BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 9 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024: * * * Pending Court Approval, Company to Pay a Total of $120,000 for Illegal Stormwater Discharges in Mansfield * * * MANSFIELD -- The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) announced today a settlement with Atlantic Oliver II Francis Avenue, LLC (Oliver) over allegations that the company violated the Federal Clean Water Act by illegally discharging in  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Aug. 8, 2024: * * * The Investing in America Agenda Supports Innovative, Clean Energy Technologies to Strengthen Responsible Domestic Supply Chains and Reduce Our Nation's Reliance on Foreign Sources * * * In support of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $10.2 million for four projects that will advance cost effective and environmentally responsible  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: The Department of the Air Force announces the availability of a draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for constructing and maintaining a steel lattice-type tower and equipment shelter here. The draft EA, prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, Council on Environmental Quality regulations, and Department of the Air Force regulation  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston removed a 42-year-old, unlawfully present Brazilian national convicted of armed carjacking in his native country. Deportation officers from ERO Boston removed Adinan De Souza-Fontoura from the United States to Brazil July 26 and turned him over to Brazilian authorities. "Adinan De Souza Fontoura was convicted of  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 9 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024: Governor Maura Healey today signed the most comprehensive piece of veterans' legislation in Massachusetts history. The HERO Act (An Act Honoring, Empowering, and Recognizing our Servicemembers and Veterans) includes over 30 provisions that will positively impact hundreds of thousands of veterans in Massachusetts, including nearly 30,000 women veterans and thousands of LGBTQ+ v  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: PHOENIX Acting Deputy Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis today announced the distribution of $325 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Stateside Assistance Program to all 50 states, U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia the largest annual distribution from the program since 1979. Investments from the LWCF are helping support the Biden-Harris administration's America the Beautiful   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Aug. 3, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending August 3, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claimswas 233,000, a decrease of 17,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 249,000 to 250,000. The 4-week moving average was 240,750,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:24-cv-12043; D. Mass. filed August 8, 2024) involving Steven D. Targum et al.: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission filed insider trading charges today against Massachusetts residents Steven D. Targum, Elliot P. Targum, and Nicholas J. Rosenberg, who collectively avoided losses of about $110,000 from trading in advance of the February 13, 2023 announcement of negative clinical dr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 9 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) has joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general urging the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit to revisit an opinion that struck down a Minnesota law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from carrying concealed handguns in public. The coalition, led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, filed an amicus br  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 9 -- The Massachusetts Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 2023-0008-3S) on Aug. 8, 2024, entitled "Audit of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security." Here are excerpts: * * * TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...1 OVERVIEW OF AUDITED ENTITY...3 AUDIT OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY...7 DETAILED AUDIT FINDINGS WITH AUDITEE'S RESPONSE...14 1. The Executive Office of Public Safety and Security did not ensure that its Provider Sexual Cri  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Aug. 9 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) held its eighth annual Future Warfighting Symposium (FWS) focused on the future of warfare, onboard Naval Station Newport, Aug. 7 - 8. Titled "Innovation: The Future of Joint Warfare," FWS 2024 welcomed 462 in-resident students, including officers from all branches of the U.S. armed forces, U.S. government agencies and more than 70 partner and Allied nations. The symposium also br  more