By Glenn Minnis | Dec 20, 2021
The 2021 Excellence in Extension and National Extension Diversity awards were recently given to cooperative extensions that exemplify “visionary leadership and diversity in educational programming,” a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) press release said.
By Glenn Minnis | Dec 20, 2021
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently used $100 million under the Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program to provide nearly $1 billion in loan guarantees for private investors in the U.S. food supply.
By Glenn Minnis | Dec 19, 2021
The U. S. government recently joined foreign nations Australia, Denmark and Norway in moving to slow the spread of technology known to be used by governments for the purposes of repression.
By Glenn Minnis | Dec 6, 2021
The U.S. Department of State has recently imposed visa restrictions on nine Cuban officials believed to be involved in silencing citizens through repressive and unmerited detentions on Nov. 15 following peaceful demonstrations in the country in July.
By Glenn Minnis | Dec 5, 2021
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is slated for a cleaner look after the National Park Service recently concluded a successful test using laser ablation as a means of removing biofilm that cause the dome to darken.“We’re very satisfied with the results of this laser ablation test,” Architectural Conservator Justine Bello told the National Mall and Memorial Parks website.
By Glenn Minnis | Dec 5, 2021
Seven teams have been tabbed by the Bureau of Reclamation to share $80,000 in prize rewards as phase one winners in the Automated Maintenance of Protection Systems Challenge (AMPS).
By Glenn Minnis | Dec 2, 2021
Empire State Development has recently received additional funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Build America Bureau for the construction of the Farley Building Transportation Project, also known as Moynihan Train Hall, in New York City.
By Glenn Minnis | Nov 22, 2021
A group of 23 military veterans are part of the latest Human Exploitation Rescue Operative (HERO) internship program graduating class, U.S.
By Glenn Minnis | Nov 22, 2021
With several religious holidays on the horizon, the Secretary of Homeland Security has issued an updated National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin reflecting the heightened threat environment the country currently faces.
By Glenn Minnis | Nov 22, 2021
Federal agents have charged a New Mexico man with being a part of a human smuggling ring after nabbing him with 67 people allegedly concealed in his truck.
By Glenn Minnis | Nov 22, 2021
A federal court in Florida has ordered a Tampa-area pharmacy shuttered after the government alleged that opioids were repeatedly distributed there in violation of the Controlled Substances Act.
By Glenn Minnis | Nov 19, 2021
Border Patrol agents earlier this month were forced to rescue a man from a vehicle engulfed in flames after crashing south of McAllen, Texas.
By Glenn Minnis | Nov 19, 2021
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has earmarked $40,000 in funding to the Center for EcoTechnology (CET) and Park City Municipal Corporation (PCMC) through the Sustainable Materials Management program.
By Glenn Minnis | Nov 19, 2021
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the 2021 national recycling strategy, hoping it can be used to tackle critical recycling challenges and create a stronger, more resilient and cost-effective municipal solid waste recycling system.
By Glenn Minnis | Nov 19, 2021
Citing rising passenger fatality rates among unbuckled passengers, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is urging motorists to think safety at all times.
By Glenn Minnis | Nov 19, 2021
Public transit users across the country could soon be pleasantly surprised with the services that await them.
By Glenn Minnis | Nov 17, 2021
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is set to hold a virtual public meeting Nov. 30 to address contamination concerns at Adam’s Plating Superfund site in Lansing, Michigan.
By Glenn Minnis | Nov 17, 2021
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has slapped fines on a pair of commercials ships found to have run afoul of the agency’s inspection and monitoring rules and the need to report violations.
By Glenn Minnis | Nov 17, 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is weighing the enactment of a rule supporters say could drastically reduce methane and other harmful air pollution from both new and existing sources in the oil and natural gas industry.
By Glenn Minnis | Nov 16, 2021
Global leaders marked World Mental Health Day on Oct. 10, with a “Mental Health in an Unequal World” theme.
