BISMARCK, North Dakota, June 30 -- The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * $30.5 million in state water loans awarded for infrastructure upgrades in North Dakota The State Revolving Fund (SRF) programs, jointly administered by the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality and the North Dakota Public Finance Authority, awarded nine loans in June to support critical water infrastructure. * Belfield was awarded a $143,000 Clean Water   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 30 -- The Nebraska Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * State Board of Education Partners with DHHS to Transform Rural School Nutrition The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) is accepting applications for a grant opportunity that will provide more than $2.2 million in funding though the Nebraska Rural Health Transformation Program to help rural schools improve the quality of school meals. NDE is partnering with the Nebraska Department of  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, June 30 -- The Washington State Department of Ecology issued the following news release: * * * Ecology seeks comment on major permit for Hanford Nuclear Site RICHLAND - The Washington State Department of Ecology seeks public comment on its draft permit renewal that will cover 52 waste sites and facilities at the Hanford Site in southeast Washington. The Hanford Sitewide Permit is one of Ecology's primary tools to oversee the U.S. Department of Energy's cleanup of one of   more