WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: Welcome to National Aquaculture Week, when we celebrate increasing our access to fresh seafood while protecting coastal resources. Seafood farming, if done responsibly as it is in the United States, is one of the most environmentally sustainable ways to produce food and protein. Marine aquaculture can expand and stabilize the U.S. seafood supply in the face of environmental change and economic  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Stephen Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England; and Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division, today announced that a federal grand jury in Bridgeport has retur  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy issued the following news on Sept. 23, 2024: * * * Newly integrated program supported by DOE will help local governments expand distributed solar and wind energy, as well as electric vehicle charging * * * The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) today launched Energy Ready, a new integrated effort funded by the U.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Export-Import Bank of the United States Office of Inspector General issued the following news release: Join the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) today for its 90th Anniversary event in New York City. The event will take place at the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College. Featuring remarks from EXIM President and Chair Reta Jo Lewis, the event, entitled Fostering Global Competitiveness: EXIM at 90 and Shaping the Future," will includ  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 24 -- The Connecticut Department of Education issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont and Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker are congratulating three Connecticut public schools for being named today by the U.S. Department of Education as 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools. This award is given annually to select schools across the nation for demonstrating overall high achievement or success in closing achievement gaps. The  more

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Sept. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico issued the following news release: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has approved an initial set of 78 communities across 47 states, territories, and the District of Columbia for designation under Section 1103 of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022. San Juan, in the District of Puerto Rico, has been designated as a participant in this initiative. The Justice Department -   more