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News Tipoffs - Vermont Editors Newsletter for 2024-04-25 ( 7 items )  
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Vermont Department of Public Service to Receive Nearly $62.5 Million to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Vermont (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Vermont Department of Public Service has been selected more PR

ILL. A.G. RAOUL DEFENDS FEDERAL RULE TO STRENGTHEN VEHICLE EMISSIONS STANDARDS (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, April 24 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, alongside 23 attorneys general, filed a motion to intervene in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final rule for light- and medium-duty vehicle emissions standards for model years 2027-2032. The final rule sets stricter tailpipe emissions standards for light- and medium-duty ve more PR

N.C. A.G. Stein Defends Vehicle Emission Standards (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 24 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a motion to intervene in a case to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final rule for light- and medium-duty vehicle emissions standards for model years 2027-2032. These include passenger cars, large pickup trucks, and vans. The rule sets stricter tailpipe emissions standards for harmful air pollutants, i more PR

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $70M From Investing in America Agenda for National Fish Passage Program Projects to Address Climate Resilience and Strengthen Local Economies (10)
SPRINGVILLE, Alabama, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: The Department of the Interior today announced more than $70 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for 43 projects in 29 states that will improve fish passage around outdated or obsolete dams, culverts, levees and other barriers fragmenting the nation's rivers and streams. Projects receiving funding showcase a diverse po more PR

Vermont Restaurant Retaliated Against Server, Underpaid Workers, Violated Child Labor Provisions, Department of Labor Investigation Finds (10)
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: A Vermont restaurant server will receive $50,000 in punitive damages and $829 in back pay, after a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation found the employer retaliated against them by terminating their employment for refusing to share tips with a manager. The division found Trareeba Ltd., doing business as Colatina Exit in Bradford, Vermont, viola more PR

Vt. U.S. Attorney: Doctor Indicted on Charges of Unlawfully Distributing Controlled Substances and Health Care Fraud (10)
BURLINGTON, Vermont, April 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: A New Hampshire doctor made his initial appearance yesterday afternoon in federal court in Burlington and was arraigned on charges related to his alleged involvement in conspiracies to illegally distribute controlled substances and to commit health care fraud. According to court documents, Adnan S. Khan, M.D., 48, of Grantham, New Hampshire orchestra more PR

White House Fact Sheet: President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 490 More Borrowers in Vermont, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt (10)
WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 12, 2024: * * * President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 490 More Borrowers in Vermont, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt - New announcement brings debt cancellation to over 6,490 people in Vermont under Biden-Harris Administration Today, President Biden announced that 277,000 more borrowers across the country will get their student debt cancelled, including 490 mor more PR