SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 8 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation convening a special session of the California Legislature to safeguard California values and fundamental rights in the face of an incoming Trump administration. The special session will focus on bolstering California legal resources to protect civil rights, reproductive freedom, climate action, and immigrant families. This is th  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 8 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: * * * Raoul's Consent Order with Danville Facility Resolves 2022 Lawsuit * * * Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced his office filed a consent order with Brainerd Chemical Midwest LLC (Brainerd Chemical) to resolve a lawsuit alleging the company failed to properly control emissions of hydrogen fluoride from its chemical distribution facility in Danville, Illinois. Hyd  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Nov. 8 -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Turtle River Lake, near the town of Turtle River in Beltrami County. A lake property owner contacted the DNR after finding several dozen zebra mussels on equipment they were removing from Turtle River Lake for the season. A Beltrami County invasive species specialist found zebra mussels on a   more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 7 -- The New York State Department of Public Service issued the following news release: The New York State Department of Public Service announced the Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission (ORES) will hold an in-person public comment hearing on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at York Town Hall in York, Livingston County, to receive comments on the application and draft permit for White Creek Solar, a proposed 135MW solar farm in the towns of Leicester   more