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US Department of Labor investigation of fatal equipment rollover incident finds Texas fencing contractor exposed workers to deadly safety hazards

A federal workplace safety investigation into how a 15-year-old worker tragically suffered fatal injuries while installing fencing in Guthrie has found the employer failed to follow required workplace safety standards.


Manchin Hosts Bill Gates to Highlight Mountain State’s Energy Industry History and Role in Ensuring America’s Energy Security

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, welcomed Bill Gates, Founder of Breakthrough Energy, to West Virginia to highlight the role the Mountain State has played in powering our nation and showcase the opportunities — made possible through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) — to invest in our existing energy infrastructure, new advanced energy technologies and energy manufacturing in West Virginia that could help the nation become energy independent


Manchin Statement on FERC Commissioner Willie Phillips Being Named Acting Chairman

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Willie Phillips being named Acting Chairman of the FERC.


Draft Recovery Plan Available for Mexican Long-Nosed Bat

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking public comments on a draft revised recovery plan for the Mexican long-nosed bat, an endangered migratory bat that travels annually between Mexico and the Southwestern United States to follow the blooming period of flowering agaves and cacti.


Service Announces Availability of Draft Recovery Plan for Varronia Rupicola

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces the availability of a draft recovery plan for Varronia rupicola, a plant native to Puerto Rico, Vieques, and the island of Anegada in the British Virgin Islands.


Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Announces More Than $9.9 Million to Revitalize Coal Communities in Colorado

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement today announced more than $9.9 million in fiscal year 2022 funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to create good-paying union jobs and catalyze economic opportunity by reclaiming abandoned mine lands in Colorado.


BSEE Names New Source Control Support Coordinator

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement announced today the selection of James Fletcher as BSEE’s first Source Control Support (SCS) Coordinator.


Addressing the Threat of Wildfires to Water Supplies: Meet Laura Harger

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation brings water to more than 31 million people and 10 million acres of farmland across the 17 Western states, and it is the second largest producer of hydroelectric power in the U.S.


Reclamation announces increased flows from Friant Dam into the San Joaquin River

The Bureau of Reclamation announced today that releases from Friant Dam into the San Joaquin River are increasing to control the fill rate of Millerton Lake and make room for forecasted inflow.


Biden-Harris Administration invests $7 million in 82 projects to improve water efficiency

The Bureau of Reclamation today announced a $7 million investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in 82 small-scale water efficiency projects across the West.


Reclamation announces the availability of Section 215 water for American River Division

The Bureau of Reclamation has determined that recent rainfall and storage conditions in Folsom Reservoir make non-storable (Section 215) water available on the American River.


Massai Leon Presents for Casa Grande Ruins Speaker Series January 11, 2023

The Casa Grande Ruins Speaker Series takes place weekly through January 18, 2023. On January 11, 2023 Casa Grande Ruins will host Massai Leon at 1:00 pm. Massai will present "Projects of the Indigenous Arizona Conservation Corps".


January 2023 Calendar

The National Park Service (NPS) is excited to announce winter operating hours at Camp Nelson National Monument.


Black Rock Art Gallery Opening of RUST

Joshua Tree National Park management is pleased to announce a new art exhibition by Joshua Tree-based artist Ben Allanoff.


Winter Vistas: The Battle Begins in Earnest

On Saturday, January 14, at 2 pm, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present a special ranger-led hike exploring the events that occurred in the early hours of September 19, 1863.


Cherokee Orchard Road and Twin Creeks Trail to close January 9 to January 13 for maintenance work

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials will close Cherokee Orchard Road Monday, January 9 through Friday, January 13 while crews install boulders along the road shoulders.


BLM seeks input on wild horse management in McCullough Peaks

The Bureau of Land Management Cody Field Office requests your input as it begins to analyze future wild horse fertility control and bait trap gathers in the McCullough Peaks Herd Management Area east of Cody. The public scoping period is open Jan. 9–Feb. 7, 2023.


January 2023 Notice of Flight Operations

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park announces flight operations for January 2023


BLM plans prescribed fire projects near Redding through Jan. 20

The Bureau of Land Management plans to conduct pile burning projects on the west side of Redding and near the community of Old Shasta, beginning Monday, Jan. 9, and continuing through Friday, Jan. 20.


BLM to hold public scoping meetings for the proposed Jove Solar Project

The Bureau of Land Management announces two public meetings to solicit public comments and identify issues for the Jove Solar Project on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, from 5-7 p.m. at Tonopah Valley High School and on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. online.