Stories by Tamara Browning on Federal Newswire


Kenney: New deputy superintendent has ‘excellent experience managing people and park operations'

A 10-year National Park Service employee is the new deputy superintendent of Shenandoah National Park.


Ellis: International Atomic Energy Agency meeting ‘enabled real-time two-way dialogue’

Several global groups pledged support for local host communities regarding nuclear energy during the Technical Meeting for Municipalities with Nuclear Facilities hosted by the International Atomic Energy Agency Oct. 31-Nov. 4 in Vienna, Austria.


Stone-Manning: Habitat-connectivity plan helps ensure 'the West maintains its wildlife heritage'

Wildlife's ability to follow their natural seasonal and regional migration patterns has gotten federal support in the form of a new policy released by the Bureau of Land Management.


Cash: EPA’s settlement regarding Superfund site ‘is great news for the people of North Smithfield’

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and 13 “potentially responsible parties” involved with groundwater contamination at the Landfill and Resource Recovery Inc. Superfund site in North Smithfield, R.I., have reached a proposed settlement.


Granholm: Promoting long-lasting energy storage ensures electricity 'available whenever and wherever to everyone'

The U.S. Department of Energy is offering $350 million in funding for projects that demonstrate an emerging energy-storage technology capable of providing hours of power.


Mayorkas: Final rule ‘is our effort to preserve and fortify DACA’

A final rule that gives limited implementation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, also known as “DACA,” is effective as of Oct. 31.


Padilla: 'EPA must also do their part by regulating emissions from locomotives nationwide'

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will develop options and recommendations to address pollution from locomotives in the United States.


Andrews: Bloede Dam removal reopens ‘habitat for migratory fish,’ eliminated ‘public safety hazard’

The numbers of juvenile American eel using the eel-passage structure at the Daniels Dam on the Patapsco River in Maryland jumped to approximately 36,500 in 2022, up from 36 in 2018, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources documented.


Bilirakis: Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland a trend ‘that puts Americans food supply in jeopardy’

U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Florida) is raising concern over the trend of Chinese agriculture firms increasing ownership of U.S. farmland. Bilirakis believes that Congress must protect national security and minimize foreign adversaries’ investment in critical infrastructure.


Baird: ‘It’s critical that the USDA establish a streamlined process’ that requires foreign entities meet AFIDA requirements

A U.S. representative from Indiana is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to strengthen regulations requiring foreign entities to disclose purchases of farmland in the U.S.


Haaland: America the Beautiful Challenge invests ‘in projects that advance collaborative conservation’

Awards of 55 grants worth nearly $91 million will be given through the America the Beautiful Challenge established in May 2022 by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.


Energy Department supplies $10 million to aid training, research 'essential for the future' of high energy physics

The U.S. Department of Energy will supply $10 million in funding for three projects that provide training and research opportunities in computational high energy physics.


U.S., Spain combine to assist nations 'fight against ransomware'

The United States and Spain are partnering to create a “capacity-building tool” for equipping countries’ to utilize “public-private partnerships” to combat ransomware.


Beebe: New grant opportunity shows it’s ‘imperative we fund research’ to understand management of fire-prone landscapes

Applications for grants to research the prevention of wildfires and post-fire rehabilitation projects through the Joint Fire Science Program for fiscal year 2023 will be accepted through Dec. 20.


National Park Service: 'Please refrain from licking' Sonoran Desert toads

The National Park Service is reminding the public to avoid handling Sonoran Desert toads because of the toxins they secrete.


Department of Energy: Philip C. Leahy Employee of the Year awardees are 'dependable, enthusiastic, prepared, tenacious and self-improving'

Two employees of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Legacy Management are co-winners of the Philip C. Leahy Employee of the Year award.


Wade: Planned release of horses in Utah ‘helps ensure healthy horses on healthy rangelands’

The public is welcome to observe the Nov. 14 release of 50 mares and 12 studs at the Cedar Mountain Herd Management Area in Tooele County, Utah.


White: Savannah River Site project team awarded for finishing 'ahead of schedule, under budget,' safely

An environmental management team at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, S.C., has won the U.S. Department of Energy’s Project Management Excellence Award for work that was ahead of schedule and under budget.


Hammond: Plans for Steese, White Mountains area ‘provide a wide range of recreation opportunities’

Approved 2022-23 winter travel management plans for Steese National Conservation Area and White Mountains National Recreation Area will give the public access to transportation routes in public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management north of Fairbanks, Alaska.


Regan: Alaska air monitoring projects ensure ‘overburdened communities have the tools they need’

Four Alaskan community air pollution monitoring projects that serve underserved communities will receive $1,357,563 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to enhance air quality monitoring.