WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Funding Will Lower Electricity Costs and Spur Economic Growth for Families and Businesses Across 9 States CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wisc., Sept. 25, 2024 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is moving forward in the awards process with eight new clean energy projects through the Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) program. Secretary Vilsack announced that the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Today, Sept. 24, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced 43 Safer Choice Partner of the Year award winners across 20 states and the District of Columbia, recognizing their achievements in the design, manufacture, promotion, selection and use of cleaners, detergents and other products with safer chemicals. The Safer Choice program and label help consumers and purchasers at  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: * * * Winners helped consumers access products with safer ingredients and showed leadership in green chemistry and sustainable packaging * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced this year's Safer Choice Partner of the Year award winners based or operating in Oregon and Washington, recognizing their achievements in the design, manufacture, promotion, selectio  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 26 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: * * * 22 Attorneys General Sign On to Amicus Brief in Support of ATF Rule That Seeks to Curb Gun Trafficking By Requiring Licensing and Background Checks * * * Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced that she, along with New York Attorney General Letitia James, have co-led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in support of a Bureau of Alcohol,  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 26 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: * * * AG James and 21 AGs File Amicus Brief in Support of ATF Rule That Seeks to Curb Gun Trafficking * * * New York Attorney General Letitia James and Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell today co-led a multistate coalition of 22 attorneys general in support of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives' (ATF) rule that helps prevent illegal gun   more

EUGENE, Oregon, Sept. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: A Prineville, Oregon woman was sentenced to federal prison yesterday for using stolen identities to submit fraudulent health care claims resulting in over $1.5 million in misappropriated funds from the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) Medicaid Program and filing false tax returns that failed to report earnings she received. Darla K. Byus, 55, was sentenced to  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: In its fourth year, the Inclusive NOAA Fisheries Internship (IN FISH) Program partners NOAA scientists with academic and private non-profit researchers to build a diverse and inclusive workforce. This year's class of 33 IN FISH students hail from 20 states, U.S. territories, and countries. They're enrolled in 29 different colleges and universities in 20 states and U.S. territories. Project top  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 34 million small businesses, announced the 2024 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC) Stage Two winners. Forty-four accelerator partnerships received between $50,000 and $150,000 each to advance their work supporting small businesses an  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. AB 290) entitled "Norfolk Southern Railway Co. - Discontinuance of Trackage Rights Exemption - in Cuyahoga County, Ohio": * * * Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments and Discontinuances of Service to discontinue trackage rights over approximately 1.3 miles of rail line  more