HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 18 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Creating Jobs in Southwestern Pennsylvania: Governor Shapiro Secures $13.2 Million Investment from Calgon Carbon Corporation to Expand its Manufacturing Operations in Allegheny County The Commonwealth is investing an additional $300,000 in grant funding to support the growth of Pittsburgh-based Calgon Carbon Corporation, the world's largest manufacturer of activate  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Dec. 17 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * FFA, NMSU team up to train future agricultural educators * Since 1973, the New Mexico FFA office has called the New Mexico State University campus home. "It's more than just a shared space - it's a shared mission," said Russell Walter, executive secretary for the New Mexico FFA Association. "Both FFA and the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences are dedicated to de  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Trump Administration Announces Another Historic Milestone Toward Implementing 100% Solution to the Tijuana River Sewage Crisis * WASHINGTON - On Monday, December 15, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the signing a historic new agreement between the United States and Mexico, called Minute 333, marking additional significant progress to permanently and urgently end   more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * NASA's VIPER mission gets vital help from Sandia * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. NASA's VIPER rover, designed to map water on the moon, has reached another major milestone with help from Sandia National Laboratories and its one-of-a-kind testing capabilities. "We've built a rover that is designed to go and prospect for water on the moon, but the vehicle must be certif  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Satellite Data Shows Colorado Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Dropped as State Rules Took Effect * (DENVER) New analysis by the non-profit Environmental Defense Fund shows that Colorado's longstanding, consensus-driven effort to reduce methane emissions from the state's oil and gas sector has been paying off with emissions falling by nearly 70% between 2010 and 2017. Under the l  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 17 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in North Carolina. *** System and Method for Detecting Coolant Leaks in a Server System ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 16 -- LENOVO GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY (UNITED STATES) INC., Morrisville, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12498288 B2, initially filed March 31, 2022) developed by Jeffrey S. Holland, Morrisville, North Carolina, and Arvind Modekurti, Morrisville, North Carolina, for "System and method f  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 17 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Texas. *** Systems and Methods for Patient Monitoring ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 16 -- SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD., Shanghai, China has been assigned a patent (No. US 12496034 B2, initially filed Nov. 25, 2022) developed by Jonathan Maltz, Houston, Texas, and Johannes Stahl, Houston, Texas, for "Systems and methods for patient monitoring." *** Ophthalmic Formulations for the Treatment of  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 17 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Utah. *** Methods of Increasing Magnesium Bioavailability and Absorption ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 16 -- BALCHEM CORPORATION, New Hampton, New York has been assigned a patent (No. US 12496289 B2, initially filed Sept. 27, 2023) developed by Shane Christopher Morgan, South Weber, Utah, and Ren A. Gonzalez, Nibley, Utah, for "Methods of increasing magnesium bioavailability and absorption." *** High-Carbon  more