WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: LENEXA, KAN. (JAN. 15, 2025) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 Land, Chemical, and Redevelopment Division Director DeAndre Singletary presented a ceremonial check for over $175,000 to the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) at its Curris Business Building in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Singletary was joined by university officials to celebrate UNI's selection for $175,159 in funding th  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana issued the following news release: The following eleven defendants have been sentenced for their roles in a large methamphetamine trafficking ring: [View table in the link at bottom.] According to court documents, between September 2021 and November 2022, the defendants conspired together to distribute a total of nearly 400 pounds of methamphetamine, and over seven kilograms of fentanyl. Rom  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 16 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has closed the file on California's request for a waiver for its Advanced Clean Fleets regulation. In September 2024, Attorney General Hilgers led a 24-State coalition in filing a formal comment letter with the EPA opposing California's request. California's Advanced Cl  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Jan. 16 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has closed the file on California's request for a waiver for its Advanced Clean Fleets regulation, Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced today just a few months after filing a formal comment letter opposing the request. In September, Drummond and 23 other state attorneys general filed a letter with the EPA arguin  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Jan. 16 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Jan. 15, 2025: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today a victory in fighting a move that would have cost South Carolina consumers and businesses more money. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has closed the file on California's request for a waiver for its Advanced Clean Fleets regulation. Last September, Attorney General Wilson joined a 24-state coaliti  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * * * * There were 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023 There were 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023 January 15, 2025 Private industry employers reported 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023, down 8.4 percent from 2022. Of these, 946,500 involved days away from work. No  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The White House issued the following readout of a meeting on police accountability databases: * * * On Friday, January 10, the Biden-Harris Administration convened state leaders, along with representatives from law enforcement groups and the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST), to continue the work of making our communities safer through good policing. IADLEST operates the National Decertification Index (NDI), a regi  more