WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: Biden-Harris Administration Delivers $12 Billion in Long-Term Assistance to Communities Impacted by Disasters Funds will support recovery from Lahaina Wildfire, Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, and other 2023 & 2024 disasters WASHINGTON \- Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the allocation of nearly $12 billion in C  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 8 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Erica Pan, of Oakland, has been appointed Director and State Public Health Officer at the California Department of Public Health. Pan has been Deputy Director at the Center for Infectious Diseases and State Epidemiologist at the California Department of Public Health since 2020 and has been a Clinical Professor i  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 8 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the release of the State Rail Plan, a long-range vision of statewide investments that will create up to 900,000 jobs and a zero-emission, fully interconnected rail and transit network by 2050. The release of the plan comes after the Governor joined local leaders and workers yesterday to mark the beginning of the track-laying phase for Califo  more

MONTEREY, California, Jan. 7 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services Refugee International Operations (RIO) Adjudication Officer Katelin Wright couldn't possibly have imagined where her interest in climate change would take her. Just a few years after her Center for Homeland Defense and Security Master's thesis titled "The Perfect Storm: Climate-Induced Migration to the United States" won th  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 7 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: Los Angeles, CA, firefighter paramedic Sevan Gerard has a true global view on a range of climate change impact issues from disaster medicine and public health to ecological damage mitigation and renewable energy. The Center for Homeland Defense and Security Master's alum commutes to his day job in Southern California from his home in Austria, flying to the U.S  more

MONTEREY, California, Jan. 7 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: Longtime U.S. Border Patrol official Christopher Kuhn is becoming an expert on national security issues involving an increasingly important and active region of the globe, the Arctic. That knowledge, which is being honed at the Center for Homeland Defense and Security, took him all the way to Midtown Manhattan in New York City during the confluence of the United N  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following news release: Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sued Experian, the nationwide consumer reporting agency, for unlawfully failing to properly investigate consumer disputes. The CFPB alleges that Experian does not take sufficient steps to intake, process, investigate, and notify consumers about consumer disputes, resulting in the inclusion of incorrect information on credit reports. Inaccurate   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sued Experian, the nationwide consumer reporting agency, for unlawfully failing to properly investigate consumer disputes. The CFPB alleges that Experian does not take sufficient steps to intake, process, investigate, and notify consumers about consumer disputes, resulting in the inclusion of incorrect information on credit r  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 8 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025: * * * Landlord Cortland Agrees to Cooperate with Justice Department and Enter into a Settlement to End the Use of Common Rental Pricing Algorithms and Competitively Sensitive Data to Set Rents * * * Attorney General William Tong today joined the U.S. Department of Justice and nine other states filing an amended complaint in its antitrust lawsuit against RealPage, suin  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center issued the following news: By Mila Cisneros, AFIMSC Public Affairs The Air Force Civil Engineer Center announced the winners of the 2024 Department of the Air Force Design Awards on Dec. 20, recognizing five projects that demonstrated outstanding achievement in design, sustainability and energy efficiency. The AFCEC Facility Engineering Directorate, which is responsible for the design, construction and   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The Department of Defense announced today a $14.3 million award to Anduril Industries, Inc. (Anduril) in Costa Mesa, California, via Title III of the Defense Production Act (DPA). This funding builds on Anduril's substantial $75 million private capital investment and supports the 2024 National Defense Industrial Strategy's objective to bolster supply chain resiliency and increase domestic production in strategic pri  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news: Biochemist Jennifer Doudna, a faculty scientist at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), founder of the Innovative Genomics Institute, and a professor at UC Berkeley, has received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the nation's highest honor for technological achievement. The award is bestowed by the president of the United  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (TNSres) -- The Department of Energy Office of Science Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Research teams will have access to EMSL instruments and resources for nine months * * * Fifteen researchers from across the world were selected by the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) to conduct nine-month Exploratory Research projects in 2025. The call sought proposals that address at least one of EMSL's three scientific fo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: The Federal Trade Commission, along with the New York Attorney General, are taking action against gig economy company Handy Technologies for making a broad array of deceptive claims about how much money workers on its platform could earn. The complaint charges that Handy, which currently does business as Angi Services, has peppered its advertisements with earnings claims that don't reflect the reality for th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced $44.5 million in grant awards for communities in 13 states and Puerto Rico under its Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP). Authorized through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the grants will be used to plan, design, and construct projects for connec  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: Funding will improve safety for those biking, walking, and accessing transit in 13 states and Puerto Rico FHWA 01-25 Contact: FHWA.PressOffice@dot.gov (link sends email) Tel: (202) 366-0660 WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced $44.5 million in grant awards for communities in 13 states and Pu  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025: * * * Landlord Cortland Agrees to Cooperate with Justice Department and Enter into a Settlement to End the Use of Common Rental Pricing Algorithms and Competitively Sensitive Data to Set Rents Attorneys General of Illinois and Massachusetts Join Suit Against RealPage and Apartment Landlords, Bringing Total State and Commonwealth Co-Plaintiffs to 10 * * * The Justice Department, together w  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Jan. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina issued the following news release: * * * Landlord Cortland Agrees to Cooperate with Justice Department and Enter into a Settlement to End the Use of Common Rental Pricing Algorithms and Competitively Sensitive Data to Set Rents Attorneys General of Illinois and Massachusetts Join Suit Against RealPage and Apartment Landlords, Bringing Total State and Commonwealth Co-Plaintiffs to 10  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2025: A California man was sentenced today to two years in prison for his role in an insider trading scheme that netted more than $650,000 in illicit profits. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, between 2012 and 2013, Shahriyar Bolandian, 36, of the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, received material non-public information about two upcoming corporate acquisitions fr  more

