WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: MANITOWOC, Wis., Oct. 30, 2024 During a visit to Dramm Corp. today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced that the Biden-Harris Administration is making investments that will strengthen American farms and businesses by expanding innovative domestic fertilizer production and increasing independent meat and poultry processing capacity, which will in turn inc  more

OAKLAND, California, Oct. 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: Recognizing the impact of the opioid and fentanyl crisis to both public health and public safety, California Attorney General Bonta today issued guidance to provide local governments with suggestions for the permissible, effective, and strategic use of opioid settlement abatement funds. This guidance is aimed at helping local governments maximize impact, save lives, and stre  more

OAKLAND, California, Oct. 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined 16 attorneys general in supporting a federal prohibition on price gouging. While 40 states across the country, including California, ban price gouging, there is no federal price gouging prohibition. Because so many product supply chains are nationwide, states face heightened challenges when protecting consumers from price go  more

OAKLAND, California, Oct. 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * Stipulation resolves Attorney General Bonta's motion for preliminary injunction in the case * * * California Attorney General Rob Bonta secured a stipulation from Providence St. Joseph Hospital that will ensure the hospital follows California law while the case proceeds. The stipulation follows the Attorney General's lawsuit alleging that the hospital violates multi  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 31 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: A new agreement between Airlines 4 America (A4A) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) will significantly reduce carbon emissions by accelerating the use of sustainable aviation fuels for flights within the state. The agreement sets a goal of increasing the availability of sustainable aviation fuel for use within California to 200 million gallons by 2035, an amount t  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 31 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order designed to reduce electric costs for Californians. The Governor's action encourages electric bill relief while maintaining the state's commitment to achieving carbon neutrality and 100% clean electricity by 2045. The action comes as millions of Californians received an average credit of $71 on their October electric bills from  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: With the goal of accelerating discoveries across areas ranging from clean energy to advanced microelectronics and fundamental scientific investigations, a task force comprised of leaders from Princeton University and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has issued a report outlining activities to bolster collaborations between  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following remarks on Oct. 29, 2024, by Deputy Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks at the 2024 Microelectronics Commons annual meeting: * * * Good morning, everybody. Thank you, Dr. [Dev] Shenoy, first, for the introduction, and thanks to all of you in the defense research and engineering enterprise, for what you do every day to lead us. It's a privilege to be with all of you for this second annual meeting of the Microelectronics Commons  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 31 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 15 attorneys general, is urging Congressional leaders to pass a national ban on price gouging. While price gouging is unlawful in Illinois and more than 40 other states, there is no federal law specifically banning businesses from raising prices on essential goods to increase their profits during an emergency. "Price gou  more

PASADENA, California, Oct. 30 -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * There's water on the Moon, but scientists only have a general idea of where it is and what form it is in. A trailblazing NASA mission will get some answers. * * * When NASA's Lunar Trailblazer begins orbiting the Moon next year, it will help resolve an enduring mystery: Where is the Moon's water? Scientists have seen signs suggesting it exists even where temperatures soar on the lunar surface,   more

PASADENA, California, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Earth's far northern reaches have locked carbon underground for millennia. New research paints a picture of a landscape in change. * * * A new study, co-authored by NASA scientists, details where and how greenhouse gases are escaping from the Earth's vast northern permafrost region as the Arctic warms. The frozen soils encircling the Arctic from Alaska to Canada to Siberia store twice   more

PASADENA, California, Oct. 30 -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * On its way up the side of Jezero Crater, the agency's latest Red Planet off-roader peers all the way back to its landing site and scopes the path ahead. * * * NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is negotiating a steeply sloping route up Jezero Crater's western wall with the aim of cresting the rim in early December. During the climb, the rover snapped not only a sweeping view of Jezero Crater's inte  more

LIVERMORE, California, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: The Consortium for High Energy Density Science (CfHEDS) had much to celebrate at its annual meeting this summer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). "It was exciting to connect with our academic partners and their students," said Federica Coppari, the LLNL liaison to CfHEDS. "The best part is hearing from the students about their research experience."  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire issued the following news release: A Northfield man pleaded guilty in federal court in connection with his attempt to receive two packages of methamphetamine through the United States Postal Service, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Joseph Crawford, 33, pleaded guilty to attempted possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. U.S. District Court Judge Landya McCafferty scheduled s  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 31 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 15 attorneys general urging Congressional leaders to support a ban on price gouging at the national level (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:*2F*2Fag.ny.gov*2Fsites*2Fdefault*2Ffiles*2Fletters*2Fmultistate-letter-re-federal-price-gouging-legislation-final.pdf/1/01000  more

