WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: $1.3 Billion in Grants from USDA Will Reduce the Cost of Clean Electricity for Members of Two Rural Electric Cooperatives $1.5 Billion Loan Guarantee from DOE Will Help First Ever Historic Restoration and Restart of a Nuclear Generating Station in Michigan President Biden's Investing in America Agenda Supporting and Creating Over 2,000 Clean Energy Jobs While Also Helping to Provide More Reliable, Af  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 30 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Billings, MO Conservation and family agriculture groups challenged Montana's approval of an expansion of the Bull Mountains Coal Mine, citing failures of the state's Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to meet legal standards in its Environmental Analysis (EA). Bull Mountain Land Alliance, Northern Plains Resource Council, and the Montana Environmental Information Center, represe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: * * * Inspections identify 72 significant and substantial violations, 5 unwarrantable failures * * * The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration completed impact inspections at 14 mines in 10 states in August 2024, issuing 253 violations. The agency began conducting impact inspections after an April 2010  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: On Sept. 30, 1949, U. S. Air Forces in Europe made its final flight to support the Berlin Airlift. Seen through a contemporary lens 75 years later, that mission laid the groundwork for all airlift-driven humanitarian missions to come and left behind a legacy all Airmen still strive to emulate. The Berlin Airlift was, said one Airman who was integral  more

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa issued the following news: By Senior Master Sgt. Andy Stephens, USAFE-AFAFRICA Public Affairs On Sept. 30, 1949, U. S. Air Forces in Europe made its final flight to support the Berlin Airlift. Seen through a contemporary lens 75 years later, that mission laid the groundwork for all airlift-driven humanitarian missions to come - and left behind a legacy all Airmen still strive to emulate. The Berlin Airlift w  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Congressman August Pfluger (R-Texas) penned a bicameral letter to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm blasting the Biden-Harris administration for using the flawed Howarth study that called liquefied natural gas (LNG) "worse than coal" as the basis for their decision to halt LNG exports. "The two words the Biden-Harris administration hates most are 'transparency' and 'acco  more

LONDON, England, Oct. 1 -- Social Currents, a journal from the Southern Sociological Society that says it focuses on national and international sociological communities, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2024 edition (Vol. 11, Issue 5): * The Downstream Consequences of Race-Related Managerial Job Insecurity: Insights From College Basketball Coaching * The Health Benefits of Extended Union Membership Among Women: A Family Status Perspective * The Impacts of Lan  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million grant to Greene County, Indiana, for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements to support business development in a region impacted by changes in the coal economy. This grant will expand capacity at the WestGate@Crane Te  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.6 million grant to the city of Harbor Beach, Michigan, for water infrastructure improvements to boost manufacturing growth in the region. This grant will construct a higher capacity watermain to serve the regional water system and larg  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.9 million grant to the Northern Plains Heritage Foundation in Bismarck, North Dakota, for infrastructure improvements to support Bismark's Riverfront Master Plan. This grant will make infrastructure improvements needed to develop Bisma  more

LONDON, England, Oct. 1 -- Friends of the Earth UK issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: * * * The closure of the UK's last remaining coal-fired power station at Ratcliffe-on-Soar is another significant step in the demise of UK coal. * * * The UK's last remaining coal-fired power station at Ratcliffe-on-Soar is due to close for the final time today (Monday 30 September). The closure is another significant step in the demise of UK coal. Earlier this month, the High Court quash  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Sept. 27 -- The Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission issued the following order (No. UE-240288): * * * In the Matter of the Petition of PUGET SOUND ENERGY, Petitioner, For Approval of 2023 Power Cost Adjustment Annual Report DOCKET UE-240288 ORDER 01 APPROVING POWER COST ADJUSTMENT ANNUAL REPORT; SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS BACKGROUND 1 On April 30, 2024, Puget Sound Energy (PSE or Company) filed with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission  more