ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 2 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release: * * * 1st Choice Credit Union Merges into Hope Federal Credit Union * Member Deposits Remain Protected Up to $250,000; Member Services Uninterrupted ALEXANDRIA, VA (Oct. 2, 2025) - The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) today announced that 1st Choice Credit Union of Atlanta, Georgia, has merged into Hope Federal Credit Union of Jackson, Mississippi, effective immediately.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration is issuing an interim final rule to change the way it calculates the hourly Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) for temporary foreign workers employed in agricultural labor under the H-2A nonimmigrant status. This action revises the methodology for determining these wages for non-range occupations. For the majority of H-2A job opportunities, the Employment and Training Administration will now use wag  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is granting approval for revisions to the Georgia State Implementation Plan, a move that affects air quality monitoring and permitting rules within the state. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division submitted the revisions on June 27, 2024, to EPA. The revisions involve changes to a source monitoring and reporting regulation and the permit by rule regulation. One primary change is the e  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing the approval of a state implementation plan revision submitted by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division on July 18, 2024. This action updates Georgia's Cross-State Air Pollution Rule emissions trading programs. The revision incorporates Federal amendments the Environmental Protection Agency made to its emissions trading programs for annual nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide, along with nitrogen oxides o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is approving a state implementation plan revision submitted by the North Carolina Division of Environmental Quality Division of Air Quality. This action updates state regulations that establish sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission limits and compliance rules for SO2-emitting combustion sources across North Carolina. The revision applies to Rule 15A North Carolina Administrative Code (NCAC) 02D .0516, titled Sulfur Dioxide Emissions  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is issuing a final rule to approve an update to the Alabama State Implementation Plan, which was submitted by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) on Dec. 20, 2023. This action incorporates modifications to various air permit regulations that ADEM has adjusted since EPA last approved them. This approval ensures the state plan continues to meet the requirements of the Clean Air Act. The revisions pertain  more