WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 [Category: Energy] -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following news release: September 6, 2024 The American Clean Power Association (ACP) and RENEW Northeast released the following statements from Anne Reynolds, ACP Vice President for Offshore Wind and Francis Pullaro, President of RENEW Northeast after Massachusetts and Rhode Island announced 3 offshore wind project contract awards totaling 2,878 megawatts (MW) of new offshore wind capacity. Massachusetts   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2024: * * * Advances Biden-Harris administration effort to create opportunities for agriculture workers * * * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $90 million in grants to organizations in 44 states and Puerto Rico to provide training and career services and related support services, and work-based learning to help migrant and seasonal   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended an unlawfully present, 28-year-old Guatemalan national charged with raping a Massachusetts resident. Officers from ERO Boston arrested Jorge Luis Castro-Alvarado Aug. 1 in Lynn. "Jorge Luis Castro-Alvarado unlawfully entered the United States before making his way to Massachusetts and allegedly vict  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release: This week, three major offshore wind announcements demonstrate the rapid growth and further potential of the industry. Two New England states made a major procurement agreement with another still pending. The Gulf of Maine took a major step forward for new offshore wind development and a Maryland project became the 10th commercial-scale offshore wind project to be approved across   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: BOSTON, MA. Today, project bids for offshore wind development in Massachusetts and Rhode Island were selected by the states' two respective energy and environmental agencies, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) and the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER). In total, 2,878 MW split across three selected projects were chosen in the first-of-its-kind joint procurement. Tha  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON A Mexican man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy. In March 2023, 20 kilograms of cocaine was seized during a traffic stop, along with a tracking device that had been installed in the vehicle by a Mexican drug cartel. Erasmo Lira-Mendez, 39, was sentenced by U.S. District Court   more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Sept. 6 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Growing up visiting national parks, Dr. Mary Larson viewed archaeology as no different from any other regular job. Now, she reflects on her time as an archaeologist as something full of wonder and whimsy. Larson serves as Oklahoma State University's associate dean for distinctive collections but is not originally from Oklahoma. She grew up on her family's farm in western Pennsylvania, where they grew grapes   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEW LONDON, Conn. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANTHONY WHYTE, also known as "Jak Mac," 50, of New London, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 195 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for narcotics traffickin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release: Your weekly resource to learn what the environmental movement is saying about the news of the day and the political fight of our generation. Be sure to follow LCV on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. QUOTES OF THE WEEK: "This would be a historic mistake." Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on the consequences of Republicans' plan to weaken President Biden's Affordable Cle  more