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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.–Responding to a court-ordered deadline, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today issued the final biofuel blending volumes for 2021 and 2022 required under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The agency’s final biofuel blending requirements allow for 15 billion gallons of corn-based ethanol for 2022. The final volumes also include 12.5 billion gallons […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Social Security Board of Trustees today released its annual report on the financial status of the Social Security Trust Funds. The combined asset reserves of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance (OASI and DI) Trust Funds are projected to become depleted in 2035, one year later than projected last

ATLANTA, Georgia – The Centers for Disease Control have released this information to answer questions residents may have about the current state of COVID-19 in the nation.   Review the questions below to determine when to get tested. If you have had COVID-19 in the past 90 days and recovered, you do not need to

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an update on additional steps it has taken that will lead to more infant formula on U.S. store shelves in the coming weeks and months.   “We continue to work around the clock with our government partners and industry to ensure there’s adequate infant

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The FDA, along with CDC, the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, state, and local partners are investigating a multistate outbreak of hepatitis A infections in the United States and Canada potentially linked to fresh organic strawberries branded as FreshKampo and HEB, purchased between March 5, 2022,

ATLANTA, Georgia – Following last week’s meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP), the Centers for Disease Control is expanding eligibility of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses to everyone five years of age and older.   CDC now recommends that children ages 5 through 11 years should receive a booster shot five months after

By Joseph Reagan We must believe in our ability to work together to solve our toughest problems.   On Memorial Day, 1945, the war in Europe had ended but the fighting in the Pacific continued, Lt. Gen. Lucian Truscott voiced remarks at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery at Nettuno, Italy. Turning his back on the assembled

BOSTON — GasBuddy, a PDI company, today released the results of its annual summer travel survey revealing that even with record-high gasoline prices, 58 percent of Americans intend to road trip this summer, a rise from last summer, when gas prices were nearly $1.50 per gallon lower. While the high prices may not stand in

LENEXA, Kansas – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of the Army (Army) will host a virtual Midwest-focused regional roundtable on “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) on May 23, 2022, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. central time.View the livestream for this Midwest roundtable. The virtual roundtable was organized by the

ATLANTA, Georgia — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, authorizing the use of a single booster dose for administration to individuals 5 through 11 years of age at least five months after completion of a primary series with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine.