News from February 2023
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 12, 2023
There were 32 notices published by the Homeland Security Department in week ending Feb. 4, according to the Federal Register.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 12, 2023
News Release: Quick Facts. Amenities. 1 listed. Trailhead. Reaching this trail requires a permit to drive the 4WD White Rim Road. This short walk from the White Rim Road ends abruptly at an overlook of a meandering gooseneck bend in the Colorado River. *. Roundtrip Distance: 0.6 mi (1 km). *. Time: 30 min. *. Elevation...
By Press release submission | Feb 12, 2023
The resulting data will be used by scientists at the USGS, the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, and other groups to better inform knowledge of geologic hazards, such as earthquakes and landslides, and evaluate natural resources as well as other applications.
By Press release submission | Feb 12, 2023
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs today announced new policy guidance to clarify the criteria and procedures for evaluating petitions for organization under the Alaska Indian Reorganization Act.
By Press release submission | Feb 12, 2023
The Department of the Interior today announced more than $24.6 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 Indiana.
By Press release submission | Feb 12, 2023
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to clean up legacy pollution and revitalize the environment and economy of coal communities, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has awarded $300,000 in cooperative agreements for three watershed restoration projects in Iowa.
By Press release submission | Feb 12, 2023
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement today announced more than $9.6 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 Wyoming.
By Press release submission | Feb 12, 2023
Large, severe wildfires have become the norm in much of the country, including in seasonally dry forests across the interior of the western United States.
By Press release submission | Feb 12, 2023
All types of vegetation can act as fuel for a wildland fire. By understanding what vegetation is present and how easily it will burn, fire personnel can better predict and respond to the movement of a fire.
By Press release submission | Feb 12, 2023
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is a historic down payment on ensuring that future generations have a high quality of life, which is currently threatened by the worsening climate crisis and increasingly severe wildfires.
By Press release submission | Feb 12, 2023
The Bureau of Reclamation selected two winners for the Water for America's Crops Challenge for their ideas to improve water delivery by reducing water seeping from canals.
By Press release submission | Feb 12, 2023
Progress on previous structural, electrical, and mechanical installations at the Grand Coulee Dam Fire Station are ongoing and slated for completion by the end of February 2023.
By Press release submission | Feb 12, 2023
The Bureau of Reclamation today announced the next public negotiation session for a repayment contract with the Orland Unit Water Users’ Association for the repayment of extraordinary maintenance work, related to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, for the Stony Gorge Reservoir Spillway Gate Replacement Project.
By Press release submission | Feb 12, 2023
The Bureau of Reclamation wants to better understand the activities that interest the public when visiting Elephant Butte Lake State Park and the Elephant Butte Historic District and is conducting a public survey that is open now.
By Press release submission | Feb 12, 2023
The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking a volunteer campground host for the Chain of Lakes (West Park Lake, East Park Lake, Heckers Lake, and New Johns Lake) 2023 recreation season. Hosts are responsible for meeting and greeting campers, answering visitor questions, and helping to inform the public of rules and regulations
By Press release submission | Feb 12, 2023
The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works is issuing this notice to update the public on the status of the implementation guidance for the 196 provisions in the Water Resources Development Act of 2022.
By Press release submission | Feb 12, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Memphis District (CEMVM) released a Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Draft Environmental Assessment (DIFR-EA) for the Hatchie-Loosahatchie Mississippi River Ecosystem Restoration Study to the general public, Feb. 10, 2023.
By Press release submission | Feb 12, 2023
Officials at Little Goose Lock and Dam are closing dam crossings to the public between February 13 and 20 to perform electrical work on top of the dam.
By Press release submission | Feb 12, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, will conduct a public scoping meeting Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, to present, discuss and gather public comment regarding its recently initiated planning for a City of St. Augustine Back Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) Feasibility Study.
By Press release submission | Feb 12, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin preservation and removal work on parts of the historical resort town of Monte Ne, located in Rogers, Arkansas in mid-February.
