By Tamara Browning | Aug 16, 2022
The Federal Emergency Management Agency selected projects to receive $1.16 billion in climate resilience funding for the fiscal year 2021 funding round through two competitive grant programs to help communities be resilient to climate change and extreme weather events.
By Tamara Browning | Aug 15, 2022
A high-ranking member of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) international gang who was arrested on June 15 in Annapolis, Maryland, is being detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations.
By Tamara Browning | Aug 10, 2022
The Inflation Reduction Act offers the U.S. Department of Agriculture the resources it needs to address the climate crisis, negotiate for lower prescription-drug prices, bolster energy security and create jobs.
By Tamara Browning | Aug 9, 2022
The U.S. Department of the Interior's intentions for the next four years integrate traditional responsibilities and new initiatives, the DOI announced last month when it released its Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2022-2026.
By Tamara Browning | Aug 9, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management recently named the new state director for BLM Colorado.
By Tamara Browning | Aug 7, 2022
A Montana native who was raised on a ranch is the new Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakotas state director.
By Tamara Browning | Aug 6, 2022
An Atlanta, Georgia, film producer has pleaded guilty for $2.5 million in cryptocurrency-based investment scams.
By Tamara Browning | Aug 5, 2022
Comments are being sought for a proposed rule that requires that there be a minimum of two train crew members for over-the-road railroad operations, as announced by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration.
By Tamara Browning | Aug 5, 2022
More than 100 federal programs have been identified to address the Justice40 Initiative of having 40% of overall benefits of certain federal investments go to disadvantaged communities affected by pollution.
By Tamara Browning | Aug 4, 2022
The deadline is Aug. 25 for applicants to submit concept papers for a $96 million funding opportunity supporting the decarbonizing of domestic transportation.
By Tamara Browning | Aug 4, 2022
Sentencing will be Thursday, Oct. 27, for the founder of My Big Coin who was found guilty of cryptocurrency fraud of over $6 million on July 21 by a federal jury.
By Tamara Browning | Aug 4, 2022
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is among supporters of the proposed Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, a bill that would raise revenue for spending on various issues, including energy and climate change.
By Tamara Browning | Jul 30, 2022
A design team at Purdue University won first place in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s $5 million Inclusive Design Challenge for its development of an automated vehicle that accommodates people who have physical and sensory disabilities.
By Tamara Browning | Jul 23, 2022
A new conservation area surrounding the Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge in Flathead and Lincoln counties, Mont., is the National Wildlife Refuge System’s 568th unit.
By Tamara Browning | Jul 22, 2022
A solar project to be built on approximately 2,600 acres of public lands in California managed by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management has final approval.
By Tamara Browning | Jul 21, 2022
A baseball field at a park near Tiber Dam on the Marias River southwest of Chester, Mont., is restored thanks to efforts of U.S. Bureau of Reclamation employees.
By Tamara Browning | Jul 19, 2022
Users in Nebraska and Wyoming of water through the Pathfinder Irrigation District had a disruption of service recently after a breach was repaired at the Interstate Canal located west of Lingle in southeast Wyoming.
By Tamara Browning | Jul 19, 2022
All 50 states and U.S. territories have confirmed participation in the Internet for All initiative to “connect all Americans to affordable, reliable high-speed internet,” according to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
By Tamara Browning | Jul 17, 2022
States, Tribal nations and territories have until 11:59 p.m. ET Sept. 30, to apply for a $2.3 billion formula grant program designed to prevent outages in America’s power grid.
By Tamara Browning | Jul 13, 2022
U.S. Department of Energy announced $14 million for 22 projects with an aim to improve climate change predictions.
