WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: BOSTON (Oct. 31, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has been selected to receive $250,000 in grants to provide technical assistance to businesses to develop and adopt pollution prevention (P2) practices in local communities. * The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has been selecte  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: BOSTON (October 30, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that the University of Connecticut's (UConn) Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (TCTAC) is open and accepting requests from communities and organizations across New England for technical assistance to help address local environmental justice challenges. UConn will partner with the University of South  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: BOSTON (October 30, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that the University of Connecticut's (UConn) Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (TCTAC) is open and accepting requests from communities and organizations across New England for technical assistance to help address local environmental justice challenges. In Massachusetts, UConn will partner with the U  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: BOSTON (October 30, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that the University of Connecticut's (UConn) Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (TCTAC) is open and accepting requests from communities and organizations across New England for technical assistance to help address local environmental justice challenges. In Rhode Island, UConn will partner with Ground  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: BOSTON (October 30, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that the University of Connecticut's (UConn) Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (TCTAC) is open and accepting requests from communities and organizations across New England for technical assistance to help address local environmental justice challenges. UConn will partner with the New England Rural H  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: BOSTON (October 30, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that the University of Connecticut's (UConn) Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (TCTAC) is open and accepting requests from communities and organizations across New England for technical assistance to help address local environmental justice challenges. EPA selected UConn to establish one of 18 TCTAC  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA's Clean Ports Program to fund 55 zero-emission port equipment, infrastructure, and planning projects across the nation to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, promote good jobs, and advance environmental justice * * * BOSTON (Nov. 1, 2024) -- Today, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with federal, state  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. issued the following news release: * * * Project Will Support Environmentally Beneficial Exports * * * The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) recently finalized a transaction under its Project & Structured Finance Program to support Connecticut-based exporter FuelCell Energy Inc. The transaction is a loan guarantee of almost $10 million that will support the financing of fuel cell modules that will replace existing fuel ce  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The Export-Import Bank of the United States Office of Inspector General issued the following news release: The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) recently finalized a transaction under its Project & Structured Finance Program to support Connecticut-based exporter FuelCell Energy Inc.The transaction is a loan guarantee of almost $10 million that will support the financing of fuel cell modules that will replace existing fuel cell modules at the Hwaseong Baran Ind  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Come work for FEMA and help your community recover from the Severe Storm, Flooding, Landslides and Mudslides that took place in Connecticut on August 18-19, 2024. FEMA is conducting local hiring for jobs in Rocky Hill, Connecticut. The agency is seeking people with experience in customer service, logistics, engineering, emergency management and other job categ  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: STAMFORD, Conn. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Stephen P. Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that DARIUS GAMBLE, also known as "Rell," 39, of Stamford, has been charged with fentanyl trafficking offenses. As allege  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: WATERBURY, Conn. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Stephen Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Waterbury Police Chief Fernando Spagnolo today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an eight-count indictment charg  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 3:24-civ-01727; D. Conn. filed Oct. 29, 2024) involving The Lovesac Co., Donna Dellomo and Yoon Um : * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it filed charges against Connecticut-based publicly traded furniture retailer The Lovesac Company, Donna Dellomo, CPA, Lovesac's former CFO, and Yoon Um, CPA, Lovesac's former controller, for accounting violations in connect  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: MIDDLETOWN, Conn. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JASON FABEL, 46, of Middletown, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 70 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking methamphetamine. According to court  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release: The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today has approved and recommended for award an application from Connecticut, allowing the state to request access to more than $9 million to implement its Digital Equity Plan. This funding comes from the $1.44 billion State Digital Equity Capacity Grant   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: By Disaster Field Operations Center East ATLANTA -The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that certain Private NonProfit organizations (PNPs) in Connecticut that do not provide critical services of a governmental nature may be eligible to apply for low-interest disaster loans for damages as a result of severe storm, flooding, landslide  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: WATERBURY, Conn. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JESUS MALDONADO, also known as "Zeus," 34, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 51 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking narcotics.   more