CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 26 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL KWAME RAOUL URGES CONGRESS TO END BASELESS NATIONAL ENERGY EMERGENCY Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with nine state attorneys general, sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources urging full consideration and support for Senate Joint Resolution 10, which would terminate the national energy emergency declared by President Tr  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 26 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Murphy Unveils Proposal to Align Preschool and Child Care Facilities Standards, Bolstering State's Mixed Delivery Model Altering Square-Footage Requirement Could Open Up Thousands of Classrooms in Child Care Centers to State-Funded Preschools TRENTON - Governor Phil Murphy today announced a cross-agency effort spanning the New Jersey Department of Education (DOE), the New Jerse  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Feb. 27 -- The Illinois Commerce Commission issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * ICC backs legislative effort to crack down on predatory towers Springfield, IL - On Wednesday, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) joined Senator Celina Villanueva and Representative Will Davis to unveil legislation to reform the Illinois Commercial Safety Towing Law and crack down on predatory towing practices. ICC Chief of Police Ruben Ramirez Jr. joined the lawmak  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 27 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Department of Natural Resources awards $1.85 million to Clarence Cannon Wholesale Water Commission Commission will make drinking water system improvements JEFFERSON CITY, MO, FEB. 26, 2025 - The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded $1.85 million in financial assistance to the Clarence Cannon Wholesale Water Commission, located in Monroe C  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 27 -- The New York State Public Service Commission has issued a notice soliciting public comments on proposed modifications to the state's Standardized Interconnection Requirements (SIRs) for distributed generators and energy storage systems of 5 MW or less. The request, under Case 24-E-0621, stems from a petition filed by the New York Solar Energy Industries Association (NYSEIA) seeking greater transparency and cost certainty in the interconnection process. NYSEIA's peti  more

TUMWATER, Washington, Feb. 27 -- The Washington Department of Labor and Industries issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Fertilizer manufacturer fined nearly $400,000 following worker death from toxic gas TUMWATER -- A Pasco fertilizer manufacturer with a track record of fines for putting their employees at risk now faces another large penalty in connection with the death of one of its workers. The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) cited and fined Tw  more