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News Tipoffs - Vermont Editors Newsletter for Wednesday April 24, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Calif. A.G. Bonta, Governor Newsom, and CARB Lead Multistate Coalition to Defend U.S. EPA's Final Rule for Light-Duty Vehicle Emission Standards for Model Years 2027-2032
OAKLAND, California, April 24 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: On behalf of California and leading a multistate coalition of 23 attorneys general and four cities, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Governor Gavin Newsom, and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) filed a motion to intervene in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to help defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s final rule for light- and medium-duty vehic  more

Export-Import Bank of the United States Signs QUAD ECAs Memorandum of Cooperation at Berne Union
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Export-Import Bank of the United States Office of Inspector General issued the following news release: Oslo, Norway -The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) President and Chair Reta Jo Lewis officially signed a Memorandum of Cooperation alongside Manny Arabatzis, Chief Risk Officer of Export Finance Australia (EFA), Sristiraj Ambastha, Chairman-cum-Managing Director of ECGC India (ECGC), and Atsuo Kuroda, Chairman and CEO of Nippon Export and Investment In  more

Sandhurst Teams Compete in Order of March, Air Force Academy Takes Top Spot
WEST POINT, New York, April 24 -- The U.S. Military Academy issued the following news: Forty-eight teams participated the Order of March Relay Competition April 22 to determine the order of movement for the 2024 Sandhurst Military Skills Competition hosted at the U.S. Military Academy. With grit and determination, each team performed admirably and the final results from the relay race determined the order of movement for Day 1 of the 2024 Sandhurst Military Skills Competition, where the two-d  more

Vt. Gov. Scott: Vermont's First Federally Funded EV Fast Chargers Now Operational
MONTPELIER, Vermont, April 24 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Governor Phil Scott, Vermont's congressional delegation, the Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT), top officials from the Federal Highway Administration and Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, and cabinet members, today announced the opening of the state's first federally funded public electric vehicle (EV) fast charging station in Bradford. Vermont is the sixth state in th  more

White House: What They Are Saying - President Biden Marks Earth Day 2024 With Historic Climate Action
WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The White House issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Yesterday, to celebrate Earth Day 2024, President Biden traveled to Prince William Forest Park in Triangle, VA, a national park system site developed by FDR's Civilian Conservation Corps, to announce $7 billion in awards through EPA's Solar for All program and unveil major steps to advance the American Climate Corps. Building on the President's climate, clean energy, and environmental justice accomplish  more