WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: CASCO, Wis., May 23, 2024 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is investing in domestic fertilizer projects to strengthen competition for U.S. farmers, ranchers and agricultural producers. This funding advances President Biden's Investing in America agenda to grow the nation's economy from the middle out and bottom up. It will create jobs and spur econo  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Today, May 21, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $25 million for states and territories to invest in clean and safe drinking water. This grant funding will specifically benefit underserved, small and disadvantaged communities by upgrading infrastructure to comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act, reducing exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), removing sources of lead,   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 24 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody and a coalition of attorneys general filed a legal action with the Supreme Court of the United States to protect states from unconstitutional lawsuits filed by Green New Deal states targeting interstate emissions. The attorneys general claim that the defendant states are attempting to dictate the future of the American energy industry through coercive remedies u  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, May 24 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: The State of Wyoming has joined an Alabama-led 19-state coalition asking the Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional the efforts of California, Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Rhode Island to dictate the future of American energy policy. Those five states have brought unprecedented litigation against the nation's most vital energy companies for an alleged "climate crisis," and are demanding b  more

BOISE, Idaho, May 24 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a coalition of 27 states in defending American firearms manufacturers against attempts to hold the companies liable for gun violence in Mexico. If a lower court's ruling is allowed to stand, Americans' Second Amendment rights could be threatened. In their petition, the attorneys general ask the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to correct a lower co  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 24 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Today Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed suit with 18 other states against California, Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey and Rhode Island at the United States Supreme Court in order to halt the blue states' burdensome policies that threaten Missouri energy. In the suit, General Bailey asserts the defendants have brought unprecedented pressure against the na  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA has awarded the Consolidated Agency Technology Transfer Services contract to Summit Technologies & Solutions, Inc. in Alexandria, Virginia, to provide support for the agency's Technology Transfer Program. The performance-based firm-fixed price contract has a potential mission services value of $26 million and a maximum potential indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity value of $55 million. The contract begins on Saturday, June   more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: The National Park Service (NPS) today awarded $1,540,403.50 in Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants through the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) to protect 144.36 acres, including three battlefields in Mississippi and Virginia. "The National Park Service is proud to help state and local organizations preserve these historic, cultural, and natural re  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 24 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Jim Pillen has joined the governors of 23 other states in opposition to the Biden administration's expected commitment to two international agreements that would strengthen the World Health Organization's (WHO) power to declare public health emergencies and grant the WHO Director-General authority over member states during such perceived emergencies. The agreements opposed would modify the WHO'  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 (TNSres) -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release: A barge tow struck a mooring cell on the Ohio River last year after encountering a strong outdraft current above the McAlpine Dam during high-water conditions, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday. The towing vessel Queen City was transiting the Ohio River with 11 barges in tow when the tow struck the Vane Dike at the arrival point for the McAlpine Locks and Dam in Louis  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The White House issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: * * * Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve in his administration: * Lauren McFerran, Nominee to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board * William Isaac White, Nominee to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board * Stephanie E. Segal, Nominee to be United States Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: Clinton, Iowa--The U.S. Geological Survey, in collaboration with Iowa Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will place monitoring equipment this week at several locations in Pool 13 of the Upper Mississippi River between Bulger's Hollow Recreation Area and Lock and Dam 13 in Clinton, Iowa. The equipment will be placed below the water surface to monito  more