KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 22, 2024, entitled "Utah Job Openings and Labor Turnover - June 2024": * * * Utah had 93,000 job openings in June 2024, compared to 89,000 openings in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the job openings r  more

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain Division issued the following news release: The Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain Field Division (RMFD) recognizes today, August 21, 2024 as National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day. "We want to take this time to send our condolences to families across the country who have been impacted by deadly fentanyl - specifically those families within our Division to include t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: Today, Aug. 22, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the five selected recipients of $34 million in grant funding to address indoor air pollution in schools. These five selected applications will fund proposed initiatives to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and indoor air pollution at sch  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: SALT LAKE CITY -- Today, Aug. 22, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced The University of Utah has been selected to receive $6.5 million to support the development of indoor air quality management and greenhouse gas reduction plans for schools in urban and rural areas in Utah and Nevada, as well as w  more

RESTON, Virginia, Aug. 23 -- The First Responder Network Authority, an independent agency within the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration that oversees the nation's communications network dedicated to emergency responders and the public safety community, issued the following news release: (SALT LAKE CITY, Utah) - The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) is moving forward on its plans to expand FirstNet, the nationwide public safety b  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: Conserving water flow to the Great Salt Lake in Utah will reduce dust exposure for all residents, especially those who are Hispanic, Pacific Islander and those with lower education levels, according to a new NSF-supported study published in One Earth. The researchers looked at U.S. Census data to understand who lived in the most vulnerable spots for dust exposure. "The Great Salt Lake is facing s  more

SAINT GEORGE, Utah, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release: Ryan Palmer, 56, of Sanpete County, was sentenced today to over four years' imprisonment, a term of five years' supervised release, and ordered by the court to pay $1,216,884.49 in restitution after he admitted to bank fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. Palmer took over $1.2 million from trusting farmers who were deceived into thinking he would help them buy and sell   more