WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued the following article on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * Highlights: * Between 2012 and 2020, 43 percent of solar farms and 56 percent of wind turbines in rural areas were installed on land that was in cropland prior to development. * The distribution of solar and wind farms varies regionally. In the Midwest, 70 percent of solar farms and 94 percent of wind turbines were sited on cropland. In the West, most s  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024: Alan Anderson was sentenced today to 88 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution for defrauding investors by lying to them about the profitability of his internet companies, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp. Anderson's sentence w  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: "Americans are dealing with the impacts of more and more extreme weather caused by climate change--affecting their lives and our infrastructure," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. "With these funds, the Biden-Harris Administration is helping communities rebuild key transportation links and make them more resilient for the future." FHWA's Emergency Rel  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: * * * Investing in America Agenda Supporting Solar-Plus-Storage Microgrid on Tribal Lands of Viejas Band to Lower Energy Costs and Strengthen Tribal Energy Sovereignty * * * As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through its Loan Programs Office (LPO), today announced the closing of a $72.8 million loan guarantee to finance the development o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024: Earlier this week, U.S Environmental Protection Agency Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe and her counterpart in Mexico, Undersecretary Alonso Jimenez for the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) participated in the 2025 United States - Mexico Border Program's National Coordinators Meeting, marking the celebration of 40 years of cooperation and achievements und  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: DALLAS, TEXAS (September 13, 2024) --The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to add the site Carlisle Village Cleaners Superfund Site to the National Priorities List. The NPL is a list of known sites throughout the United States and its territories where historic releases of hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants pose significant threats to human health and the environment. "  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The Export-Import Bank of the United States Office of Inspector General issued the following news release: Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) Director Owen Herrnstadt traveled to California this week to discuss EXIM's clean and renewable energy initiatives at events featuring local business leaders, government officials and academics.On Monday, Director Herrnstadt spoke on a panel for the Southern Cone Reverse Trade Mission for Initiative for Mitigating Pollu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. issued the following news release: Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) Director Owen Herrnstadt traveled to California this week to discuss EXIM's clean and renewable energy initiatives at events featuring local business leaders, government officials and academics. On Monday, Director Herrnstadt spoke on a panel for the Southern Cone Reverse Trade Mission for Initiative for Mitigating Pollution and Climate Threats (IMPACT) a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The FBI issued the following news release: The FBI Sacramento Field Office congratulates five local law enforcement professionals on their graduation from FBI National Academy Session #291. Each of the following graduates represents a law enforcement agency based within the 34-county region FBI Sacramento serves: * Chief Rudolfo Alcaraz, Selma Police Department * Chief Deputy Erik Levig, Kern County Sheriff's Office * Capt. Anthony Horner, California Highway Patrol *  more

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024: Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada Garcia, 76, a citizen of Mexico, was arraigned this morning in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, on 17 counts related to drug trafficking, firearms offenses, and money laundering. This fifth superseding indictment relates to El Mayo's decades-long leadership of the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the most violent and power  more

MACON, Georgia, Sept. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia issued the following news release: Five indictments unsealed this afternoon charge 19 defendants in alleged armed drug trafficking conspiracies and substantive drug distribution activities with ties to Zohannon, a hybrid criminal street gang in Columbus, resulting from Operation Sweet Silence, an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) operation. According to the indictments and other co  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 14 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * Texas AG Directed State Officers to Invade Homes and Seize Property of Latino Candidates and Organizers Despite Presenting No Evidence of Voter Fraud * * * Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a civil rights investigation into the recent raids by the Texas attorney gener  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Sept. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024: Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada Garcia, a citizen of Mexico, was arraigned this morning in federal court in Brooklyn on a fifth superseding indictment charging him with conspiring to manufacture and distribute fentanyl. The superseding indictment relates to Zambada Garcia's decades-long leadership of the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the most violent and po  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA has awarded the NASA Academic Mission Services 2 (NAMS-2) contract to Crown Consulting Inc., of Arlington, Virginia, to provide the agency's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley, aeronautics and exploration technology research and development support. NAMS-2 is a single award hybrid cost-plus-fixed-fee indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum potential value of $121 million. The contract   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases issued the following news release: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has established a pandemic preparedness research network to conduct research on high-priority pathogens most likely to threaten human health with the goal of developing effective vaccines and monoclonal antibodies. Currently, many of the diseases caused by these pathogens have no available vacci  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release: Scientists will work on high-priority pathogens most likely to threaten human health. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has established a pandemic preparedness research network to conduct research on high-priority pathogens most likely to threaten human health with the goal of developing effective vaccines and monoclonal antibodies. Currently, many of  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: Astronomy has always relied on light to convey information about the universe. But capturing photons such as those from visible light or radio waves is no longer the only technique scientists have for studying astronomical phenomena. Neutrinos, cosmic rays and gravitational waves are also "messengers" that carry information about the universe to humans on Earth. Multi-messenger astronomy aims t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release: The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against Zymergen Inc., an Emeryville, California-based biotechnology company, for misleading IPO investors about its overall market potential, revenue prospects, and customer pipeline for its only commercially available product, an electronics film named Hyaline. Zymergen raised approximately $530 million through its IPO in Apri  more

PANAMA CITY, Panama, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute issued the following agency statement on Sept. 13, 2024: * * * Regrowing tropical forests emit significantly lower soil carbon dioxide than cattle pastures. Just as we do, roots and microbes in soils breathe out carbon dioxide gas--an important cause of global warming. Tropical soils release 10 times more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year than all our burning of fossil fuels. In warm, wet tropical  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: Stranding responders tried to save a young killer whale stranded on Carmel River State Beach on the Central California Coast Tuesday. Unfortunately the animal died in transit to a rehabilitation facility in Santa Cruz. A necropsy on Wednesday found no underlying injuries or health problems. Teams from The Marine Mammal Center(link is external), Long Marine Laboratory(link is external), and Mo  more

TACOMA, Washington, Sept. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024: The second of two Nigerian men residing in Canada pleaded guilty Thursday September 12, 2024, in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for his fraud scheme that stole more than $1.3 million in federal funds, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Fatiu Ismaila Lawal, 45, was extradited from Canada in mid  more