OAKLAND, California, June 14 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a settlement with Blackbaud, a South Carolina-based software company, for violating consumer protection and privacy laws related to its unlawful data security practices. Blackbaud provides data management software to nonprofit organizations that allows the storage of, among other things, names, Social Security numbers, ba more PR

DENVER, Colorado, June 13 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: To encourage and spur more international investment into Colorado and boost our state's thriving economy, Governor Polis, officials within the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) and the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, and a Colorado delegation are on an investment mission in Denmark, Sweden and Finland. "Colorad more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 14 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Governor Dan McKee, joined by general officers and gun safety advocates, signed into law the Safe Storage for Firearms legislation (H 7373A/S 2202A) sponsored by Senator Pamela Lauria (D-Dist. 32, Barrington, Bristol, East Providence) and Representative Justine Caldwell (D-Dist. 30, East Greenwich, West Greenwich). The event included emotional testimony from advocate Patti Alley, who s more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 13 -- The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been awarded a federal grant totaling $14,963,220 from the United States Department of Energy's (U.S. DOE) Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund (EE RLF) Grant Program. The federal funding will have a project period from June 1, 2024, through May 31, 2029. The Illinois EPA's Office of Energy has partnered with the Illinois Finan more PR

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, June 13 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00115) on June 12, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Kentucky Power Company For: (1) Approval To Expand Its Targeted Energy Efficiency Program; (2) Approval Of A Home Energy Improvement Program And A Commercial Energy Solutions Program; (3) Authority To Recover Costs And Net Lost Revenues, And To Receive Incentives Associated With The Implementation Of Its Dema more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 13 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) assessed a $10,875 penalty against licensed asbestos contractor Pasquazzi Bros, Inc. of Cranston, R.I. for a violation of asbestos regulations during renovation work at the former Primavera Junior/Senior High School in Bellingham, Mass. MassDEP discovered the violation during an unannounced inspection at more PR

ALBANY, New York, June 13 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced over $5 million is now available for long duration energy storage projects through New York State's Renewable Optimization and Energy Storage Innovation Program. This funding will advance the development and demonstration of scalable innovative long duration energy storage (LDES) solutions that harness and provide stored renewable energy to the St more PR

ALBANY, New York, June 13 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: Governor Kathy Hochul and Netherlands Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Liesje Schreinemacher today announced a new partnership to strengthen innovation and collaboration in the semiconductor industry between the Netherlands and New York State during the royal visit by Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands. The partnership, form more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 14 -- The Ports of Indiana issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Earlier today, the Ports of Indiana Commission approved Resolution 24-01 to launch "The Indiana Container Initiative" in support of developing multiple international container terminals within the state of Indiana. As a statewide port authority, Ports of Indiana operates multiple facilities on the Ohio River and Lake Michigan, but the state's ports do not currently handle container shipme more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, June 13 -- The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality today approved penalties totaling $814,627 against 33 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations. Agreed orders were issued for the following enforcement categories: seven air quality, two industrial hazardous wastes, one multi-media, seven municipal wastewater discharges, one petroleum storage tank,  more PR

ALBANY, New York, June 14 -- The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority issued the following news on June 13, 2024: The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) today announced two agreements on underutilized sites for potential renewable energy development. Under these memorandums of understanding (MOU), NYSERDA, through its Build-Ready Program, will work closely with Tompkins County in the Southern Tier and Niagara County in Western New York to expl more PR