WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Projects Funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Strengthen American Farms and Rural Small Businesses Somerset, Pa., Oct. 3, 2024 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced today that USDA is partnering with farmers and small businesses to expand access to clean energy and lower energy bills through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). "As   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 2, 2024, entitled "Kansas City Area Employment - August 2024": * * * Total nonfarm employment for the Kansas City, MO-KS, metropolitan area increased by 19,500 over the year in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Micha  more

SEATTLE, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Seattle Division issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: Law enforcement fanned out across the country and in western Washington yesterday arresting 17 people on indictments and criminal complaints for a multi- state drug trafficking conspiracy. The two-year investigation alleges that the trafficking ring has been linked to a fatal fentanyl overdose on the Lummi Nation reservation in Whatcom County. La  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 3, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a total of $498,801 in research funding to five college teams to further develop their innovative technologies to help address urgent environmental and public health challenges. Winning projects address high-priority issues, such as developing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)-free alternatives and ensuring   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 2, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is honoring eight truck carriers and freight shippers in Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska as industry leaders in supply chain, environmental, and energy efficiency with its annual SmartWay Excellence Awards. This year's SmartWay Partner awards were announced at a virtual ceremony hosted by EPA with its SmartWay Partners, affiliate  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Oct. 17 outreach event will provide opportunity for attendees to learn more about Region 7's environmental justice efforts * * * LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 3, 2024) - EPA Region 7's Environmental Justice (EJ) program invites the public to join its quarterly Community Stakeholder Meeting that is open to all community members in Region 7, which includes Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and nine triba  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3125) on Oct. 3, 2024: * * * In Re: AngioDynamics, Inc., and Navilyst Medical, Inc., Port Catheter Products Liability Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel:* Plaintiffs in nineteen actions move under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407 to centralize this litigation in the Western District of Missouri. The litigation consists of 23 actions pending in sixteen districts, as listed on Schedule A. Additi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit alleging that the owners and managers of Suburban Heights Apartments, a residential rental property in Kinloch, Missouri, near St. Louis, engaged in a pattern or practice of race and/or color discrimination against prospective Black tenants by banning tenants with any past felony conviction and certain other criminal histories  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: * * * Largest Ever Criminal Enforcement Action Targeting Distributors of Pharmaceutical Opioids and Commonly Abused Prescription Drugs with Estimated Street Value of $1.3B * * * Charges against five pharmaceutical distributor executives and five pharmaceutical sales representatives and brokers have been unsealed in the Southern District of Texas, Southern District of Florida, Eastern Distr  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute more than 60 kilograms of methamphetamine. Juan Hernandez-Guzman, 31, a citizen of Mexico who is a permanent resident of the United States, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to 15 years in federal prison without parole. Th  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: A man from St. Louis on Wednesday admitted being caught with three guns, cocaine base and methamphetamine after fleeing from police. Perry A. McCoy, 33, pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and one count of possession with the intent to distribute cocaine base. He admitted that on Oct. 24, 2023, St. Louis Metro  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: ATLANTA - The National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with Jefferson National Parks Association (JNPA), today announced the award of $186,756 in Lower Mississippi Delta Initiative (LMDI) grants. This year's awards will support 11 projects advancing preservation of the Delta Region's culture and history across 7 states, including Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, L  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: Charges have been unsealed as part of a larger enforcement action related to the unlawful distribution of nearly 70 million opioid pills and over 30 million doses of other commonly abused prescription drugs to alleged Houston-area pill-mill pharmacies. Three Houston-area pharmacy operators were also charged for their role in the schemes. Nine individuals have pleaded g  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Oct. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: Law enforcement fanned out across the country and in western Washington yesterday arresting 17 people on indictments and criminal complaints for a multi- state drug trafficking conspiracy. The two-year investigation alleges that the trafficking ring has been linked to a fatal fentanyl overdose on the Lummi Nation reservation in Whatcom County.   more