BISMARCK, North Dakota, June 2 (TNSrpt) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release: * * * Operators waste over $680 million of natural gas annually, underscoring importance of federal safeguards that cut waste, protect communities and increase climate security. * * * A new Synapse Energy Economics analysis commissioned by Environmental Defense Fund and Taxpayers for Common Sense finds oil and gas companies across North Dakota wasted over $680 million worth of natural  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 (TNSres) -- First Five Years Fund, an organization that advances ways to increase access to high-quality early childhood education for children from low-income families, issued the following fact sheet: * * * Child Care & Development Block Grant in North Dakota The Child Care & Development Block Grant (CCDBG) is the primary federal grant program that allows states to provide child care assistance to lowincome working families with children under age 13. The majority of the  more