WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Seven defendants were sentenced yesterday and today following their convictions for federal conspiracy against rights and Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act offenses following three separate trials in connection with the use of force and physical obstruction to blockade a Washington, D.C., area reproductive health clinic on Oct. 22, 2020. Yesterday, Lauren Handy was sentenced   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 15, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - April 2024": * * * Prices in the South up 0.2 percent in April and 3.3 percent over the past year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.2 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.)   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of boltless steel shelving units prepackaged for sale from Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value. Chairman David S. Johanson and  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are developing battery technologies to fight climate change in two ways, by expanding the use of renewable energy and capturing airborne carbon dioxide. This type of battery stores the renewable energy generated by solar panels or wind turbines. Utilizing this energy when wind and sunlight are u  more

SOCIAL CIRCLE, Georgia, May 15 -- The Georgia Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) announces the promotion of Kaitlin Goode to Chief of Communication, Education and Outreach. "We are thrilled to announce Kaitlin Goode for this Chief position," said Wildlife Resources Division Director Ted Will. "Kaitlin's career has provided opportunity for her to build great relationships and work clos  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Named after an Italian theoretical physicist, Majoranas are complex quasiparticles that could be the key to building next-generation quantum computing systems. Most materials contain many electrons, each of which has a negative charge and a type of intrinsic quantum momentum known as spin. Interactions between electrons in some materials can produce emergent particl  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 15 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on May 14, 2024: Attorney General Alan Wilson is part of two lawsuits to stop both the Biden administration and the State of California from imposing electric-vehicle mandates on truck owners and operators throughout the country. A coalition of 24 states on Monday filed a petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to challenge the Biden administration's new regula  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 16 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a letter to President Joe Biden over the World Health Organization's International Health Regulations and new Pandemic Treaty. The letter, led by the State of Montana, urges the president to reject these accords to protect individual freedoms, national sovereignty, and local control. In their letter, the attorneys general share several reasons for their oppositio  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Takes Action to Strengthen American Solar Manufacturing and Protect Manufacturers and Workers from China's Unfair Trade Practices President Biden's Investing in America agenda has catalyzed an American clean energy manufacturing and deployment boom. Through the President's Inflation Reduction Act, incentives for manufacturing and deployment of clean energy, including incentives f  more