PASADENA, California, Oct. 30 -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * The instrument will demonstrate advanced hardware for studying Earth-size planets with the right conditions for life. * * * NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully completed integration of the Roman Coronagraph Instrument onto Roman's Instrument Carrier, a piece of infrastructure that will hold the mission's instruments, which will be integrated onto the larger spacecraft  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: As a result of the National Energy Technology Laboratory's (NETL) collaboration through an interagency agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Methane Emission Reduction Program (MERP), the U.S. oil and gas industries now have expanded access to information about private sector providers of advanced methane monitoring technologies for use   more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: TWENTYNINE PALMS, California As U.S. forces gear up for the latest iteration of Keen Sword, Navy personnel from across the globe are preparing for one of the largest bilateral military exercises between the United States and Japan. Among those participating are Sailors from Navy Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) Bravo, currently stationed at Navy Medicine Readin  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced the addition of three new NSF Innovation Corps (NSF I-Corps(tm)) Hubs that will scale the NSF-led National Innovation Network (NIN), accelerating the translation of discoveries into new solutions that benefit society and the economy. Each NSF I-Corps Hub may receive up to $3 million per year for five years and comprises a regional alliance of at  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- President Biden issued the following remarks at a reception in celebration of Diwali: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Well, Madam President, thank you. (Laughter.) Shrusti, thank you for that introduction. You know, just promise me when you're president one day and they say, "Joe Biden is in the waiting room," you won't ask, "Joe who?" (Laughter.) MS. AMULA: I won't. THE PRESIDENT: My wife, Jill, wanted to be here today, but she's traveling to Wisconsin. (Applause.) And Kamala co  more

LAVEEN VILLAGE, Arizona, Oct. 25 -- President Biden issued the following remarks at Gila Crossing Community School on the Biden-Harris administration's record of delivering for tribal communities, including keeping his promise to make this historic visit to Indian country: * * * PRESIDENT BIDEN: I'm Joe Biden. I'm Jill Biden's husband (Laughter.) Gov, thank you for that introduction and to the Gila Indian River Community -- the -- Gila -- yeah, Gila -- nothing wrong with me -- (laughter) -- G  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: Omni Shoreham Hotel, Good morning, everybody. Thank you, Dr. [Dev] Shenoy, first, for the introduction, and thanks to all of you in the defense research and engineering enterprise, for what you do every day to lead us. It's a privilege to be with all of you for this second annual meeting of the Microelectronics Commons. And it's remarkable to see how much this comm  more

MENLO PARK, California, Oct. 31 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * The observatory's practice camera has captured its first on-sky data. * * * NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory passed its first end-to-end engineering test using a low-resolution testing camera known as the Commissioning Camera. The Commissioning Camera will later be replaced with the much higher resolution LSST Camera, the largest digital camera ever built, which Rubin Observa  more

LAREDO, Texas, Oct. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: Two individuals have been sentenced to prison for their roles in an extensive human smuggling conspiracy involving Cartel del Noreste (CDN), announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Laredo resident Francisco Suarez, 20, and Luis Daniel Segura Guzman, 26, a Mexican citizen residing in Laredo. Suarez pleaded guilty Dec. 20, 2023, and Jan. 18, respectively. U.S. Dist  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * Projects will expand partnerships and enhance ecosystem restoration * * * KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. -- The U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced nearly $46 million in investments from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for ecosystem restoration activities that address high-priority Kl  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 25 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks at a campaign event at Shell Energy Stadium: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Kelly and Beyonce! (Applause.) Hey, Texas! (Applause.) Oh, it's good to be back in Texas. (Applause.) Thank you all. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, everybody. Thank you for being here this evening. Can we hear it for Ms. Tina Knowles? (Applause.) For Ms. Kelly? (Applause.) And Beyonce? (Applause.) What a warm Texas welcom  more

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, Oct. 26 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks at a campaign event at Wings Event Center: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Can we hear it for Michelle Obama? (Applause.) Good afternoon, Michigan! (Applause.) Good afternoon. Hi. Hi, guys. (Applause.) We're doing this! We're doing this! (Laughs.) (Applause.) All right. Okay. Oh, it's great to be in Kalamazoo. (Laughs.) (Applause.) Thank you, guys. Thank -- okay. Okay. All right. Thank you. Okay. We got some  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 27 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks during a church service at the Church of Christian Compassion: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good morning, church. Good morning. (Applause.) God is good. God is good. Good morning. Please have a seat, everybody. Please have a seat. (Laughs.) (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. And I see all our leaders -- young leaders here as well. S  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following statement on Oct. 27, 2024, marking six years since the Tree of Life synagogue attack in Pittsburgh: * * * Today marks six years since a white supremacist used a weapon of war to murder 11 precious souls and wound many more at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood. This unspeakable act -- fueled by antisemitic hate -- was the deadliest attack on the American Jewish community in our Nation's  more

MARTINSBURG, West Virginia, Oct. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Jamie Green, age 46, of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, pled guilty today to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine. According to court documents, the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General intercepted a package containing more than two pounds of cocaine mailed from Los Angeles, California, to  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Oct. 31 -- The Western Area Power Administration issued the following news release: Western Area Power Administration has announced that its Sierra Nevada region will pursue final negotiations toward full participation in the California Independent System Operator's Extended Day-ahead Market. SN and the Balancing Authority of Northern California, which SN operates within, join utilities including the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, PacifiCorp and Portland General  more