WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Funded by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda, EPA selected the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy through the competitive grants program to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice * * * LENEXA, KANSAS (AUG. 7, 2024) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe joined Nebraska Governor Jim Pi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Agreement sets the stage for further cleanup and redevelopment at a property * * * LENEXA, KANSAS (AUG. 7, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 has entered into an administrative settlement agreement for response actions undertaken at the HPI Chemicals Inc. site, in exchange for a covenant not to sue - by way of a prospective purchaser agreement (PPA) - with the City   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to Alohma LLC dba Kure CBD and Vape: * * * To: Alohma LLC d/b/a Kure CBD & Vape, 7520 West 119th Street, Overland Park, KS 66213, United States To Whom It May Concern: The Center for Tobacco Products of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently reviewed our inspection records and determined that Alohma LLC/1 d/b/a Kure CBD & Vape manufactures, sel  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced $46.7 million in funding through the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) program for the redevelopment or creation of 10 local parks in Tucson, Arizona; Porterville, California; Des Moines, Iowa; Kansas City, Missouri; New Brunswick, New Jersey, Garner and Raleigh, North Carolina; Cleveland, Ohio; and Houston, Texas. Today's announcement brings th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following commentary on Aug. 6, 2024: * * * The Enduring Work of Protecting Voting Rights: 59 Years and Counting The Justice Department once described the Voting Rights Act (VRA) as the most effective piece of civil rights legislation ever enacted. President Lyndon B. Johnson, when he signed the bill on Aug. 6, 1965, called it "one of the most monumental laws in the entire history of American freedom." The act has opened the doo  more