WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA announces new final regulations and new funding under the Biden-Harris administration's Investing in America Agenda for clean drinking water * * * LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 8, 2024) - Today, the Biden-Harris administration issued a final rule requiring drinking water systems across the country to identify and replace lead pipes within 10 years. The Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) also req  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * "The Outwin 2025: American Portraiture Today" Exhibition To Open May 3, 2025, Followed by a Tour to Other U.S. Cities * * * The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery has announced the artist list and prizewinners for "The Outwin 2025: American Portraiture Today," a major exhibition featuring juried selections from the museum's seventh triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition. T  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Small nonfarm businesses in seven Kansas counties are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration. These loans offset economic losses because of re  more