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Explora Books To Showcase Judith Perkins’ ‘Journey to the Pacific’ at London Bookfair 2025
Judith Perkins brings her inspiring book of strength, ‘Journey to the Pacific,’ to London Bookfair 2025 with Explora Books. VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, March 3, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The London Bookfair 2025 is set to welcome the...

Fifth Annual SDDOT Snowplow Naming Contest Underway
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 Contact: Julie Stevenson, Strategic Communications Coordinator, 605-773-2898 PIERRE, S.D. – The Fifth Annual Snowplow Naming Contest hosted by the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) is...

Diamond Mowers Redefines Partnership with Dealers and Customers
SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Sept. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diamond Mowers, a leading manufacturer of vegetation management attachments for tractors, skid steers, and excavators, has launched a new website and expanded resources to better serve its...

Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Protections for the Pactola Reservoir—Rapid Creek Watershed
Date: Thursday, December 26, 2024 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland has signed Public Land Order 7956, finalizing protections for the Pactola Reservoir–Rapid Creek Watershed on the Black Hills...

At the White House Tribal Youth Forum, USDA Announces New Investments in Tribal Students and Higher Education
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced Tribal higher education opportunities and investments to train the next generation of agricultural professionals. During his remarks, Secretary...

Biden-Harris Administration's Inflation Reduction Act Tops $1 Billion in Clean Energy Investments to Nearly 7,000 American Farms and Rural Small Businesses
Latest Investments Will Bring Clean Energy, Lower Costs and New Jobs through 1,147 Farm and Business Projects in 40 States WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is funding...

Environmental Crimes Bulletin - January 2025
View All Environmental Crimes Bulletins In This Issue: Cases by District/Circuit Indictments United States v. Joel Brown No. 2:24-CR-00180 (Southern District of Ohio) ECS Senior Trial Attorney Adam Cullman AUSA Nicole Pakiz AUSA Kevin Kelley On...

Stroke Rehabilitation Market Size Expected to Reach USD 817.06 Mn by 2034
Ottawa, Feb. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global stroke rehabilitation market size was valued at USD 285 million in 2024 and is predicted to hit around USD 736.90 million by 2033, a study published by Towards Healthcare a sister firm of...

Closure Planned at S.D. Highway 11 and U.S. Highway 18 Junction Near Canton
For Immediate Release: Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 Contact: Harry Johnston, Sioux Falls Area Engineer, 605-367-5680 Ryan Story Project Manager, 605-940-0721 CANTON, S.D. – On Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, a closure is scheduled for the U.S. Highway 18 and...

Biden-Harris Administration Makes Investments to Strengthen American Farms & Businesses, Increase Competition and Lower Costs
MANITOWOC, Wis., Oct. 30, 2024 – During a visit to Dramm Corp. today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced that the Biden-Harris Administration is making investments that will strengthen American...

USDA Invests $1.5 Billion in 92 Partnership Projects to Advance Conservation and Climate-Smart Agriculture as Part of the Biden-Harris Investing in America Agenda
WASHINGTON, October 23, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a historic $1.5 billion for 92 partner-driven conservation projects through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), a partner-driven approach to...

Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Invests $150 Million to Connect MacArthur Airport to LIRR’s Ronkonkoma Station
Earlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul announced a transformational $150 million investment to connect the Long Island Rail Road’s (LIRR) Ronkonkoma Station with the proposed North Terminal at MacArthur Airport, significantly improving accessibility...

Biden-Harris Administration Connects People, Farms and Businesses to Reliable High-Speed Internet in the Dakotas and Eight States
FORT YATES, N.D., Oct. 17, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Dr. Basil Gooden today announced nearly $173 million in funding to connect rural residents, farmers and business owners in the Dakotas and...

Biden-Harris Administration Invests in Clean, More Affordable Energy for Seven Rural Electric Cooperatives from South Carolina to Colorado as Part of Investing in America Agenda
More Than $3 Billion in Clean Energy Financing Will Help Lower Energy Costs and Reduce Pollution for Rural Americans Westminster, Colo., Oct. 25, 2024 – Today Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced more than $3 billion through the United...

Bridge Hit Repair Projects Scheduled on Interstate 90 at Exit 32 and Exit 57
For Immediate Release: Friday, Oct. 18, 2024 Contact: Justin Smith, Project Engineer, 605-381-4035 RAPID CITY, S.D. – On Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, work will begin to repair a bridge that was hit by an over height load on Interstate 90 over...

Biden-Harris Administration Continues Historic Clean Energy Commitment to Lowering Costs and Creating Jobs for People in Pennsylvania and 38 States, Guam and Puerto Rico
USDA also opens applications for $600 million in additional funding for farms, small business owners through the Rural Energy for America Program HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 18, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today...

Sunnyside Farms of Cayuga County Selected for New York AEM-Leopol...
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball today joined the Sand County Foundation to announce that Sunnyside Farms of Scipio Center has been selected for the New York Agricultural Environmental Management (AEM)-Leopold Conservation...

PureForge Brake Technology may have a solution to the Tahoe (PPV), Brake Noise Issue
PureForge® Brakes Atomic Forging® WORKS! PONTIAC, MICHIGAN, USA, August 20, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- PureForge was recently approached by the Pennington County Sherriff’s Office in Rapid City, SD regarding its needs for a solution to the brake...

Attorney General Bird Defends President Trump’s Executive Order Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship
DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced that she is leading 18 states in defending President Trump’s executive order that restores the meaning and value of American citizenship. On day one in office, President Trump signed an...

Attorney General Bird Defeats Biden-Harris Emissions Mandate Threatening to Drive Gas-Powered Vehicles off the Road
DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced a victory defeating the Biden-Harris Administration’s illegal highway emissions mandate that attempted to drive gas-powered vehicles off the road. In 2023, the Iowa Attorney General’s...