SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 24 (TNSRep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 23, 2023, entitled "Union Members in Nevada - 2022": In 2022, union members accounted for 11.3 percent of wage and salary workers in Nevada, compared with 12.2 percent in 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the union membership rate for the state wa  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management's Nevada State Office issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management Las Vegas Field Office approved the application submitted by InterConnect Towers, LLC to construct and operate a wireless broadband communication facility along State Route 163. The multi-user communication facility will improve and expand coverage and strengthen the existing communication network capacity along por  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management's Nevada State Office issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2023: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comments to inform development of an environmental assessment and regional mitigation strategy for the proposed Dry Lake East Energy Center Solar Project in Clark County, Nevada. The proposed project is located on 1,635 acres of public land 10 miles northeast of Las Vegas in t  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2023: The Bureau of Reclamation announced initial 2023 water supply allocations for Central Valley Project water users. Water supply allocations are based on an estimate of water available for delivery to CVP water users and reflect current reservoir storage, precipitation, and snowpack in the Sierra Nevada. "While we are cautiously optimistic, we are al  more

RHINELANDER, Wisconsin, Feb. 24 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest - issued the following news release: Sitka Pence is the new Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Deputy Forest Supervisor. She recently moved with her family from Montana. Sitka gained an appreciation for natural resources and the great outdoors while growing up in Alaska, Idaho, and Nevada. She began her career with the USDA Forest Service in 2002 whi  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2023: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $2.4 billion from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for states, Tribes, and territories through this year's Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF), including over $11 million for Nevada. The funding will support communities in upgrading essential water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 22 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, a federal district bank, issued the following news release: Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco gathered public officials, housing experts, and financial institutions for its third Homeownership Solutions Summit in Reno, Nevada, on January 24 to address the state's severe and longstanding affordable housing crisis. Nevada ranks as the worst state for affordable housing in the U.S., and the summit offered an o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: James Hollins began working at the Nevada Test Site (now called Nevada National Security Site) in 1981 as a project engineer for the Los Alamos nuclear testing program. That's where he started his 40-year career in national security. "I always felt like this is what I wanted to do -- serve my country and keep America strong," recalled Hollins, who is now retired. Hollins discussed   more

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit - issued the following news release: The USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) in partnership with the Nevada Tahoe Conservation District (NTCD) is seeking comments on a proposal to complete restoration efforts at Burke Creek and Rabe Meadow on Lake Tahoe's southeast shore. The Burke Creek Rabe Meadow Riparian Restoration Project area is loc  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada, Jason M. Frierson, issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2023: A Las Vegas resident was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Kent J. Dawson to 78 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for defrauding hundreds of small business owners - many of them elderly - of about $12 million. Michael Jones (43) pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud and 10  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada, Jason M. Frierson, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2023: A Las Vegas woman pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Cristina D. Silva to filing fraudulent applications seeking thousands of dollars in loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. According to court documents, Mikaela Marie Cuevas (24) -- while on probation for  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2023: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined that the California spotted owl is comprised of two geographically and genetically distinct population segments. The Service is proposing to list the Coastal-Southern California DPS as endangered and the Sierra Nevada DPS as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. As part of this propose  more