LIVERMORE, California, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: One of the biggest challenges implementing energy and climate technologies is actually scaling it up to deploy it. While scale-up has largely been the domain of industrial R&D teams, advances in modelling and experimental techniques increasingly allow early-stage researchers like those at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) to contribute to the process. In  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 8 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025: The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office has joined the Justice Department in filing an antitrust lawsuit against RealPage and five of the nation's largest landlords for participating in algorithmic pricing and other schemes that harm renters. In August 2024, an initial complaint was filed against RealPage for its unlawful scheme to decrease competition among  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: President Joe Biden revealed the newest honorees of the recipients of the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. The laureates were honored during a prestigious ceremony at the White House last Friday. These esteemed awards celebrate groundbreaking contributions that have advanced knowledge, driven progress and tackled the world's most critical needs while un  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Growing up in a city flanked by rivers, Phong Le is combining his lifelong curiosity about the natural world with his math and science skills to better understand water resources and quantify the risk of hazards such as flooding for humans and the environment. Le, a computational hydrologist at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is helping deve  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Caption: Phong Le is a computational hydrologist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory who is putting his skills in hydrology, numerical modeling, machine learning and high-performance computing to work quantifying water-related risks for humans and the environment. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Growing up in a city flanked by rivers, Phong Le is combi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- President Biden issued the following memorandum on Jan. 6, 2025: * * * MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR SUBJECT: Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from Oil or Natural Gas Leasing Consistent with principles of responsible public stewardship, and with due consideration of the irreplaceable marine and coastal environments, including wildlife and wildlife habitat, of the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic, and Pacific areas of the Ou  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- President Biden issued the following statement on Jan. 6, 2025, on protecting America's ocean and coasts from offshore oil and gas drilling: * * * I am taking action to protect the East and West coasts, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and Alaska's Northern Bering Sea from oil and natural gas drilling and the harm it can cause. My decision reflects what coastal communities, businesses, and beachgoers have known for a long time: that drilling off these coasts could cause irreve  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: January is a popular time to turn over a new leaf, and committing to a healthier diet is a great way to start. Eating more U.S. seafood is not only good for your health, it also supports American producers. They adhere to some of the most rigorous environmental standards in the world. We know that "what's for dinner?" can feel like the hardest question of the day--especially after the holidays  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today applauded President Biden's designation of the Chuckwalla National Monument in southern California. The new national monument spans over 624,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management-managed public lands where the Colorado and Mojave Deserts come together, offering stunning mountains and canyons, important cultural and historic resources,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. MCF 21128 TA) entitled "Avalon Motor Coaches LLC - Acquisition of Control - Rose Chauffeured Transportation Inc.": * * * Digest:/1 This decision permits Avalon Motor Coaches, LLC, and its affiliates Virgin-Fish, Inc., and Jeffrey Brush (collectively, Avalon), to manage and operate certain assets of Rose Chauffeured Transportation, Inc., on an interim basis while   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: * * * Travelers can now use their West Virginia mobile driver's license at airport security checkpoints * * * CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is now accepting West Virginia-issued mobile driver licenses (mDLs) at checkpoints with digital ID readers nationwide. Travelers who have downloaded the West Virginia Mobile ID ap  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced the winners of the Intersection Safety Challenge Stage 1B: System Assessment and Virtual Testing at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. The purpose of the Intersection Safety Challenge, a multi-stage prize competition, is to encourage teams of innovators and end-users to develop, prototype and test intersection safety systems   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025: Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is awarding $3 million to support three projects in California under the National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program. Coastal wetlands are vitally important in protecting us from floods, filtering our water, supporting recreation and local economies, and providing habitat for fish and wildlife. Despite their imp  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025: Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is awarding $25.7 million to support 28 projects in 11 coastal states to protect, restore or enhance over 10,000 acres of coastal wetlands and adjacent upland habitats and more than eight miles of streams and shoreline under the National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program. Coastal wetlands are vitally important   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Jan. 7, 2025 Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the appointment of 36 members to serve on the newly formed Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program Advisory Council, informally referred to as to the Growing Climate Solutions Act Advisory Council. The council will support the Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifie  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: USDA Celebrates President Biden's Sattitla Highlands Monument Designation Jan. 7, 2025 Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack praised President Biden's designation of a new national monument Sattitla Highlands National Monument in Northern California. The designation protects Tribal ancestral homelands, historic and scientific treasures, rare flora and fauna, and underground aquifers at the headwaters  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The White House issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2025: Today, President Biden took action to protect the entire U.S. East coast, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California, and additional portions of the Northern Bering Sea in Alaska from future oil and natural gas leasing. In protecting more than 625 million acres of the U.S. ocean from offshore drilling, President Biden has determined that the environmental an  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- The White House issued the following news release: On Saturday, January 4, 2025, the President signed into law: H.R. 670, the "Think Differently Database Act," which requires HHS to establish a website to provide information on resources available to individuals with a disability and their caregivers and families; Thank you to Representatives Molinaro and Sherrill, and Senators Schmitt and Ossoff for their leadership. * * * H.R. 1318, the "Women's Suffrage National Mon  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Jan. 7, 2025: * * * President Biden Establishes Chuckwalla and Sattitla Highlands National Monuments in California President Biden has now conserved more lands and waters than any President in history and has created the largest corridor of protected lands in the lower 48 states, the Moab to Mojave Conservation Corridor Surrounded by canyon walls in the Eastern Coachella Valley, today President Biden will sign  more