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News Tipoffs - Connecticut Editors Newsletter for Thursday April 25, 2024 ( 17 items )  

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Conn. Energy & Environmental Protection Dept. to Receive Nearly $62.5M to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Connecticut
WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection  more

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Executive Office of the State of New Hampshire to Receive Over $43.5 Million to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across New Hampshire
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Executive Office of the State of New Hampshire has been  more

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources to Receive Over $156 Million to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Massachusetts
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources has been s  more

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources to Receive Over $49 Million to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Rhode Island
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources has been select  more

Biden-Harris Administration Announces The Maine Governor's Energy Office to Receive Over $62 Million to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Maine
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced The Maine Governor's Energy Office has been selected to  more

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Vermont Department of Public Service to Receive Nearly $62.5 Million to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Vermont
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Vermont Department of Public Service has been selected  more

Conn. Transportation Dept.: Connecticut River Ferries Return for 2024 Season
HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 25 -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release: With spring underway, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is excited to share that Connecticut's two historical ferries are set to launch for the 2024 season. The Chester-Hadlyme Ferry and the Rocky Hill-Glastonbury Ferry will open on Friday, April 26 at 7 a.m. Both services were delayed from an anticipated April 1 start due to high water levels on the Connecticut  more

Conn. Transportation Dept.: Public Invited to Informational Meeting Regarding CTtransit Electric Bus Garage in Stamford
HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 25 -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) will conduct a virtual public information meeting concerning the CTtransit Electric Bus Garage in Stamford on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. The virtual public information meeting is being held to provide the public and local community the opportunity to offer comments or ask questions regarding the propos  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Armed Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CARLYLE HENRY, 39, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by two years of supervised release, for a drug trafficking and firearm possession offense. According t  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Federal Prison
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JASON COX, 50, formerly of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and Savannah, Georgia, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 125 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl an  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: East Hartford Man Charged With Narcotics Trafficking Offenses
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned a five-count indictment charging BRANDON SPENCE, also known as "Spun," 36, of East Hartfor  more

EPA Takes Action Against Bethel, Connecticut Company for Lead Renovation Rule Violations
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently reached a settlement with WestFair Painting Corp., a local franchisee of CertaPro Painters located in Bethel, Connecticut, for alleged violations of the federal Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (RRP Rule). As a result of EPA's action, the company will be required to come into compliance with the RRP Rule and agreed  more

ERO Boston arrests Ecuadoran national convicted of assault, sex crimes against Connecticut child
WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: HARTFORD, Conn. -- Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested an unlawfully present Ecuadoran national who was convicted of second degree assault and indecent assault of a child in Connecticut. Deportation officers from ERO Boston's Hartford field office apprehended the 27-year-old Ecuadoran native in Hartford April 17. Local authorities had pre  more

ILL. A.G. RAOUL DEFENDS FEDERAL RULE TO STRENGTHEN VEHICLE EMISSIONS STANDARDS
CHICAGO, Illinois, April 24 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, alongside 23 attorneys general, filed a motion to intervene in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final rule for light- and medium-duty vehicle emissions standards for model years 2027-2032. The final rule sets stricter tailpipe emissions standards for light- and medium-duty ve  more

N.C. A.G. Stein Defends Vehicle Emission Standards
RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 24 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a motion to intervene in a case to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final rule for light- and medium-duty vehicle emissions standards for model years 2027-2032. These include passenger cars, large pickup trucks, and vans. The rule sets stricter tailpipe emissions standards for harmful air pollutants, i  more

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $70M From Investing in America Agenda for National Fish Passage Program Projects to Address Climate Resilience and Strengthen Local Economies
SPRINGVILLE, Alabama, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: The Department of the Interior today announced more than $70 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for 43 projects in 29 states that will improve fish passage around outdated or obsolete dams, culverts, levees and other barriers fragmenting the nation's rivers and streams. Projects receiving funding showcase a diverse po  more

White House Fact Sheet: President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 2,530 More Borrowers in Connecticut, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt
WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 12, 2024: * * * President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 2,530 More Borrowers in Connecticut, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt - New announcement brings debt cancellation to over 27,340 people in Connecticut under Biden-Harris Administration Today, President Biden announced that 277,000 more borrowers across the country will get their student debt cancelled, includ  more