WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, received the first annual West Virginia Women in Energy "Woman of the Year" award and provided acceptance remarks at the 2024 Governor's Energy Summit. The award recognizes Senator Capito's accomplishments and contributions across the energy sector and  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from Ameren Missouri: * * * Comments of Ameren Missouri on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Air Plan Disapproval; Missouri; Interstate Transport of Air Pollution for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Proposed Rule 89 Fed. Reg. 63,860 (Aug. 6, 2024), EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0663; EPA-R07-OAR-2021-0851 * * * INTRODUCTION Under the   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. Here are excerpts: * * * Comments of Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Proposed Rule "Air Plan Disapproval; Missouri; Interstate Transport of Air Pollution for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards" Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0663 89 Fed. Reg.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV Yesterday, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) attended the grand re-opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for West Virginia University Health System's (WVU Medicine) Thomas Orthopedic Hospital in Charleston. "WVU Medicine continues to be a leader in high-quality patient care and cutting-edge medical research," said Senator Manchin. "This hospital is set to be at the forefront of orthopedic m  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV Last night, Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, was honored with a reception for his decades-long service to West Virginia's energy sector. The event was organized by energy producers and stakeholders from around the state. "As I reflect on my time in public service, I think of all the good work we've done together," said Senator   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: As a result of the National Energy Technology Laboratory's (NETL) collaboration through an interagency agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Methane Emission Reduction Program (MERP), the U.S. oil and gas industries now have expanded access to information about private sector providers of advanced methane monitoring technologies for use   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), who serves as the Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), delivered remarks and met with local leaders at events focused on healthcare and economic development. First, Senator Capito delivered remarks at the ribbon cutting cere  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: Charleston, WV- Last night, Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, was honored with a reception for his decades-long service to West Virginia's energy sector. The event was organized by energy producers and stakeholders from around the state. "As I reflect on my time in  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 30 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Maryland. *** Transportation Information Exchange Engine System and Method ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 29 -- AIRDEX, INC., Fredericksburg, Virginia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12131650 B2, initially filed Oct. 13, 2023) developed by six inventors John Stephen Eberhardt, III, Winchester, Virginia; Matthew Joseph Scott Drew, Alexandria, Virginia; Eric Shofstall Kucks, Verona, Virginia; Boris Stanimirov   more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 30 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New York. *** Ultraviolet Emitting Device for Nail Hardening ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 29 -- JC KOREA CORP., Anyang-si, South Korea has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1049491 S1, initially filed March 31, 2023) developed by Sung Yong Chang, Roslyn Heights, New York, for "Ultraviolet emitting device for nail hardening." *** Systems and Methods for Reducing Emissions With Smart Alternator ALEXAND  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 30 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Virginia. *** Transportation Information Exchange Engine System and Method ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 29 -- AIRDEX, INC., Fredericksburg, Virginia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12131650 B2, initially filed Oct. 13, 2023) developed by six inventors John Stephen Eberhardt, III, Winchester, Virginia; Matthew Joseph Scott Drew, Alexandria, Virginia; Eric Shofstall Kucks, Verona, Virginia; Boris Stanimirov   more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 30 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in West Virginia. *** Apparatus and Method for Positioning a Safety Strap ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 29 -- An inventor from Triadelphia, West Virginia, Christopher Matthew Zambito has been awarded a patent (No. US 12128511 B2, initially filed Jan. 25, 2022) for "Apparatus and method for positioning a safety strap." *** Systems and Methods for Dynamically Encrypting Redirect Requests ALEXANDRIA, Virginia,   more

ELKINS, West Virginia, Oct. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: James Marklin Mayle, age 67, of Philippi, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 130 months for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, officers stopped Mayle's vehicle and found nearly two pounds of methamphetamine. Mayle, also known as "Mark Mayle," was transporting methamphetamine from Ohio  more

MARTINSBURG, West Virginia, Oct. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Jamie Green, age 46, of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, pled guilty today to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine. According to court documents, the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General intercepted a package containing more than two pounds of cocaine mailed from Los Angeles, California, to  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Brandon Christopher Solomon, 30, of South Charleston, was sentenced today to 19 years and seven months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for distributing 5 grams or more of methamphetamine and a quantity of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, on December 6, 2023, Solomon sold approximate  more

ELKINS, West Virginia, Oct. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Michael Anthony Matthews, age 35, of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced today to 100 months in federal prison and three supervised release for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, Matthews was a source of fentanyl in the Moorefield/Petersburg area of West Virginia. Matthews would supply large qua  more