ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 19 -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued the following news on Feb. 18, 2025: * * * Climate-smart food systems grants to fight hunger and climate change at the same time Recent $200 million grant from the EPA generating high amount of interest across Minnesota Businesses and nonprofits in Minnesota have shown strong interest in a recent $200 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency aimed at cutting greenhouse gases from the state's food  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Eclipses to Auroras: Eclipse Ambassadors Experience Winter Field School in Alaska In 2023 and 2024, two eclipses crossed the United States, and the NASA Science Activation program's Eclipse Ambassadors Off the Path project invited undergraduate students and amateur astronomers to join them as "NASA Partner Eclipse Ambassadors". This opportunity to partner with NASA, provide solar viewing glasses, and share eclipse knowledge   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Demands Answers from FEMA About Elon Musk and DOGE's Access to Disaster Victims' Personal Data WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and 9 Senate Democrats demanded answers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on the potential security breach created by Elon Musk's "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE),  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Joins Fischer, Duckworth and Colleagues to Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Make E15 Available Year-Round WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and 11 other Senators to introduce bipartisan legislation to make E15 available year-round. The Nationwide Consumer and F  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Statement on Firings at the U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following statement on reports that the Administration has fired U.S. Department of Agriculture employees. "U.S.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Craig Seek Answers Following Disruption of International Food Aid WASHINGTON - Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Representative Angie Craig (D-MN-02), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture, are pressing the Administrat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Cramer Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Adoptive Families and Protect Adopted Children WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Senate co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Coalition on Adoption, introduced two pieces of bipartisan legislation, the Supporting Adopted Children and Families Act and the Safe Home Act. "We're grateful for th  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 19 -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued the following news on Feb. 18, 2025: * * * MPCA confirms registration of Minnesota's initial packaging producer responsibility organization Minnesota joins several other states in confirming Circular Action Alliance as its PRO for the Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act In early 2024, Minnesota became the fifth U.S. state to enact an extended producer responsibility (EPR) law for packaging, food packaging, and p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sen. Schiff Joined Sens. Welch, Padilla, Colleagues from Disaster-Impacted States in Demanding Answers About Elon Musk and DOGE's Access to Disaster Victims' Personal Data Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and colleagues from disaster-impacted states in demanding answers from the Federal Emergency Management  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Craig, Klobuchar Seek Answers on International Food Aid Disruptions EAGAN, MN - Congresswoman Angie Craig (D-MN-02), ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, are pressing the Administration for answers following  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Finstad, Fischbach, Stauber Fight for Transparency for Minnesota Voters, Request DOJ Investigation into Discarded Ballots WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01), Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07), and Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi requesting a formal investigation into the mishandling of the 2024 election in Scott   more