WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Today, May 21, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan was joined by past and present Senior EPA Officials and other environmental stakeholders to officially open the National Environmental Museum and Education Center. The Center, which is located in the William Jefferson Clinton building on the corner of 13th and Pennsylvania Ave, is designed to inspire and educate the publi  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced more than $16 million in grant awards from President Biden's Investing in America (https://www.whitehouse.gov/invest/) agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites in Pennsylvania while advancing environmental justice. These investments through EPA's Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup (MAC  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Funded by $1.5 billion investment into Brownfields sites from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $7.38 million in grant awards from President Biden's Investing in America (https://www.whitehouse.gov/invest  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Funded by $1.5 billion investment into Brownfields sites from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today a $1 million grant award from President Biden's Investing in America (https://www.whitehouse.gov/invest/) agenda t  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Funded by $1.5 billion investment into Brownfields sites from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced yesterday $2 million in grant awards from President Biden's Investing in America (https://www.whitehouse.gov/invest/) age  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: FEMA Deputy Administrator Erik A. Hooks today joined National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator Dr. Rick Spinrad and National Weather Service (NWS) Director Ken Graham to issue the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season outlook ahead of the official start of the season, which begins on June 1. To prepare for any potential storms or emergencies, FEMA opened a new, larger distributi  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA Deputy Administrator Erik A. Hooks today joined National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator Dr. Rick Spinrad and National Weather Service (NWS) Director Ken Graham to issue the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season outlook ahead of the official start of the season, which begins on June 1. To prepare for any potential storms or emergencies  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy on May 22, 2024, on the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 4763), which was introduced by Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, and 11 cosponsors: * * * The Administration opposes passage of H.R. 4763, which would affect the regulatory structure for digital assets in the United States. The Administration is eager to work with Congress to e  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, May 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Curtis Margle, age 34, of Lehighton, Carbon County, was sentenced on May 21, 2024, by U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani, to 132 months' imprisonment on the charge of possession with intent to distribute crystal methamphetamine. According to United States A  more