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Federal Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Thursday August 29, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Carbon Storage Planning Inquiry Tool Available on NETL's Energy Data EXchange
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: The Carbon Storage Planning Inquiry Tool, or PlanIT, is now available on NETL's Energy Data eXchange(R), providing easy access to explore, query and evaluate thousands of relevant data features and attributes from 14 authoritative sources in one place, to support and accelerate carbon storage feasibility assessments and planning efforts. Planning carbon storage   more

National Academy of Medicine Announces Inaugural Fellows in State Health Policy Fellowship Pilot Program
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news on Aug. 27, 2024: The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today announced the inaugural class of fellows in a pilot State Health Policy Fellowship (SHPF) program. Starting in September, three health professionals will spend a year in state legislative and executive branch offices in Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin as contributors to the development and implementation of state health policies and prog  more

National Climate Advisor Zaidi Issues Remarks on Biden-Harris Administration Investments Driving Expansion of American Energy Jobs
ERIE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 29 -- The White House issued the following remarks on Aug. 28, 2024, by National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi on the Biden-Harris administration's investments driving the expansion of American energy jobs: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Thank you, Mayor Schember, for your leadership and for your partnership. As an Erie County native, an Edinboro kid, I am especially grateful to be here - to be back home. Today, we stand together to lift up and reflect on the progress we  more

NETL Researcher Spreads the Word About Growing Quantum Sensing Expertise
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL Research Scientist Ruishu Wright is spreading the word about the Laboratory's growing expertise in quantum sensing -- an advanced sensor technology that improves the accuracy of collecting data to assess pipeline integrity and detect gas leakage by sensing changes in motion and electric and magnetic fields on the quantum level -- to national audienc  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Bucks County Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Counterfeit Opioid Pills Online
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Robert Davis, 36, of Bensalem, Pennsylvania, entered a plea of guilty today before United States District Court Judge John Frank Murphy on three counts of trafficking in counterfeit goods. The defendant was charged in a superseding indictment on May 9, 2023, with selling cou  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Indiana, Pa., Man Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking
JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: A resident of Indiana, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Lamar Johnson, 42, pleaded guilty before Senior United States District Judge Kim R. Gibson. In connection with the guilty plea, the Court was advised that, from in  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Owner of Pittsburgh Resale Businesses Convicted at Trial of Running Lucrative Interstate Fencing Operation Involving the Sale of Hundreds of Thousands of Stolen Retail Items
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: After deliberating for approximately five hours, a federal jury found Pittsburgh resident Durrell Waters guilty of five counts of money laundering and conspiracy in connection with the sale and interstate transportation of stolen goods, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Waters, 41, was tried before Chief United St  more