WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Work will shut down for winter months and resume in the spring * * * CHICAGO (December 19, 2024) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it had completed contaminated soil cleanup at 296 residential properties during 2024 at the Jacobsville Neighborhood Soil Contamination Superfund site in Evansville, Indiana. This brings the total number of properties cleaned to 4,483. EPA fin more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Departments of the Interior and Defense today announced a $15 million investment to support conservation and recreation access around military bases through the Readiness and Recreation Initiative. Funding comes from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and the Department of Defense (DOD)'s Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program and will support community conservation pro more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. James Baird, R-Indiana, issued the following statement on Dec. 19, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) released the following statement regarding the announcement that the U.S. Department of Commerce reached a direct funding agreement with SK hynix. SK hynix will receive up to $458 million in incentives under the CHIPS and Science Act for SK hynix's high-bandwidth memory (HBM) advanced packaging fabrication and research and development (R&D) facility in more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) applauded Senate passage of their legislation to provide veterans with service-connected disabilities with expedited screening under the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) PreCheck program. The bill passed the House of Representatives by unanimous consent earlier this month and now heads to more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and U.S. Representatives Trent Kelly (R-MS-1) and John Garamendi (D-CA-8) introduced theShipbuilding and Harbor Infrastructure for Prosperity and Security (SHIPS) for America Act, comprehensive legislation to revitalize the United States shipbuilding and commercial maritime industries. After decades of neglect, the United States has a weakened ship more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Joe Manchin (I-W. Va.) today introduced the Heartland Visa Act of 2024 to give distressed communities the option to legally attract more high-skilled immigrants to their area. In recent years, broken border policies have led to an influx of low-skilled illegal immigration across the United States, while legal immigrants working high-paying jobs have clustered in coastal cities more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) introduced the Youth Sports Facilities Act to help build and upgrade youth sports facilities across the country, giving kids and families recreational spaces to play while also supporting overall mental health and boosting local economic growth. "Youth sports play a vital role in promoting healthy lifestyles from an early age while teaching essential life sk more PR