TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 19 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody is standing up for Americans who drive gas and diesel-powered trucks and cars against the Biden Administration's electric vehicle mandate. Attorney General Moody, along with a multistate coalition filed a lawsuit today to block a new Environmental Protection Agency emissions rule. The new rule imposes unworkable emissions standards on passenger cars, light-dut  more

BOISE, Idaho, April 19 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Attorney General Raul Labrador stood up for Idahoans who drive gas and diesel-powered trucks and cars against the Biden Administration's electric vehicle (EV) mandate. Labrador joined Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and a 25-state coalition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to block a new Environmental Protection Agency (  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 19 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a 15-state coalition in a letter to Bank of America, demanding that it stop shutting down bank accounts for those it disagrees with. Bank of America, the nation's second largest bank, has denied services to gun manufacturers, fossil fuel producers, and contractors for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The bank also volun  more

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A Kansas City man was sentenced on April 11, 2024, to 260 months in federal prison after being found guilty by jury trial on Counts One and Two of the Indictment. His co-defendant was sentenced on December 12, 2023, to 120 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to Counts One and Two of the Indictment. According to public court documents, George Madison   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 19 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed suit to defend Americans who drive gas and diesel-powered trucks and cars against the Biden Administration's electric vehicle (EV) mandate. Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, and a 25-state coalition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to block a new  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced $8 million in federal funding for 14 projects to advance technologies that capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from industrial facilities and power plants and convert those CO2 emissions into valuable products. Advancing the development of these technologies will he  more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: A Webb City, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court today for her role in a kidnapping conspiracy that resulted in the torture and death of the victim, and for illegally possessing a firearm. Amy Kay Thomas, 40, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 20 years in federal prison without parole. On April 27, 2023, Thom  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 19 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes co-led a letter with the State of Indiana to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to address its policy of providing blanket authorizations for investment companies under Section 203(a)(2) of the Federal Power Act (FPA). The letter from several attorneys general focuses on the legal and ethical responsibilities and duties of asset managers of investment comp  more