SACRAMENTO, California, July 27 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on July 26, 2024: OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a nationwide agreement in principle on monetary terms that will require opioid manufacturer Indivior to pay up to $86 million nationally to address its role in the opioid epidemic. The attorneys general allege that Indivior failed to properly monitor and report suspicious opioid orders, causing its buprenorp  more

ALBANY, New York, July 27 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on July 26, 2024: NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced an $86 million multistate settlement in principle with opioid manufacturer Indivior for its role in driving the spread of deadly opioid addictions across New York and the country. Indivior produced buprenorphine-based products to treat opioid use disorder, which can feed opioid addictions when abused and cause  more

BOISE, Idaho, July 27 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on July 26, 2024: Attorney General Raul Labrador today announced an $86 million multistate settlement in principle with opioid manufacturer Indivior for its role in driving the spread of deadly opioid addictions across Idaho and the country. Indivior produced buprenorphine-based products to treat opioid use disorder. However, as Attorney General Labrador and a multistate coalition of attorneys gen  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 27 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on July 26, 2024: Attorney General Miyares today announced an $86 million multistate settlement in principle with opioid manufacturer Indivior for its role in driving the spread of deadly opioid addictions across Virginia and the country. Indivior produced buprenorphine-based products to treat opioid use disorder. However, as Attorney General Miyares and a multistate coalition of attorney  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 27 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on July 26, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced an $86 million multistate settlement in principle with opioid manufacturer Indivior for its role in driving the spread of deadly opioid addictions across Illinois and the country. Indivior produced buprenorphine-based products to treat opioid use disorder. However, as Raoul and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general allege, I  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Projects Funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Strengthen American Farms and Rural Small Businesses Brunswick, Maine, July 26, 2024 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced from the Brunswick Farmers Market today that USDA is partnering with farmers and small businesses to expand access to clean energy and lower energy bills through the Rural Energy for Americ  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Funding for 19 transformational projects to reach multiple states and territories under NOAA's Climate-Ready Coasts initiative as part of Investing in America agenda Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced today that the Department of Commerce and NOAA are recommending $575 million in funding across 19 projects to boost climate resilience in the nation's coastal and Great Lakes states and territorie  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 27 -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on July 26, 2024: Lt. Governor Tahesha Way and Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette joined U.S. Department of Commerce and NOAA officials, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, and other dignitaries in Perth Amboy today to announce a $72 million federal grant for projects that will fund critical climate resilience projects through the Department of Environmental Protec  more

DOVER, Delaware, July 27 -- Gov. John C. Carney, D-Delaware, issued the following news on July 26, 2024: Two Delaware students were recognized today with Young Environmentalists of the Year Awards, presented by Governor John Carney and DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin at the Delaware State Fair. The leaders also presented trophies to the top anglers of the 2024 Youth Fishing Tournament, an annual event held by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. "I am amazed   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 27 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: On Monday July 22, the Biden-Harris Administration announced recipients of over $4.3 billion in Climate Pollution Reduction Grants to implement community-driven solutions that tackle the climate crisis, reduce air pollution, advance environmental justice, and accelerate America's clean energy transition. New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, and Maryland were announced as recipients   more