NATCHEZ, Mississippi, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Buzzi Unicem USA failed to make sure employees wore personal flotation devices * * * Federal workplace safety inspectors have determined that one of the nation's leading cement manufacturers could have prevented a 50-year-old employee from drowning after falling from a barge into the Mississippi River in February 2023. An investigation by the U  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2023: U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) recognized the Danville community and the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities for their steadfast, grassroots-based effort to secure a World War II-era rail car from Germany, which Danville Station plans to include in its Holocaust exhibit. The collection aims to educate visitors about this devastating period in history and pay tribute to Holocaust vict  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2023: U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), along with U.S. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) and Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa), today called on President Joe Biden to swiftly grant Governor Kim Reynolds' Major Disaster Declaration request for the Mississippi River flooding that occurred this spring. Rapid snow melt caused sever  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNScapv) -- The Land Trust Alliance issued the following news release and a letter on Aug. 15, 2023: * * * The Land Trust Alliance, along with a broad coalition of conservation, sportsmen and working forest organizations and companies, are united in advocating to include the Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2023 (S. 2631) in the 2023 Farm Bill's conservation title with mandatory funding via a letter to members of Congress. This bill would ensure that forests re  more

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: Leaders, scientists and engineers from the Mekong region and the United States are joining together to address increasing challenges over water security and river management. Preparations are underway in Hawaii and California for next week's arrival of a high-level Mekong River Commission (MRC-Mekong) delegation, which heads to the United States as part of the annual Sister Rivers   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2023: Since the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed one year ago, U.S. solar and storage companies have announced over $100 billion in private sector investments, helping bolster the American economy, according to new analysis released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). Solar and storage manufacturing is now surging in the United States, as 51 solar manufacturing   more