WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the members of the inaugural Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions (HBCU-MSI) Federal Advisory Council. This council marks a significant milestone in EPA's commitment to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion within environmental policymaking and workforce development. The HBCU-MSI  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Sept. 19 -- The Mississippi Department of Archives and History issued the following news release: The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) has received a $100,000 grant from the Library of Congress to expand primary source education at some secondary schools in the state. The MDAH Programs and Communication Division education staff will lead the project in collaboration with Teaching Primary Sources (TPS) Mississippi. TPS Mississippi is part of the Librar  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Sept. 18 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a comment letter that asks the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain a federal legal block on California's Advanced Clean Fleets regulation. The regulation attempts to impose an electric-truck mandate on fleet owners, operators, and manufacturers--including trucking companies that drive one truck for as little as one day per   more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: On a mission to strengthen community ties and enhance the support network for survivors of violence, the staff from Mississippi State University's Office of Survivor Support recently visited Team 14 at Columbus Air Force Base. The 14th Flying Training Wing Integrated Primary Prevention Workforce IPPW and the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response SAPR offices hosted MSU's Survivor  more