WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Aug. 23, 2024: * * * The Investing in America Agenda Will Fund Loans for Energy Efficiency Projects in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and 15 States to Lower Costs and Boost Resilience for Homeowners, Small Businesses and Public Buildings * * * As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced 17 states and territories to receive   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 24 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following radio address: This is Governor Janet Mills, and thank you for listening. You know, when I took office, Maine was one of the most heating oil dependent states in the country. We were sending billions of dollars a year out of our pockets and into the pockets of big oil and gas companies out of state. I pledged to change that, in part by helping Maine people transition to heat pumps instead of costly, inefficient, and en  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * RI NRCS is offering two initiatives through Act Now: EQIP Combustion System & Energy Initiative and Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan Implementation For fiscal year 2025, NRCS is offering Act Now starting Oct 4, 2024, and ending June 6, 2025 for two options: * EQIP Classic and EQIP IRA Combustion System and Energy Initiative Act Now * EQIP Act Now Comprehe  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 20 -- The Office of the Utah Attorney General issued the following joint news release with the Office of the Governor, Utah Senate and Utah House of Representatives: * * * Utah's lawsuit seeks to end unconstitutional federal control over 18.5 million acres of BLM-held land * * * Today, after decades of legal analysis, Utah filed a landmark public lands lawsuit asking the U.S. Supreme Court to address whether the federal government can simply hold unappropriated lan  more