WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: NOAA Fisheries awarded more than $9.2 million in grants funded by the Inflation Reduction Act to academic partners that will help recover threatened and endangered Pacific salmon. These grants are part of the Biden-Harris Administration's unprecedented $27 million investment in Pacific salmon recovery science. They will support research that will build upon decades of knowledge from NOAA and it  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: NOAA Fisheries is bolstering our survey enterprise and accelerating our data collection efforts. This will allow us to better manage protected species such as ice seals, Hawaiian monk seals, and green sea turtles, along with cetaceans such as whales and dolphins off the West Coast. These surveys are increasing the number and types of protected marine resource observations we can make. An inves  more

LIVERMORE, California, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: The architectural design of electrodes offers new opportunities for next-generation electrochemical energy storage devices (EESDs) by increasing surface area, thickness and storage capacity. But conventional thick electrodes increase ion diffusion length and cause larger ion-concentration gradients, limiting reaction kinetics, including storage capacity. To overcom  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Proposed CHIPS Investment Would Help Advance U.S. Technology Leadership While Creating Over 400 New Jobs in West Oakland, California Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the Department of Commerce and Akash Systems have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) to provide up to $18.2 million in proposed direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act. President Biden signe  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 13, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Anchorage Area - October 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.8 percent over the past two months, up 2.1 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Anchorage area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.8 percent for the two month  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 13, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Los Angeles area - October 2024": * * * Area prices were unchanged over the past month, up 3.0 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Los Angeles area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged in October, the U.S. Bureau of  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 13, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Phoenix area - October 2024": * * * Area prices were down 0.1 percent over the past two months, up 1.6 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Phoenix area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), declined 0.1 percent for the two months e  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 13, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, San Francisco Area - October 2024": * * * Area prices were unchanged over the past two months, up 2.4 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the San Francisco area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged for the two months en  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 13, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Seattle area - October 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.3 percent over the past two months, up 3.0 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Seattle area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.3 percent for the two months en  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 13, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, West Region - October 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.1 percent over the past month, up 2.1 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.1 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued the following news release: In support of the Biden-Harris administration's goal of deploying 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030 and 15 GW of floating offshore wind capacity by 2035, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) invites the public to comment on a regional environmental analysis of potential mitigation measures on future development activities for five off  more

MONTEREY, California, Nov. 13 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: Poised to offer his expertise on everything from cybersecurity and artificial intelligence to national security, Center for Homeland Defense and Security Prof. Dr. Rodrigo Nieto Gomez will serve on the U.S. Secret Service Cyber Investigations Advisory Board (CIBA). Nieto Gomez said his appointment to the board, which was established in 2020 and includes experts   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: SAN FRANCISCO - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Edwards Lifesciences LLC over claims of violations of hazardous waste regulations at the company's facility located in Irvine, California. Under the settlement, Edwards Lifesciences will pay a civil penalty of $250,000 and certify it's in full compliance with the Resource Conservation and   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Nov. 13, 2024: * * * White House Hosts "Classroom to Career" Summit, Celebrates Successful Efforts to Expand High-Quality Career Pathways and Workforce Development Programs in Every Community Today, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will welcome approximately 200 education and workforce leaders to the White House for the Biden-Harris Administration's "Classroom to Career" Summit. The Administration  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 13 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco issued the following white paper (No. 2024-34) on November 12, 2024, by Peter Linh Jorgensen and Kevin Lansing entitled "A Simple Measure of Anchoring for Short-Run Expected Inflation in FIRE Models." Here are excerpts: * * * We show that the fraction of non-reoptimizing firms that index prices to the inflation target, rather than lagged inflation, provides a simple measure of anchoring for short-run expe  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 13 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco issued the following white paper (No. 2024-33) on November 12, 2024, by Zheng Liu entitled "The Rise of AI Pricing: Trends, Driving Forces, and Implications for Firm Performance." Here are excerpts: * * * We document key stylized facts about the time-series trends and cross-sectional distributions of AI pricing and study its implications for firm performance, both on average and conditional on monetary po  more

BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 14 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Attorney General Raul Labrador and a bipartisan coalition of 46 Attorneys General called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve their Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) and close what has effectively been an unmonitored loophole that bad actors exploit to access the U.S. telephone network. "Idaho citizens are no strangers to the plague of fraudulent robo-call   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * In honor of National Home Care and Hospice Month, we are highlighting data about two of the most common occupations that provide care to people with illnesses or disabilities in a home or community-based setting--home health aides and personal care aides. In 2023, women accounted for 87 percent of all home health aides and 80 percent of personal c  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 14 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom traveled to Washington, D.C. this week for a series of high-level meetings with senior Biden-Harris Administration officials and members of the California Congressional Delegation. Throughout the week, Governor Newsom advocated for key priorities to advance the health and well-being of all Californians. "California is continuing our work to secure additi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Alan W. Filion, 18, of Lancaster, California, pleaded guilty today to four counts of making interstate threats to injure the person of another. Filion faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison on each count. A sentencing date has not yet been set. "This prosecution and today's guilty plea reaffirm the Justice Department's commitment to using all tools to hold accountable every indivi  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Crater Lake National Park issued the following news release: The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Kevin Heatley to serve as the superintendent of Crater Lake National Park beginning January 2025. Heatley currently serves as deputy chief of the Bureau of Land Management's NEPA, Planning and Decision Support Division in Washington, DC. He previously worked for the BLM on both sides of the Cascade Mountains in sout  more

LIVERMORE, California, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: Technology designed to aid on-the-field diagnostics for military applications is gaining a wider reach as Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and BioVind, LLC achieved a milestone in their partnership: the exclusive licensing of LLNL pathogen diagnostics technology focused on oil and gas applications. The technology, called BioID, is a rapid and portable m  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 14 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news on Nov. 13, 2024: * * * Final phase of the Pandemic Recovery for an Innovative Maine Economy (PRIME) program makes 48 awards to support and bolster Maine technology-based organizations * * * Governor Janet Mills today announced $7 million in grant awards from her Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan to help Maine technology companies create jobs and strengthen Maine's innovation economy. The awards were distributed throug  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Nov. 14 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Attorney General Lynn Fitch and a bipartisan coalition of 46 attorneys general called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve their Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) and close what has effectively been an unmonitored loophole that bad actors exploit to access the U.S. telephone network. "Unsolicited robocalls and robotexts are too often a gateway to sc  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 14 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb led a multistate brief today supporting the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) rule to eliminate noncompete clauses in employment contracts nationwide. The multistate brief reflects efforts by New Jersey and other States to protect important recent federal policies, including t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CONCORD, N.H. 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 Ju  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. The Bureau of Reclamation and the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority today announced a negotiated consensus has been met for the B.F. Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion Project. The joint project creates an additional 130,000 acre-feet of storage space in San Luis Reservoir, the nation's largest off-stream reservoir, producing additional water supply  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: WALNUT GROVE, Calif. The California Department of Water Resources and Bureau of Reclamation today broke ground on a habitat restoration project in the Delta that, when completed, will help endangered species such as Delta smelt and Chinook salmon while supporting the long-term operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project.Led by DWR, the $69.4 million Prospect   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 14 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Nov. 13, 2024: Attorney General Alan Wilson and a bipartisan coalition of 46 other attorneys general called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve their Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) and close what has effectively been an unmonitored loophole that bad actors exploit to access the U.S. telephone network. "It's no surprise that the same people who bombard us with  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 14 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Nov. 13, 2024: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and a bipartisan coalition of 46 attorneys general called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve their Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) and close what has effectively been an unmonitored loophole that bad actors exploit to access the U.S. telephone network. "Everyone hates robocalls. And as technology gets mo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Paul Alejandro Felix, 25, of Glendale, California, was sentenced yesterday to 164 months in prison for participating in a wide-spread narcotics trafficking conspiracy that distributed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone pills purchased in Southern California to destinations throughout the United States, including the District of Columb  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on Nov. 13, 2024, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everyone. Q: Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Oh, okay. (Laughter.) I'm excited to see you all too. Okay. So, today, President Biden met with President-elect Trump for approximately two hours in the Oval Office. White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients and incoming C  more