WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news on June 26, 2024: * * * Scientists Introduce an Online Tool for Water Managers * * * Scientists at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Southwest Climate Hub and California Climate Hub have developed a browsable map-based tool that addresses water scarcity in the U.S. Southwest. The Water Adaptation Techniques Atlas (WATA) consolidates over 200 case stud  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update on June 26, 2024: APHIS updated the Federal Domestic Soil Quarantines Map (2.42 MB) to include the following changes: * Expanded the European Cherry Fruit Fly Quarantine to include all of Cayuga County, New York * Expanded the European Cherry Fruit Fly Quarantine to include all of Genese County, New York * Removed the Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine in Sacra  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: A South Bay man who provided lifestyle and personal development coaching to students in public schools through a non-profit he founded was arrested today on an indictment alleging he and his accomplices fraudulently applied for millions of dollars in COVID-19 jobless benefits, including by using stolen identities. Reginald Foster Jr., 37, o  more

SAN DIEGO, California, June 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: Taaj Services US LLC, one of the nation's fastest-growing money transmitting businesses, pleaded guilty in federal court today, admitting that it failed to report financial transactions involving more than $10,000 in U.S. currency as required by the Bank Secrecy Act. As part of the plea agreement, Taaj Services admitted that it was never   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news on June 26, 2024: By Joseph Clark, DOD News The White House yesterday recognized several Defense Department initiatives for advancing President Biden's goals for building sustainability and climate resilience across the federal government. The White House Council on Environmental Quality awarded the Presidential Federal Sustainability Award to Edwards Air Force Base in California and Tyndall Air Force Base in Flor  more

BERKELEY, California, June 27 -- The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Energy Sciences Network issued the following news on June 25, 2024: Decades before the COVID-19 pandemic normalized remote work and turned Zoom into a global juggernaut, Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) employees have been telecommuting. Back in January 1997, when Joseph Metzger joined ESnet, 60% of ESnet employees were already doing so one to three days a week from the dedicated "teleworking center" in Livermore, Calif  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 27 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, a federal district bank, issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: * * * Grant awards nearly double in second year of first-of-its-kind Nevada Targeted Fund that will create over 600 new units of affordable housing * * * The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) today announced $9.4 million in affordable housing grants to Nevada-based housing developers through its Affordabl  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research issued the following news release: By Warren Duffie Jr., Office of Naval Research Two Office of Naval Research (ONR)-supported professors -- Dr. Terrence Sejnowski of the University of California, San Diego and Dr. Haim Sompolinsky of Harvard University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem -- recently won the 2024 Brain Prize for pioneering contributions to computational and theoretical neuroscience, laying the  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 27 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: * * * Federal Investigation Found Housekeeping Company Restricted Employees from Speaking Spanish * * * Healthcare Services Group, Inc., which provides housekeeping and other services to healthcare facilities and employees 35,000 employees in 48 states, agreed to provide monetary and injunctive relief to an employee following an investigation by the U.S. Equal  more

FARGO, North Dakota, June 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota issued the following news release: United States Attorney Mac Schneider announced that nine defendants have been indicted in the District of North Dakota for drug trafficking and money laundering crimes after a year-long, multi-agency, transnational investigation. The following defendants have been indicted in the case: Jesus Amurahaby Celestin-Ortega, 26, Florence, Colorado Charges: Conspiracy t  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: A California man was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison for attempting to transport over 2 kilograms of heroin by train from Bernalillo County to North Carolina. There is no parole in the federal system. According to court documents, on February 26, 2021, Mario A. Serna was apprehended as a passenger on a train, where he was found in pos  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- NASA issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: As NASA prepares for long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars for the benefit of all, a habitat-growing concept selected Wednesday by the agency could help "grow" homes using fungi for future explorers. A team of researchers at NASA Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley will receive new funding under the NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program to propel their habitat research. The Phase   more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 26 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in 14 Kansas counties and neighboring counties in Oklahoma are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration. These loans offset eco  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 26 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to Iowa businesses and residents as a result of President Biden's major disaster declaration, U.S. Small Business Administration's Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzmanannounced. The declaration covers Clay, Emmet, Lyon, Plymouth and Sioux counties as a result of severe storms, flooding, straight-line wind  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. AB 1305) entitled "Great Redwood Trail Agency - Adverse Abandonment - Mendocino Railway in Mendocino County, California": * * * On April 12, 2024, Great Redwood Trail Agency (GRTA) filed an application (Application) under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 10903 for third-party, or "adverse," abandonment of an approximately 40-mile rail line owned by Mendocino Railway (MR) that ext  more