WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * National Guard Bureau chief thanks firefighting guardsmen CHANNEL ISLANDS AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION, Calif. (AFNS) -- The National Guard is part of a multi-agency response to the historic wildfires across the Los Angeles Basin and Southern California. Over the weekend, Guard members took to the sky to help extinguish the flames. Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus, National Guard Bureau chief, and Army Senior Enlisted A  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

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, Jan. 16 -- The Commander of the Hawaii Navy Region issued the following news: From Kyler Hood, Navy Region Hawaii Public Affairs James "Jimmy" Earl Carter, Jr., the 39th President of the United States, passed away on Dec. 29, 2024 at the age of 100. President Carter leaves a remarkable legacy as a dedicated public servant, influential statesman and champion of global peace, democracy and human rights. President Carter began his public service career in 1943 when he recei  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. 15 -- The White House issued the following news release: * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * Creating six new national wildlife refuges, including the Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area in southwest Florida, the Wyoming Toad Conservation Area in Wyoming, the Paint Rock River National Wildlife Refuge in Tennessee, the Lost Trail Conservation Area in Montana, and the Southern Maryland Woodlands National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland. * Advancing Tribal co-stewardship of feder  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Jan. 16 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: Governor Mark Gordon highlighted Wyoming's leadership and innovation in energy, natural resource management, education and economic development, during his State of the State address today. Addressing a joint session of the 68th Wyoming Legislature, the Governor reflected on Wyoming's low tax burden, its common-sense approach to governing, and the obligation of elected officials to wo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Wyoming Trucking Company to Pay $124,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Resolves Federal Agency's Charge of Sexual Harassment by Owner CASPER, Wyo. - Waller's Trucking Company, Inc., a family-owned Wyoming trucking company, will pay $124,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Wyoming, Nevada Guard aircrews assist California firefighters CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AFNS) -- Three Wyoming Air National Guard C-130 Hercules equipped with the U.S. Forest Service 's Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems and associated personnel were activated by U.S. Northern Command to help fight Los Angeles area wildfires. Three C-130 aircraft were activated Jan. 9 and traveled to Channel Islands Air National Guard Ba  more