WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release on July 29, 2024: * * * MSHA identifies 31 significant and substantial violations, 3 unwarrantable failure findings * * * The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration completed impact inspections at 15 mines in 12 states in June 2024 and cited mine operators for 195 violations. The agency began conducting impact inspection  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Well retrofits and hydrogen are key to cleaner energy * * * Two new papers, both authored by Mohamed Mehana of the Earth and Environmental Sciences division at Los Alamos National Laboratory, explore the feasibility of well retrofitting and clean hydrogen production from fossil fuels. "With no action taken, over 5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide will leak int  more

DENVER, Colorado, July 30 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on July 29, 2024: Today, Gov. Jared Polis hosted a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the United States, Shigeo Yamada, at the Governor's Mansion. Colorado and Japan are strong economic and diplomatic partners. Gov. Polis and Ambassador Yamada discussed opportunities to strengthen the relationship, including aerospace, quantum, and climate-resilient technologies. "Col  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, July 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota issued the following news release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced three men convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. Chris Janis, a/k/a "Izzy" Janis, age 50, of Manderson, South Dakota, was sentenced on July 25, 2024, to six years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised rel  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following news release on July 29, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today announced it will continue field assessment of the oral rabies vaccine (ORV) bait ONRAB in eight states as part of its larger-scale rabies management effort. This year's field assessment will evaluate ONRAB's distribution methods and effectiveness in r  more