JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 5 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release: The State of Alaska joined an amicus petition before the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a case that threatens the energy industry of States by how NEPA was applied. "The case is as much about federalism and State sovereignty as it is about environmental law," the brief states. NEPA, the National Environmental Policy Act, is a law that requires federal agencies to assess the environmental effect  more

AMES, Iowa, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Ames National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Institute for Cooperative Upcycling of Plastics (iCOUP), an Energy Frontier Research Center led by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Ames National Laboratory, has been awarded funding to continue their work advancing transformative manufacturing, focused on using discarded plastics as feedstocks for new materials and chemicals. Based on an extensive review, the DOE's Office o  more

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 5 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador on Tuesday joined a brief in a First Amendment case aimed at protecting students' free-speech rights. Twenty-one other state attorneys general joined the brief. The friend-of-the-court brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit involves an Ohio school district that is forcing students to either use preferred pronouns or be punished. "At   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: U.S. Department of Education Additionally Releases New Data on Public Service Loan Forgiveness Approvals in Every State The U.S. Department of Education (Department) today announced more than $28 million in new awards in the Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) program to recruit, prepare, develop, and retain a strong, effective, and diverse educator workforce for classrooms across the country. The   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 61 metropolitan areas, decreased in 1 area, and was essentially unchanged in 327 areas over the year ended July 2024. The decrease occurred in Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii (-6.6 percent) The largest over-the-year percentage gains in employment occurred in College Station-Bryan, Texas (6.0 pe  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Sept. 5 -- Richland County issued the following news: The Richland Soil and Water Conservation District (RSWCD) has opened its Seed Sanctuary in time for the fall season. This means County residents can again obtain up to four free packets of vegetable, herb and wildflower seeds to grow at home. Seeds are available at the County Administration Building (2020 Hampton St., Columbia), Richland Library Eastover (608 Main St., Eastover), or by mail via Google form: https:/  more

AIKEN, South Carolina, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site issued the following news release: The Savannah River Site (SRS) pit production mission was the main topic of conversation during the Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness (CNTA) Up & Atom breakfast meeting, held August 21 at Newberry Hall in Aiken and sponsored by Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS). Erika Baeza-Wisdom, Deputy Vice President for National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Pit Pro  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 5 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 16 attorneys general in an amicus brief at the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in World Vision v. McMahon. The brief, which was led by the State of Montana, involves a question of the church autonomy doctrine governing interactions between religious and secular entities. In 2020, McMahon applied for a job at World Vision, a "Christian Minist  more