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LENEXA, Kan. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the availability of nearly $24 million in grants to support states, U.S. territories, and Tribes in providing technical assistance to businesses to develop and adopt pollution prevention practices. The funding is available through two Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) for EPA’s Pollution Prevention program, with approximately […]

CPSC warns that narcotics and water beads are growing risks facing young children WASHINGTON, D.C. – During National Poison Prevention Week, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is highlighting serious, growing hazards facing young children, including a surge in unintentional poisoning from narcotics, and additional hazards identified with water bead products.    CPSC’s Annual Report

ATANTA, Georgia – Last month CDC Director Mandy Cohen endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation for adults ages 65 years and older to receive an additional updated 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine dose. The recommendation acknowledges the increased risk of severe disease from COVID-19 in older adults, along with the currently available data on

LENEXA, KAN. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized 103 U.S. manufacturing plants, including four in Region 7 states, that earned the Agency’s ENERGY STAR certification in 2023, a designation reserved for manufacturing plants in the top 25% of energy efficiency in their sector.   Together, these plants prevented more than 8 million

COLUMBIA, Maine – In November 2023, ten Vietnam veterans embarked on a journey they never thought possible, returning to Vietnam, and exploring the locations and memories that for 50 years have held deep significance for each of them. Mission Veteran Expedition, a collaborative venture between CDLLife, FASTPORT, and nonprofits Waypoint Vets and Wreaths Across America, made this journey possible and, together,

WASHINGTON, D.C./SEATTLE, WA – Shareholder activists from the National Center for Public Policy Research’s Free Enterprise Project (FEP) were expected to present a proposal at Starbucks’ annual shareholder meeting (Proposal #5 ) that would require the Company to conduct an audit to determine the extent to which its “Partner Networks” (what are usually called Employee

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Conservative Caucus and its President Jim Pfaff invited members of Congress to meet with a delegation of 19 Brazilian legislators and six Brazilian journalists.   There was a scheduled meeting with the House Foreign Affairs Committee designed to discuss the Brazilian government’s campaign to suppress free speech in Brazil. However, Congressman

WASHINGTON– President Biden and U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $12,055,800 for the state of Missouri for projects through the Reconnecting Communities Pilot and Neighborhood Access and Equity discretionary grant programs as part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda. The funding is aimed at reconnecting communities that were cut off by transportation infrastructure decades

WASHINGTON, D.C.– SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 33 million small businesses, has announced the National Small Business Week (NSBW) 2024 Award Winners including Missouri’s Small Business Person of the Year and other business owners, leading partners, and advocates who embody the grit and determination that power our nation’s economy and ensure

LENEXA, Kan. – On Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced finalized amendments to the Risk Management Program to further protect at-risk communities from chemical accidents, especially those located near facilities in industry sectors with high accident rates. The “Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention Rule” includes EPA’s most protective safety provisions for chemical facilities