By Karen Kidd | Nov 19, 2021
About half a million in funding for coral restoration projects, announced last week by the National Marine Fisheries Service, is in honor the late coral researcher Dr. Ruth Gates, according to a recent news release.
By Karen Kidd | Nov 18, 2021
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is taking initial steps toward designating a new national marine sanctuary of the Central California coast.
By Karen Kidd | Nov 14, 2021
A Tennessee gang enforcer was recently convicted of killing a witness to a murder he committed, racketeering and other offenses and now faces life in prison.
By Karen Kidd | Nov 12, 2021
The recent settlement of a federal case against Wilson County, North Carolina, over a 911 operator's firing following sexual harassment claims sends a message to victims, a U.S. Department of Justice attorney said.
By Karen Kidd | Nov 11, 2021
A study released last summer that identifies global climate change as the main driver of increasing fire weather helps explain Northern California's Dixie wildfire, an award-winning environmental reporter said this week
By Karen Kidd | Nov 6, 2021
The U.S. Department of Energy's $300,000 grant to the University of Toledo in Ohio for solar technology research recently caught the eye of the head of a residential solar PV and energy efficiency solutions company.
By Karen Kidd | Nov 6, 2021
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers stopped about $50 million worth of methamphetamine in two seizures from successfully crossing the border at Gateway International Bridge in late October, according to separate news releases.
By Karen Kidd | Nov 6, 2021
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm has been using social media this week to get word out about climate initiatives and other efforts during the 26th United Nations Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP26).
By Karen Kidd | Nov 5, 2021
Carrie Eckert, a new synthetic biologist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, said in a recent social media post that she feels welcome in her new workplace.
By Karen Kidd | Oct 24, 2021
A plan for restoring and assessing a New Jersey Superfund site, for decades contaminated during electronics production, has been released.
By Karen Kidd | Oct 16, 2021
Horseshoe Bend Overlook at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area near Lake Powell, Utah, will host a "Leave No Trace" Team in November after being selected as a "Hot Spot" earlier this month.
By Karen Kidd | Sep 29, 2021
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has not yet issued comment about a request by Virginia lawmakers earlier this month for the federal agency to accept donation of Fort Monroe property.
By Karen Kidd | Aug 21, 2021
An anti-casino group plans to sue over Florida's gaming compact with an indigenous group announced last spring.
By Karen Kidd | Aug 21, 2021
Wyoming is suing the U.S.
By Karen Kidd | Aug 20, 2021
Paying almost 15,000 federal firefighters at least $15 an hour, following President Joe Biden's recently implemented pay initiatives, will help hire and maintain the nation's wildfire fighting force, Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said in an Aug. 17 news release.
By Karen Kidd | Jun 25, 2021
It isn't clear how much time elected officials spent discussing offshore wind energy development, a proposed industrial salmon farm, backlogged national park maintenance and other controversial issues during Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland's Maine visit last week.
By Karen Kidd | Jun 24, 2021
The approximately $4.2 billion included in President Joe Biden's fiscal 2022 budget for Indian Affairs programs in the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is one of the best ways to invest in those communities, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said in an announcement earlier this month.
By Karen Kidd | Jun 24, 2021
Federal land in Ewa Beach recently transferred to the Hawaiian Home Lands Trust to settle a longstanding $16.9 million debt could potentially provide up to 400 homesteads for Native Hawaiian families, according to a recent announcement.
