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Buttigieg: 'This year we are supporting more projects than ever before'

U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., and Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller joined U.S. Transportation Under Secretary Carlos Monje Jr. in celebrating the Biden-Harris Administration awarding Albuquerque approximately $11.5 million grant funds through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the Albuquerque Rail Trail.


Buttigieg: DOT is 'modernizing more of the infrastructure that creates opportunity in Tribal communities'

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration recently announced $100 million in grant awards for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 and $125 million in new funding for the Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects program.


Totten: 'Online thieves like these think they will never be caught. They are wrong'

U.S. District Judge Paul Maloney sentenced Miami, Fla., resident Cedric Smith to 70 months in prison following a West Michigan federal case.


Torres Small: Rural health grant funds 'will build, renovate and equip health care provider facilities'

U.S. Department of Agriculture is awarding $74 million in grants to improve health care facilities in America's rural towns and communities.


Regan: 'The Inflation Reduction Act is a game-changer for the American people'

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan commended the House of Representatives for advancing the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 following its earlier advancement in the Senate.


Granholm: 'Reports show U.S. wind energy deployment and generating capacity are booming'

The U.S. Department of Energy released three reports examining the success and efficiency of the U.S. Wind Power Sector.


Regan: 'This funding will empower students and teachers in schools'

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of three organizations from Kansas and Missouri to receive money for initiatives through the Environmental Education Grants Program.


Granholm: 'The United States has incredible, untapped potential for clean geothermal power'

Officials at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) field laboratory revealed an investment of up to $44 million.


USDA's Cosby: 'NRCS enlists a wide variety of conservation practices to help livestock producers'

The USDA announced an investment of up to $12 million in partnerships for improving the application of conservation practices on designated grazing lands and expanding livestock farmers' access to technical assistance for conservation.


Granholm: 'The future is bright — and it will be clean'

U.S. Department of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm commented on the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 in the House of Representatives.


DOJ's Clarke on Texas conviction: 'The Justice Department stands ready to use our hate crimes laws to hold perpetrators accountable'

The U.S. Justice Department announced that Jose Gomez III was sentenced to 25 years in prison on hate crime charges after fighting and attempting to murder an Asian family.


USDA's Greene: Agriculture-centric tax education initiative 'offers support to producers in navigating tax season'

The USDA has announced an investment in two outreach and education initiatives for farmers and ranchers, including industry newcomers as well as those belonging to marginalized and underserved groups.


USDA Rural Development Under Secretary: 'Too many rural communities have been left out of the digital economy'

Department of Agriculture Rural Development Under Secretary, Xochitl Torres Small, announced the Sept. 6 opening of applications for funding to expand rural America's access to high-speed internet in an Aug. 4 news release.


Granholm: New office needs 'a seasoned leader with a clear vision of a net-zero America'

U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm commented on the nomination of David Crane as under secretary for infrastructure.


Buttigieg: Funding 'will help quickly reopen roads and remove storm debris in Death Valley'

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration announced the immediate availability of $11.7 million in quick release Emergency Relief funds.


USDA Secretary on comment period extension: 'It is paramount that all parties respect different viewpoints'

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced the extension of the comment period for the department’s proposed Transparency in Poultry Grower Contracting and Tournaments rule in an Aug. 5 news release.


Granholm: 'DOE is moving faster than ever' to improve energy infrastructure

Two new federal offices will work in tandem to improve the nation's electrical grid and its facilities while advancing clean-energy technology and reducing energy costs, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced recently.


Granholm: DOE works 'to invest in the building blocks of clean energy technologies'

The U.S. Department of Energy issued a request for information for the Critical Materials Research, Development, Demonstration and Commercialization Program.


Department of Energy: Funding will 'advance technology to create a more leak-tight natural gas system'

The U.S. Department of Energy announced a $32 million investment in funding for the research and development of technologies to reduce methane emissions from America's oil- and gas-producing industries.


Granholm: 'This will be the most consequential energy legislation in decades'

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm issued a public statement following the advancing of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 in the Senate.