SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 12 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 11, 2024: Attorney General Reyes announced today that a coalition of 50 Attorneys General has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. The Federal Trade Commission, which has been coordinating closely with the states throughout this investigation, has reached a paralle  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 12 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2024: In a motion filed late Thursday, Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 17 other attorneys general urge a federal judge in Washington state to strike unnecessary and severe restrictions imposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the abortion medication mifepristone. The attorneys general argue that the FDA is well aware of decades of data conclusive  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy issued the following news on Oct. 9, 2024: * * * Three New Community Teams Will Receive Tailored Funding and Technical Assistance To Support Clean Energy Goals * * * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced three new communities will receive a combined $10 million in funding and technical assistance to research, model, validate, and deploy local clean energy strategies. Teams of  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2024: SEATTLE - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $24 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the City of Sandy in northern Oregon. This WIFIA loan will support the city's plan to modernize their wastewater facilities and increase capacity to protect water quality in local waterways. "Clean and safe water is essential to vibrant com  more

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 12 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today that a coalition of 50 Attorneys General has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. The Federal Trade Commission, which has been coordinating closely with the states throughout this investigation,  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Oct. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Colorado Field Office issued the following news release: Based on October 1 conditions, corn production in Colorado is forecast at 148.05 million bushels, according to the October 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is up 2 percent from the September 1 forecast and up 2  more

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 12 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release: * * * Oregon co-leads 18-state coalition suing FDA * * * Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is urging a federal judge in Spokane, Washington to rule that the Food & Drug Administration's restrictions on the abortion medication mifepristone are unnecessary and unlawful, and to order the federal agency to remove these barriers to the drug's access. Attorney General Rosenblum is co-leading the mul  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following article: * * * Researchers will pursue both fundamental and applied projects with this support * * * By Sarah Wong, PNNL Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) will be embarking on two new materials projects in fusion energy sciences. The support for these projects comes from the Department of Energy's Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) and Advanced Research Projects Ag  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: An Oregon man was found guilty of assaulting law enforcement with a weapon and other charges related to his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Ryan Wilson, 41, of Athena, Or  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Oct. 12 -- Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following news release: * * * Washington leads coalition of 18 AGs to force FDA to open up access to abortion drug * * * SPOKANE -- Attorney General Bob Ferguson is urging a federal judge in Spokane to rule that the Food & Drug Administration's severe restrictions on the abortion medication mifepristone are unlawful, and order the federal agency to go back to the drawing board on regulating the drug. F  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 12 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2024: Attorney General Josh Kaul announced today that a coalition of 50 Attorneys General has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. The Federal Trade Commission, which has been coordinating closely with the states throughout this investigation, has reache  more