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Federal Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Wednesday October 09, 2024 ( 3 items )  

NETL-Managed Projects Support Direct Air Capture Technology Development
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: A novel direct air capture (DAC) technology is being developed by Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International with funding and management support provided by NETL on behalf of the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM). Through three collaborative research and development projects, RTI has selected a DAC sorbent material, completed initial testin  more

Pennsylvania Man Admits To Trafficking Heroin and Cocaine into Connecticut
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: Conn. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ISRAEL MENDOZA, also known as "D-Nice" and "Israel Mandosa," 44, formerly of Reading, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribut  more

Senior U.S. Department of Commerce Official Visits PROPEL Tech Hub in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, Eric Smith, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy at the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA), visited the PROPEL Tech Hub in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated the PROPEL Tech Hub as a Tech Hub in October 2023. PROPEL is a consortium led by the Ben Franklin Technology  more