WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed cost recovery settlement agreement involving the trinseo polymer release site in Bristol, Pennsylvania. The agreement addresses costs incurred by the federal government during response actions at the Bucks County location. Under the terms of the settlement, Altuglas LLC will pay a base sum of $22,171.29. This figure represents the initial demand made by the agency on August 21, 2025. In addition to the   more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 17 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: New York State Awards More Than $11 Million For Water Quality and Climate Resiliency Projects in Albany, Columbia, Greene, and Otsego Counties * Complements Governor Kathy Hochul's 2026 State of the State Historic $3.75 Billion Commitment to Water Quality New York State recently announced more than $18 million in grants to support 12 water quality and cli  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (TNSFR) -- Mercyhurst University, Erie, Pennsylvania, has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, establishing a cultural connection to multiple Indian tribes. The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service announced these findings following an assessment conducted under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The inventory identifies four individuals of Native American ancestry and three associated funerary obj  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * The Diamond Era? Private Credit's Outlook for 2026, Alternative Credit Investor * Partner Paul Denham commented in an Alternative Credit Investor 2026 Outlook feature on the momentum building across private credit markets. "Investors are showing strong interest in private credit due to attractive yield premiums and diversification," Paul said. "There remains a   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (TNSFR) -- The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology has completed an inventory of human remains, establishing a cultural affiliation between the items and the Poarch Band of Creek Indians and The Muscogee (Creek) Nation. The inventory identifies four Native American individuals, including an adult male recorded as a Muscogee warrior from Alabama and another identified as Athlaha-Ficksa, a Muscogee Chief who died in 1837. The remains also include   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (TNSFR) -- The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology intends to repatriate a sacred carved wooden figure to Hui Iwi Kuamo'o. The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the notice following requirements of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act regarding the item currently held in the museum's collection. The sacred object is a ki'i akua, or god image, believed to depict Chief Kuali'i. Workers unearthed the  more