SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 22 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Continues Defense of Commonsense Restrictions on Large-Capacity Magazines and Assault Weapons OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of New Jersey's restrictions on large-capacity magazines (LCMs) and assault weapons in Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clu  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 23 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 17 states filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit defending a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule establishing the first nationwide drinking water standards for certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals, also known as "forever chemicals," under the Safe Drinking   more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Jan. 22 -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The Maryland Department of Agriculture announced the first presumptive positive case of H5 avian influenza in a commercial broiler farm in Dorchester County. This is the fourth case of highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza (HPAI) on a commercial poultry farm on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Confirmation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) is pen  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 22 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Minor Source Air Emissions Inventories for Eastern Iowa due May 15 Minor source facilities located in the eastern third of Iowa (counties listed below) must submit their Minor Source Emission Inventory (MSEI) for calendar year 2024 emissions by May 15, 2025. If your facility is required to complete this year's report, you will receive a letter from DNR. A complete air pollutant inv  more