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Biden-Harris Administration announces new resources to retrofit and weatherize affordable homes in America

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the availability of new guidance and resources to support the rapid retrofitting and weatherization of America’s affordable housing stock. HUD launched a new technical assistance guide to leveraging federal funds to retrofit affordable homes and updated its funding navigator tool to improve the user experience by showcasing how […]

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Discover nature in October with MDC Cape Nature Center’s free programs

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Discover nature in October with Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center’s free programs. Conservation Families: Nature Center at Night: Night Fright Glow Hike | 6:30 – 8 p.m. on Oct. 4 at Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center | Registration not required. Start the “spooky season” off right with

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EPA makes $965M available to fund clean school buses that reduce pollution, save money, and protect children’s health

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LENEXA, KAN. (SEPT 27, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the latest round of funding from the Clean School Bus Rebate Program with up to $965 million available to school districts. The Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda continues to accelerate the transition of the nearly 500,000 school buses in America to cleaner technologies, helping

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EPA releases new tools to help small, rural, and tribal communities with lagoons manage wastewater and protect water bodies

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LENEXA, KAN. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released resource tools to help protect public health and local water bodies in communities that rely on lagoons for wastewater management.   Lagoon wastewater treatment systems are typically used in communities that are smaller than 3,000 people and can lack the necessary financial and technical resources to

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Four-year-old-boy, 50-year-old man, both of St. Mary, hurt in I-55 traffic crash

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JEFFERSON CITY — A four-year-old St. Mary boy was seriously injured in a traffic crash on I-55 in Perry County Saturday afternoon.   Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper K. L. Goforth, who investigated the crash, says the child, who was restrained, was taken to SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis by an

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HUD announces $140K to expand access to housing counseling that will assist Mo renters and homeowners

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ST. LOUIS- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced $48 million to increase access to housing counseling services and strengthen the nation’s housing counseling workforce. Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman made the announcement during remarks at the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials’ National Conference. Across America, thousands of HUD-certified counselors

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IDOI helps Illinois life insurance consumers collect more than $8.5 Million

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CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Insurance (IDOI) announces that its Life Policy Locator helped return to consumers more than $8.5 million in lost or unclaimed life insurance policies and annuities this year. As Life Insurance Awareness Month comes to a close, the Department encourages anyone who believes they are a beneficiary of a deceased relative’s unclaimed policy

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Missouri co-ops deploy nearly 200 for Hurricane Helene help

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JEFFERSON CITY – Nearly 200 Missouri lineworkers have answered the call to help fellow electric cooperatives in need. Teams from 30 electric cooperatives in Missouri are assisting two Georgia electric cooperatives that have more than 80 percent of their members without power due to damage from Hurricane Helene. The 197 Missouri lineworkers will join thousands

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Missouri Geological Survey developing Missouri Hydrology Atlas

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A better understanding of the quality and quantity of Missouri’s water is the goal of an initiative launching this year as part of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Missouri Water Resources Plan. The Missouri Hydrology Atlas is a new mapping effort to compile various technical information sources into one publication for

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