WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Projects Funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Will Lower Energy Costs and Expand Access to Cleaner Fueling Options ERIE, Pa., April 23, 2024 - Today, in honor of Earth Day 2024, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is funding more than 700 clean energy projects to lower energy bills, expand access to domestic biofuels more PR

OAKLAND, California, April 24 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: On behalf of California and leading a multistate coalition of 23 attorneys general and four cities, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Governor Gavin Newsom, and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) filed a motion to intervene in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to help defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s final rule for light- and medium-duty vehic more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Last week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Terner Labs cohosted an event in Detroit, Michigan, uniting leaders from the public sector, housing experts, researchers, and technologists for the third iteration of their Housing & Technology Symposium series. HUD leaders also traveled to Minneapolis, Minnesota to highlight innovative affordable h more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 24 -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued the following news: According to a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) enforcement investigation, American Crystal Sugar Company violated several air quality conditions, including releasing more hydrogen sulfide and particulate matter than its permit allows. The violations occurred between 2020 and 2022 at its sugar beet processing facility in East Grand Forks. MPCA staff inspections and review of company rec more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 23 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following newsletter on April 22, 2024, by State Sen. Mark Koran, R-North Branch: * * * Friends and Neighbors, Last week was a big week on the Senate floor. Not only did we cover an insurance bill for public employees and the Minnesota Energy Infrastructure Permitting Act, we also voted on the Elections Policy Omnibus bill. It was a monster of a bill with over 100 changes to law so a majority of this newsletter more PR

WEST POINT, New York, April 24 -- The U.S. Military Academy issued the following news: Forty-eight teams participated the Order of March Relay Competition April 22 to determine the order of movement for the 2024 Sandhurst Military Skills Competition hosted at the U.S. Military Academy. With grit and determination, each team performed admirably and the final results from the relay race determined the order of movement for Day 1 of the 2024 Sandhurst Military Skills Competition, where the two-d more PR