News from January 2022
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
As part of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) efforts to build a clean energy future for all communities, the Colorado River District will host a virtual forum to share information and receive public input on four applications for solar energy development.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
Last week, Adam Moore of Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) awarded Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Fire Management Officer John Markalunas with their Special Recognition, 2020 Partner of the Year.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Cedar City Field Office has approved a 10-year plan to achieve wild horse appropriate management levels in the Sulphur Herd Management Area (HMA) to restore a thriving, natural ecological balance on the area’s public lands.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) New Mexico State Office announced today that the United States Forest Service is requesting that the Secretary of the Interior withdraw 28,513.30 acres of National Forest System (USFS) land at the Guadalupe Cave Resource Protection Area located on the Guadalupe Ranger District of the Lincoln National Forest.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement after a hostage situation yesterday at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas:
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) released the following joint statement after AT&T and Verizon voluntarily agreed to delay the deployment of 5G around some U.S. airports.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) released the following statements calling for targeted delays of 5G deployment near U.S. airport runways until the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) can determine that the technology can be safely deployed.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact everyone, many Americans grapple with food insecurity.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
U.S. Senators Tom Carper, Chris Coons, and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) celebrated the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps)’ plan to invest $51.5 million in fiscal year 2022 on improvements to Delaware’s ports and waterways. This is made possible by the historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law on November 15, 2021.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture issued the following statement highlighting key accomplishments to promote food and nutrition security at the Department of Agriculture since the Biden-Harris Administration took office on Jan. 20, 2021.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today applauded the news that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has allocated funding for projects and programs critical to West Virginia through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, bipartisan infrastructure legislation that was signed into law in November 2021.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) today reflected on its efforts over the past year to ensure households across the country have access to a nutritious diet.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that low-income Colorado residents in parts of Boulder County affected by the wildfires that started on December 30 could be eligible for a helping hand from the USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
USDA's Food and Nutrition Service is committed to providing equitable access to food to all Americans, but racial disparities in food security still exist.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is committed to promoting equity and inclusion through its federal nutrition assistance programs and today, is celebrating advancements made over the past year while acknowledging the long journey ahead.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack issued the following statement highlighting key steps the Department of Agriculture (USDA) has taken to advance equity under the Biden-Harris Administration.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), vice chairman of the Committee, released the following statements on the upcoming tenure of Cynthia Chavez Lamar as director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), effective February 14.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, welcomed the Department of the Interior’s announcement of an interagency initiative to implement a new federal program for addressing orphaned oil and gas wells.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
Chairs of the House and Senate Homeland Security Committees, House and Senate Judiciary Committees, and House Oversight Committee sent a letter to the U.S.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
It's no secret that supply chain issues experienced across the country have created challenges with food accessibility.
