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The Natural Resource Damages Trustee Council for the Sutton Brook Disposal Area Superfund Site has proposed to fund two projects located at Poplar Street and Mollie Drive in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, that would restore wetland, floodplain, and groundwater resources using $1.65 million in Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration settlement funds.
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Emperor Penguin Gets Endangered Species Act Protections
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized protections for the emperor penguin, a flightless seabird endemic to Antarctica, under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds Cleanup of Orphaned Well Hazards on Five National Wildlife Refuges
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in partnership with the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (LDNR), is awarding $12.7 million in funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for contracts to plug and remediate 151 orphaned wells on five national wildlife refuges in Louisiana.
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$6M in Tribal Wildlife Grants to Advance Shared Conservation Goals and Support Natural Heritage
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is awarding more than $5.9 million to federally recognized Native American and Alaska Native Tribes to benefit fish and wildlife resources and their habitats.
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Michigan State University and USGS team up in state-federal partnership for fishery and wildlife science
Michigan State University will host a new collaborative U.S. Geological Survey research unit focused on the overall advancement, conservation and protection of natural resources in Michigan and beyond.
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Without Sea Ice, More Polar Bears Spend Time Onshore, Increasing Potential for Human Interaction
As Arctic sea ice continues to decline, the amount of time polar bears spend onshore has grown significantly, according to a new study published by the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Low-level flights to image 3D geology in central Arkansas and southern Missouri
Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Arkansas Geological Survey and the Missouri Geological Survey are partnering to collect geology data using airborne geophysical technology as part of the USGS Earth Mapping Resource Initiative (Earth MRI).
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USGS study will dye Slate River green in November
Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey and the Utah Geological Survey are partnering to image geology using airborne geophysical technology as part of the USGS Earth Mapping Resource Initiative (Earth MRI) project.
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Calling all Wisconsin duck hunters! USGS survey available for Green Bay and Lake Michigan
An annual waterfowl harvest survey is open to duck hunter feedback now through Dec. 31 for the Green Bay and Lake Michigan regions of Wisconsin.
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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law supports critical-minerals research in central Great Plains
The U.S. Geological Survey announced today that, thanks to substantial funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, it will invest about $3.2 million to collect a large swath of geophysical data focusing on critical-mineral resources in parts of Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota.
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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law supports critical-minerals research along Colorado-Wyoming border
Understanding rock formations that may contain mineral resources is a key step in securing a reliable and sustainable supply of the critical minerals that are essential to powering everything from household appliances and electronics to clean energy technologies like batteries and wind turbines.
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New tools to manage invasive species that threaten Palmyra Atoll’s coral reefs
Dull pink cauliflower-like corallimorph anemones are overtaking coral reefs at Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the Central Pacific.
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First Study to Track a Wild Bird Known to Have Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
There is a current outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in numerous wild and commercial bird species across North America. Highly pathogenic avian influenza is different than low pathogenic in that it can be fatal to poultry.
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Assistant Secretary Cantor Meets with Virgin Islands Leaders, Reaffirms U.S. Commitment to the Territory
U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs Carmen G. Cantor today completed her first official visit to the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) where she met with Governor Albert Bryan and other island leaders to emphasize the agency’s commitment to the people of the territory.
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Department of the Interior Technical Assistance Program Grants Now Open to U.S. Insular Areas
The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) is pleased to announce that the applications for Fiscal Year 2023 funding under the Office’s Technical Assistance Programs can now be submitted to www.Grants.Gov.
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2022 TCR Annual Awards
The recent Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides additional funds to the BIA Branch of Tribal Climate Resilience that continues to fund and support Tribal communities and organizations through the annual awards program.
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Innovation Landscape Network: Demonstrating and Testing New Approaches for Fuels Treatment Planning and Wildland Fire Management
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) provides funds to dramatically increase fuels treatments and post-wildfire recovery efforts.
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Indian Affairs awards $3.9 million to promote economic development in Tribal communities
The Indian Affairs Office of Indian Economic Development announced grants under two programs that support economic development in Indian Country, the Native American Business Incubators Program and the Native American Business Development Institute Feasibility Study Program.
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BIA Division of Forestry Timber Team Aids Rosebud Sioux Tribe in Salvaging Ponderosa Pine
This past September, the Timber Team traveled to southern South Dakota to assist the Rosebud Sioux Tribal Forestry Department.
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Interior Department Announces $122.5 Million for Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization Grants
The Department of the Interior today announced that the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is making $122.5 million in fiscal year 2022 funding for Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) grants available to eligible states and Tribes.
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