WASHINGTON, April 30 [Category: Energy] -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following news release: The American Clean Power Association (ACP) released the following statement from Anne Reynolds, ACP Vice President for Offshore Wind, after the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced two proposed lease sale notices for wind energy areas off the Oregon coast and the Gulf of Maine: "We commend BOEM for advancing plans to auction offshore wind energy leases off the Oregon  more

NEW YORK, May 1 -- The American Kennel Club issued the following news release: The American Kennel Club (AKC), a not-for-profit organization, the world's largest purebred dog registry and leading advocate for dogs, is pleased to announce the launch of the National Owner-Handled (NOHS) Regional events this Fall. The timing for this pilot program aligns with the 2025 AKC NOHS Finals qualifying period - September 2024 to September 2025. These regional gatherings will be structured like the NOHS F  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Fernando P. McMillan, Special Agent in Charge of the FDA Office of Criminal Investigations, New York Field Office; and Stephen Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, announced that TIFFANY MOSS, 34, of Montville,   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 1 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following statement on April 30, 2024: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced today two sales for offshore wind that would generate 18 gigawatts of energy combined, enough to power six million homes. One of those sales is in the Gulf of Maine, including south of Maine's coast and east of Cape Cod. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) released the following statement in response. "If properly sited, the Gulf  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 30 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: A project co-led by two Penn State professors has been selected to receive up to $815,959 from the Grid Deployment Office of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The team will evaluate prospective market design changes to efficiently integrate batteries and other unconventional resources into wholesale electricity markets, with the aim of improving electrical grid reliability. Mort Webster, prof  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston apprehended an unlawfully present Dominican national recently arrested by Rhode Island police on multiple felony drug trafficking charges. ERO Boston officers in Providence arrested the 28-year-old April 18. Local authorities ignored an ICE immigration detainer and released him from custody w  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: * * * Today, the Department of the Interior announced two proposals for offshore wind energy auctions off the coast of Oregon and the Gulf of Maine to meet the regions' clean energy goals. Combined, the respective projects have the potential to power more than 5 million homes. In response, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV), Maine Conservation Voters (MCV), and Oregon League of Cons  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Letter Text (PDF) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, today led a letter joined by three of his colleagues to the Independent Service Operator-New England (ISO-NE) on his priorities for the region's electrical grid, urging the grid operator to continue to improve its governance and transparency polic  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: A Stoughton man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to his role in a wide-ranging fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. Angel Morales, 52, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and one count of distribution and possession with intent to distribute  more

PORTLAND, Maine, May 1 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Today, the Department of Interior (DOI) proposed a pair of wind energy auctions in the Gulf of Maine and Oregon. Accounting for 15 GW of the potential 18 GW generated from the two sales, the proposed Gulf of Maine auction includes eight lease areas off the shore of Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. The nearly 1 million acres up for auction could generate enough clean wind energy to power more t  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: SANTA RITA, Guam - Honoring the Legacy of Maritime Excellence In January 2024, the Surface Navy Association National Symposium in was marked by the commendation of the USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) crew as the recipient of the prestigious 2023 Hopley Yeaton Cutter Excellence Award (Small). This accolade recognizes operational efficiency and pays tribute to the  more