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News Tipoffs - North Dakota Editors Newsletter for Friday April 26, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Ark. A.G. Griffin Co-Leads 17-State Coalition Challenging Illegal Rule Mandating Employers Accommodate Workers' Abortions
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 26 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on April 25, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after co-leading, alongside Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, a coalition of 17 states in suing the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over its new rule mandating workplace abortion accommodations through an erroneous interpretation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2022 (PWFA):  more

Fla. A.G. Moody Takes Legal Action Against Biden's Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Illegal Abortion Mandate
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 26 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody, in a 17-state coalition of attorneys general, is taking legal action against the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over its new rule requiring both state and private employers to accommodate abortion through an illegal interpretation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2022. Attorney General Ashley Moody said, "Unelected commissioners under  more

Office of Fossil Energy & Carbon Management: DOE Invests $23 Million to Evaluate the Potential for Use of Captured Carbon Dioxide Emissions for Enhanced Oil Recovery With Geologic Storage in Unconventional Reservoirs
WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced two projects selected to receive a total of $23.2 million to evaluate the potential of oil and gas production and geologic storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) from unconventional reservoirs through a combined process that uses captured CO2 e  more

Tenn. A.G. Skrmetti: Tennessee Leads Lawsuit Against EEOC's Illegal Federal Overreach
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 26 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on April 25, 2024: On Thursday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, alongside Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, led a coalition of 17 States in suing the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over its new rule mandating workplace abortion accommodations through an illegal interpretation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2022 (PWFA). "Congress passed the  more

Theodore Roosevelt National Park Terminates Livestock Planning Process
MEDORA, North Dakota, April 26 -- The National Park Service Theodore Roosevelt National Park issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Theodore Roosevelt National Park announced today that it is terminating the Livestock Plan and Environmental Assessment (EA). The decision was made after careful consideration of the information and public comment received during the EA process. The park began the livestock planning effort in the winter of 2021. The EA was released in September 2023   more