WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering an application for the renewal of Early Site Permit (ESP) No. ESP-003, which allows Virginia Electric and Power Company to reference ESP-003 in an application for a construction permit (CP) or combined license (COL) at the North Anna ESP site during the period ESP-003 remains valid. The renewed permit, if approved, would extend the expiration date by an additional 20 years beyond the period specified in the current permit. The location for the North Ann more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 9 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: * * * Virginia Department of Energy to Administer New Grant Program Tackling Solar Interconnection Costs By Jasmine Xie, NASEO The Virginia Department of Energy's State Energy Office is administering a new program offering $2 million to help public buildings offset costs of interconnecting new solar projects to the grid, driven by equipment mandates, engineering study expenses, and required grid upgrades. Eligible public entities c more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman Advocates for Law Enforcement Benefits in Honor of the 25th Anniversary of 9/11 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) led his colleagues in sending a letter to Scott Kupor, Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), highlighting differences in how some federal law enforcement officers are classified for retirement purposes and requesting OPM make changes to ensure parity in retirement benefits for all f more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued Economic Information Bulletin 301, 'Tile Drainage Systems Management and Conservation,' by Daniel Szmurlo, Benjamin M. Gramig, Steven Wallander and Jane Frankenberger. Issued in September 2026, the report finds that U.S. cropland drained by subsurface tile systems grew by about 18 million acres between 1980 and 2022, while use of practices that limit nutrient pollution from those systems remained uncommon. Tile drainage uses buried, perforat more PR