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News Tipoffs - Connecticut Editors Newsletter for Tuesday July 23, 2024 ( 10 items )  

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Waterbury Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Ring
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that OSCAR PENA-CRESPO, also known as "Boti," 29, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 12 months and one day of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking narcotics. Accord  more

EPA Announces Nearly $250 Million Grant to New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to Cut Climate Pollution on I-95
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: * * * Funding Will Benefit Communities Across Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and New York * * * NEW YORK - Today, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of the Clean Corridor Coalition, led by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection , to receive a nearly $250 m  more

EPA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $4.3 Billion in Grants for Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution Across America
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: * * * Funded by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces 25 selected applications through competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice * * * Today, July 22, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency an  more

EPA: Rhode Island to Benefit From a $450 Million Grant for Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution Across New England
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources is part of a coalition selected by the EPA to receive a $450 million Climate Pollution Reduction Grant to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice * * * BOSTON (JULY 22, 2024) - Today, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the gene  more

Fannie Mae Prices Fourth Multifamily Connecticut Avenue Securities Deal
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Fannie Mae issued the following news release: Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) priced its fourth Multifamily Connecticut Avenue Securities(r) (MCAS(tm)) transaction, MCAS Series 2024-01, a $250 million note offering. MCAS, Fannie Mae's issuance program designed to share credit risk on its multifamily conventional guaranty book of business, complements the successful risk sharing in its Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (DUS(r)) and Multifamily Credit Insurance Risk Transfer (MC  more

Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Receives Federal Grant To Accelerate Adoption of Affordable Electric Heat Pumps
HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 23 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: * * * U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Awards $450 Million to the Multi-State New England Heat Pump Accelerator Coalition * * * Governor Ned Lamont and the members of Connecticut's Congressional delegation today announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding a coalition of states known as the New England Heat Pump Accelerator Coalition - which i  more

Governor Mills Announces Maine to Receive Significant Federal Funding to Expand Heat Pumps
AUGUSTA, Maine, July 23 (TNSres) -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news on July 22, 2024: * * * Maine is expected to receive up to $72 million out of $450 million in Federal funding to New England states to advance heat pump deployment and support Governor Mills' goal of installing another 175,000 heat pumps in Maine by 2027 * * * Governor Janet Mills announced today that Maine and four other New England states will receive a total of $450 million in federal funding to accel  more

Governor Moore Announces More Than $130 Million in Federal Grants to Support Maryland's Climate Goals and Create Green Jobs
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, July 23 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today announced $130 million in Climate Pollution Reduction Grants awards from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that will help Maryland become one of the greenest states in the nation and support the creation of thousands of new green jobs. The grants will also support workforce training for local workers on emerging charging technology to make Maryland more  more

Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates $450 Million EPA Award to Rapidly Accelerate Adoption of Heat Pumps
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 23 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: * * * New England Coalition Wins Second Largest Award, Will Launch First-in-the-Nation Program to Drive Down Consumer Costs with Incentives and Guidance for Heat Pump Distributers, Installers * * * The Healey-Driscoll Administration today celebrated its coalition's selection by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to receive $450 million in funding under the competiti  more

McKee-Matos Administration, Congressional Delegation Applaud U.S. EPA $450 Million Regional Award to Accelerate Adoption of Heat Pump Installations, Lower Costs, Cut Emissions
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 23 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: Following a major announcement by the Biden-Harris Administration [zk8ngbyab.cc.rs6.net] this morning, Governor Dan McKee along with U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo, applauded the selection of a five-state coalition, including Rhode Island, to receive $450 million in federal Climate Pollution Reduction Grants fr  more