving a hearing on March 12, 2024, entitled "American Made: Growing U.S. Manufacturing Through the Tax Code": * * * Good morning, Chair Wyden, Ranking Member Crapo, and distinguished members of the Committee. My name is Mark Widmar, and I am the Chief Executive Officer of First Solar, the largest solar manufacturer in the Western Hemisphere. I have been with First Solar  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following testimony by Huntsman Corp. President and CEO Peter R. Huntsman involving a hearing on March 12, 2024, entitled "American Made: Growing U.S. Manufacturing Through the Tax Code": * * * Chairman Wyden, Ranking Member Crapo, Members of the Committee, thank you for this opportunity to appear before the Committee to testify on how to best calibrate the tax code to grow U.S. manufacturing. It is an honor. I take very seriously   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 8 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Scientists Steve Karlen and Vitaliy Tymokhin look over a reactor they used for their research on converting biomass into paracetamol. Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a cost-effective and environmentally sustainable way to make a popular pain reliever and other valuable products from plants instead of petroleum. Building on a previously patented method for produ  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 9 -- West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore today announced he has added four financial institutions to the state's Restricted Financial Institution List after determining these institutions are engaged in boycotts of fossil fuel companies as defined under state law. Treasurer Moore added the following firms to the list effective today (April 8, 2024): Citigroup Inc  more