COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 21 -- The Ohio Pork Council issued the following news release: * * * Today's filing creates Motion to Intervene * * * NEW ALBANY, OHIO - In a move designed to protect Ohio farmers from non-science-based environmental restrictions, the Ohio Pork Council has led a group of 11 agricultural groups from across the state to seek a legal intervention to a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that was filed by the Chicago-based Environmental Law and Po  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 20 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following grant memorandum: * * * NEWLY LISTED PROGRAMS Office of the State Fire Commissioner: Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant Program Who May Apply: All fire companies, emergency medical services, and volunteer rescue squads Use: Eligible projects include but are not limited to facility renovations, equipment purchases, debt reduction, training, education, and recruitment and retention. Fun  more

TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: Today, the Lucas County Board of Commissioners voted to enter into an agreement to move forward with a project that will provide a reliable sanitary sewer system in the unsewered areas of Curtice-Williston. Kaptur's effort will lower ratepayers' contribution to the project and reduce sewage discharge into the community and Lake Erie. This project was initially funded through a $2.5 Million   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: Schumer Secured An Unprecedented $1 Billion For the GLRI In The Infrastructure Law; Now This Funding Will Help Restore Niagara River Shoreline For Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park In Buffalo New $$ Will Also Help Cherry Farms Shoreline Along The Upper Niagara River Schumer, Gillibrand, Kennedy: We're Turning The Tide For WNY's Great Lakes Shorelines! U.S. Senate Major  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: Schumer Secured An Unprecedented $1 Billion For the GLRI In The Infrastructure Law; Now This Funding Will Help Restore Niagara River Shoreline For Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park In Buffalo New $$ Will Also Help Cherry Farms Shoreline Along The Upper Niagara River Schumer, Gillibrand, Kennedy: We're Turning The Tide For WNY's Great Lakes Shorelines! U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schum  more

MASSENA, New York, Sept. 17 -- The St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: Today, the St. Lawrence Seaway is releasing new figures on its performance. As of the end of August, 19.5 million metric tons of cargo have been shipped on the St. Lawrence Seaway so far this navigation season. The consistency and reliability of the binational system makes it a key supply chain link moving the goods that drive the North American economy. The Great Lakes  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Pony Club issued the following news release: * * * The United States Pony Clubs, Inc. Official Press Release * * * In its commitment to education, The United States Pony Clubs, Inc. (USPC or Pony Club) offers a variety of college scholarships. In 2024, USPC has awarded a total of $7,500 in college scholarships to seven Pony Club members. These exceptional recipients all demonstrated outstanding achievements in academics, sportsmanship, and leadershi  more

PETERBOROUGH, Ontario, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- Trent University issued the following news release: * * * Biology professor Dr. Maggie Xenopoulos becomes first Canadian to receive award from the American Geophysical Union * * * Dr. Marguerite Xenopoulos has become the first Canadian, the second woman, and only the tenth recipient of the American Geophysical Union's (AGU) 2024 William Kaula Award. She is among less than 0.1 percent of AGU membership to be honoured with the award, which will be pr  more

WINDSOR, Ontario, Sept. 21 -- University of Windsor issued the following news: A federal investment of $76 million to support 50 partner-led projects will empower local groups, including UWindsor researchers, to reverse the degradations from historic pollution in the Great Lakes and connecting waterways. The announcement Friday at the University's Freshwater Restoration Ecology Centre in LaSalle amounts to one of the largest single investments in freshwater restoration in Canadian history, sai  more