PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 5 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: * * * ACLU-PA and Education Law Center Share Guidance Regarding Immigration Enforcement at Pennsylvania Schools Media Contact media@aclupa.org PHILADELPHIA - Following the Trump Administration's executive order rescinding the "sensitive locations" policy that barred Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from conducting enforcement actions at schools, playgrounds, a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Andrew Rogers Named Acting EEOC General Counsel WASHINGTON -- President Donald J. Trump has appointed Andrew Rogers as the acting general counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. "I am honored to be selected by the President to serve at the Commission," said Rogers, "and to advance robust, high-quality, efficient, and transparent e  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Murphy, Hayes, DeLauro, Larson, & Himes Urge Immediate Reversal of EPA's Illegal Efforts to Withhold Toxic Clean Up Funding from Naugatuck Valley [Hartford, CT] - Today, in a new letter to President Donald Trump, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) and U.S. Representatives Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), John Larson (CT-01), and Jim Himes (  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle Leading Effort for Federal Funds for Crash Cleanup WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Acting FEMA Administrator Cameron Hamilton, and Acting Small Business Administrator Everett Woodel, urging them to ensure federal funds are available in the wake of the crash of a medical jet in his district. In the letter, C  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Van Drew: Regional Agreement to Lower Energy Costs is a Small but Necessary Step in the Right Direction Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Van Drew stated that the agreement reached between Pennsylvania and PJM Interconnection--a regional transmission organization that oversees electricity movement across 13 states, including New Jersey--is a small but necessary step toward stopp  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: * * * Derailments increased 44 percent from 2018-23 Bipartisan Railway Safety Act previously received support from President Trump * * * Following yesterday's two-year anniversary of the East Palestine train derailment, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (TNSFR) -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has postponed the effective dates of two regulations in response to a directive issued by President Donald J. Trump on January 20, 2025, titled "Regulatory Freeze Pending Review." This delay affects rules originally published in December 2024 and January 2025, which had yet to take effect. The first regulation includes technical corrections to hazardous waste management rules, while the second concerns the addition of cert  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Jan. 23, 2025, from the American Chemistry Council: * * * To: Stephanie Griffin Data Gathering, Analysis, Management and Policy Division Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004-0001 griffin.stephanie@epa.gov Re: Request for an Extension of the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI); Clarification  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Jan. 27, 2025, from the Environmental Technology Council: * * * Attn: Alicia Denning Office of Wastewater Management Mail Code 4203M Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 2026 Issuance of the Multi-Sector General Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated With Industrial  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fetterman, Slotkin, and Cruz Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Prohibit Strategic Petroleum Reserve Sales to Foreign Adversaries Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) joined Senators Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) to introduce the Banning SPR Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act. The bipartisan bill would prohibit the sale or export of oil from the U.S. Strategic   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 5 -- The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: * * * HAP Response to PA Governor's Budget Harrisburg, PA (February 4, 2025)--The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) today reacted to Governor Josh Shapiro's proposed 2025-2026 state budget. HAP President and CEO Nicole Stallings released the following statement: "HAP thanks Governor Shapiro for prioritizing investments to strengthen access  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Houlahan, Bacon, Obernolte Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserves from Foreign Adversaries WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Don Bacon (R-NE), and Jay Obernolte (R-CA) reintroduced their bipartisan Banning SPR Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act for the 119th Congress. Their commonsense legislation would ban China, Russia,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news: On Feb. 14, history enthusiasts and the public can celebrate the extraordinary legacy of Frederick Douglass by joining a virtual transcribe-a-thon of rare books and manuscripts on African American history on Douglass Day. In 2024, Library of Congress volunteers shattered records by completing 16,000 transcription actions on Douglass Day. Hosted by the Library's By the People program, this virtual event celebrates Douglass  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 5 -- The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: * * * PA Chamber Statement on Gov. Shapiro's Budget Address HARRISBURG - PA Chamber President & CEO Luke Bernstein today issued the following statement in response to Gov. Josh Shapiro's budget address: "Pennsylvania needs to be more competitive. We have made significant progress by working with Governor Shapiro and the General Assembly to improve our tax s  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 5 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: * * * Governor Shapiro's honored guests come from all backgrounds and walks of life, and on Tuesday, he will lay out a commonsense budget that builds on two years of progress and works to solve the real problems facing Pennsylvanians. * * * Governor Josh Shapiro announced the honored guests from across Pennsylvania who will join him tomorrow as he delivers his 2025-26 bud  more

JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, Feb. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: A resident of Queens, New York, was sentenced in federal court to six years of imprisonment on his conviction for violating federal narcotics laws related to a six-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking in and around Blair, Cambria, Centre, and Clearfield counties of Pennsylvania, Acting United States Attorney Troy Ri  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Blasts Dangerous & Unprecedented Move by Trump Admin. That Puts U.S. Economy and National Security At Risk and Jeopardizes Americans' Personal Data WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee, which oversees funding for the U.S. Department of Treasury, sounded the alarm that  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2025: DALLAS, PA: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) announced office hours in Monroe and Luzerne Counties for the first two weeks of February. While still in the process of setting up individual offices throughout the Eighth Congressional District, Rep. Bresnahan is partnering with the offices of State Senators Lisa Baker and Rosemary Brown to hold hours for constituents to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: Two years after a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the town of East Palestine, Ohio, just across the state line with Pennsylvania, U.S. Representatives Chris Deluzio (PA-17) and Ro Khanna (CA-17) today reintroduced the Decreasing Emergency Railroad Accident Instances Locally (DERAIL) Act to broaden the definition by which trains are classified as a "high-hazard flammable   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 5 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: * * * Governor Shapiro's bipartisan Agricultural Innovation Grant Program invests in 88 cutting-edge solutions and technologies in 45 counties that will shape the future of Pennsylvania agriculture. The program received an overwhelming response, with the Department of Agriculture receiving more than $68 million in funding requests. * * * Governor Josh Shapiro announced   more