FDA’s Critical Role in Ensuring Safe and Effective Flu Vaccines
The flu vaccine you get is the year-round work of highly skilled microbiologists, epidemiologists, physicians and other public health experts. Sound complicated? It is. The FDA and HHS are working on developing new and better technologies for producing flu vaccines.
Proposed Oregon container terminal among projects winning DOT grants
The US Department of Transportation’s latest round of infrastructure grants also target port-adjacent roadways, berth expansions and yard equipment electrification.
USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Florida Disaster Areas
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that people in Florida recovering from Hurricanes Helene and Milton may be eligible for food assistance through USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP). Approximately 407,733 households in 24 Florida counties are estimated to be eligible for this relief to help with grocery expenses.
USDA Announces Department-wide Effort to Support Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat Connectivity
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2024 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a Department-wide effort to support connectivity of wildlife habitat on working landscapes through the management of National Forests and voluntary conservation assistance on private agricultural lands. In a memorandum released this week, Vilsack detailed plans of the U.S.
USDA Invests $46M in Efforts to Address Food and Nutrition Security
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2024 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today an investment of more than $46 million in projects aimed to tackle food and nutrition insecurity in underserved communities, as well as support healthy diets by providing access to fruits and vegetables for eligible families.
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
HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 18, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced during a visit to Pennsylvania that USDA is partnering with farmers and small business owners to expand access to clean energy, create jobs and help lower their energy bills through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) and the Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program.
USDA Highlights Success of Historic Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Initiative
HERSHEY, PA, October 17, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today celebrated the ongoing success of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, a historic and innovative funding opportunity that expands markets for commodities produced using climate-smart production methods.
Premier Alliance enhances network ahead of February launch
The group, comprising ONE, HMM and Yang Ming, said the changes apply to two trans-Pacific services and an Asia-Mediterranean service.