RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 21 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * DEQ State Energy Office accepting applications for electric grid resilience projects * The NC Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) State Energy Office (SEO) is accepting applications statewide until June 26, 2026, for projects that modernize and upgrade the electric grid. SEO is seeking applications through the third grant cycle of the Preventing Outages wh  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 21 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * DNR hosting virtual informal stakeholder meeting on proposed water quality rule changes * DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) Water Quality Bureau will hold an informal stakeholder meeting regarding proposed changes to several chapters of the Iowa Administrative Code. The meeting will take place online on June 17, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. The meeting is open to the   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 22 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on May 21, 2026: * * * Old South Wood Preserving to Expand Operations in Lawrence County * Lumber wholesaler to create 20 new jobs, invest $1.3 million in Summertown * Announcement marks company's first expansion since opening in 2021 * Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Deputy Gov. and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter and Old South  more