WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Big South Fork Plugging Abandoned Oil Wells to Restore Nature * News Release Date: July 24, 2025 Contact: Daniel Banks, 423-569-9778 Contact: Tom Blount, 423-569-9778 Oneida, Tennessee: Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area encompasses 125,000 acres of rugged terrain within the Cumberland Plateau in southeastern Kentucky and north-central Tennessee. It is  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on July 24, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * 18 states had unemployment rates below national average in June 2025 South Dakota had the lowest state unemployment rate in June 2025, 1.8 percent. The District of Columbia had the highest jobless rate, 5.9 percent. The next highest rates were in California and Nevada, 5.4 percent each. In total, 18 states had unemployment rates l  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA to hold a public meeting on revised proposed plan for the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation Superfund Site * COLUMBUS, Mississippi (July 24, 2025) - On Wednesday, August 6, 2025, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public meeting to provide information on a revised proposed plan that allows community-supported reuse of the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation Superfund Site.   more

DALLAS, Texas, July 23 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * FHLB Dallas and Members Award More Than $1.2M to 42 Community Organizations * DALLAS, TEXAS, July 23, 2025--More than $1.2 million in funding was awarded to 42 community-based organizations by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and 34 member institutions. FHLB Dallas members provided $208,500 in funding, and FHLB Dallas  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, July 25 -- The Mississippi State Auditor issued the following news release on July 24, 2025: * * * Former Stone County Road Department Employee Pleads Guilty JACKSON, Miss. - Today State Auditor Shad White announced that Tyler Loper, former Stone County Road Department Employee, has pleaded guilty to one count of Embezzlement. Loper took various types of scrap metal which belonged to Stone County from the Stone County Rubbish Site and sold it for personal gain. The Offi  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Naval Research Hydrogen Tech Goes Tactical By Nicholas E. M. Pasquini, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has prototyped a Hydrogen Small Unit Power (H-SUP) system to reduce detectability and improve readiness of Marine Corps in expeditionary warfare operations. NRL's H-SUP is a portable fuel cell electric generator with greater energy per weig  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Polaris Industries to Pay $55,000 in EEOC Pregnancy Suit * Vehicle manufacturer settles federal lawsuit under Pregnant Workers Fairness Act BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Delaware-based vehicle manufacturer Polaris Industries, Inc. will pay $55,000 and provide other injunctive relief to settle charges of pregnancy discrimination in a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commiss  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: * * * USGS and state partners to test bait platforms to catch invasive carp in Upper Mississippi River * LA CROSSE, Wis. -- Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey, in collaboration with the Minnesota and Wisconsin Departments of Natural Resources, will install floating bait platforms and monitoring equipment to test a new method for capturing invasive carp. The equipment w  more