NEW YORK, April 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 20: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the 2019 winners of the national WasteWise awards. EPA is recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of 11 national WasteWise partner organizations. EPA Region 2 also announced its regional winners in New York and New Jersey. "As we begin to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, it is fitting to highlight these WasteWise partn  more

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Virginia, April 25 -- The U.S. Air Force's Joint Base Langley-Eustis issued the following news: Joint Task Force-Civil Support on Fort Eustis sent approximately 30 people to New York and New Jersey to conduct command and control operations of the task force providing Title-10 medical support in the COVID-19 pandemic response. There are more than 2,500 medical professionals in Task Force New York/New Jersey. This includes mostly doctors, nurses and medical administrat  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Labor announced an opioid crisis National Health Emergency Dislocated Worker Grant for up to $9,000,000, with $3,000,000 released initially, to the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The grant will support disaster-relief jobs and provide employment services to eligible individuals in New Jersey communities affected by the health and economic effects of widesprea  more