WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Dec. 4, 2024, from Clarios LLC, Austin, Texas. Here are excerpts: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center Superfund Docket EPA-HQ-OLEM-2024-0376 Mail Code 28221T 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: Comments by Clarios, LLC on Proposed Listing of Exide Technologies - Vernon, California Site on National Priorities List - EPA-HQ-OL  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: Today, Committee on House Administration's Subcommittee on Oversight Chairman Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) released an interim report on his findings on the events surrounding January 6, 2021, as well as his investigation into the politicization of the January 6th Select Committee. This report outlines criminal recommendations against former Repre  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) opened today's Full Committee Hearing titled, "American Confidence in Elections: Prohibiting Foreign Interference." Chairman Steil's full opening statement as prepared for delivery: Today, the Committee on House Administration is continuing our oversight of federal elections. For too long now, Americans have b  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- House Democratic Caucus issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar was joined by Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair Debbie Dingell and Co-Chairs Maxwell Frost, Lori Trahan and Lauren Underwood to talk about Donald Trump backtracking on his campaign promise to lower costs and House Democrats plan to tackle the affordability crisis. CHAIRMAN AGUILAR: It's clear that the American people want  more

DAVENPORT, Iowa, Dec. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: A Davenport man was sentenced today to 240 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. According to public court documents, between at least January 2024 and May 2024, Rosston Tate, 40, distributed more than ten pounds of methamphetamine in the Quad Cities area with Kyle Ogden Antle, 23, of Davenport, and Jason Douglas Ring  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued a notice in the Federal Register on Dec. 12, 2024, entitled "Inventory Completion: Indiana University, Bloomington". Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Indiana University has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued a notice in the Federal Register on Dec. 10, 2024, entitled "National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions". Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: The National Park Service is soliciting electronic comments on the significance of properties nominated before November 30, 2024, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. DATES: C  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement after the Senate voted on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2025: "Our country's safety and support for our servicemembers and their families has always been and should be politics-free. And in this year's annual defense bill, we had a lot of bipartisan agreement. This bill has some great things for our servicemember  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: The Committee on House Administration held a Full Committee Hearing today titled, "American Confidence in Elections: Prohibiting Foreign Interference." Witnesses: * Matthew O'Neill, former Managing Director for Secret Service's Global Cyber Investigative Operations * Caitlin Sutherland, Executive Director of Americans for Public Trust * B  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 19 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced the Wisconsin Department of Justice has negotiated an agreement with Milwaukee landlord Youssef (Joe) Berrada and his property management company, Berrada Properties Management, Inc., to resolve the landlord/tenant enforcement action the State filed on November 15, 2021. The agreement has been sent to the Wisconsin L  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 19 -- The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has identified a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N1) in a commercial poultry flock in Barron County. DATCP and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) animal health officials are working together in a joint incident response. The affected premises will not move   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 19 -- The Wisconsin Department of Health Services issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has detected the first presumptive positive human case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1), also known as bird flu, in Barron County. The human case follows an infected flock of commercial poultry identified in Barron County. The person had exposure to the infected flock. The case was identified through testing  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 19 -- The Wisconsin Department of Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: FENNIMORE, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is conducting an officer involved critical incident investigation in the City of Fennimore, Grant County, Wis. that occurred on the afternoon of Wednesday, December 18, 2024. Early Wednesday afternoon, Fennimore Police Department officers took an adult male subject into custody  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 19 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the city of Mayville is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes treatment upgrades at well #2, well #3 and well #5 in the city of Mayville. Activities related to this project are minor actions under Chapt  more