CHICAGO, Illinois, June 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of Alliance for the Great Lakes to receive $5,597,824 to fund projects advancing environmental justice in underserved and overburdened communities in the Chicago River region of Chicago, and Calumet regions of northwest Indiana. Through EPA's newly created Great Lakes Environmental Justice Grant Program, made possible by Presiden  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 10, 2024: * * * Ann Arbor students will breathe cleaner air thanks to four new electric buses * * * Today, the White House and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized Ann Arbor Public Schools in Michigan, as recipient of rebates from EPA's Clean School Bus program. The school district will receive up to $800,000 from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help purc  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3113): * * * In Re: Apple Inc. Smartphone Antitrust Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel: Plaintiffs in a Northern District of California action move under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407 to centralize this litigation in the Northern District of California. The litigation consists of ten actions pending in two districts, as listed on Schedule A. Since the filing of the motion, the Panel has bee  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3114): * * * In Re: AT&T Inc. Customer Data Security Breach Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel: Plaintiff in one action (Petroski) moves under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407 to centralize this litigation in the Northern District of Texas. This litigation consists of twelve putative class actions pending in two districts, the Northern District of Texas and the Western District of Oklahoma, as  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3111): * * * In Re: Capital One 360 Savings Account Interest Fee Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel: Defendants Capital One, N.A., and Capital One Financial Corporation (together, Capital One) move under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407 to centralize this litigation in the Eastern District of Virginia. The litigation consists of six actions pending in five districts, as listed on Schedule A. S  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) recently marked its new mission statement with events and products that highlight OJP's work to support community-centered public safety strategies. Square One Convening, "Creating Community-Led Safety: What Does It Take?" Assistant Attorney General Amy L. Solomon delivered keynote remarks at "Creating Community-Led Safety: What Does It Take?," an event convened by Col  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 11 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on June 10, 2024: Attorney General Brown, along with the attorneys general of Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, today led a coalition of 14 attorneys general advocating for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to standardize the federal rules on screening public housing applicants with criminal records. The coalition's comment letter responds to a HUD notice   more