NELLIS AFB, Nevada, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Nellis Air Force Base (99th Air Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Timothy Perish, 57th Wing Public Affairs The 820th RED HORSE Squadron (RHS) hosted the second annual Heritage Physical training (PT) Challenge on Aug 20. The Heritage PT Challenge was created to help prepare the next generation of Airmen by simulating difficult conditions and crucial tasks the RHS forebears faced in a deployed environment. "We did PT togethe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: TONOPAH, Nev. Today, the Bureau of Land Management advanced the proposed Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Mine Project near Tonopah, Nevada, by releasing a final environmental impact statement for the critical mineral project. The proposed mine would be located in southern Nevada's Silver Peak Range and could potentially produce enough lithium to supply nearly 370,000 electric ve  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Colvin Construction also to pay a $10K penalty for willfully underpaying employees * * * LAS VEGAS - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment recovering $550,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to 614 employees from a Las Vegas construction company whose pay practices deprived the workers of their full wages. Entered in the U.S. District Court for the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: A joint mission between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and NASA, Landsat 7 was initially designed for a five-year mission. Beating the odds, the satellite observed the Earth for a quarter-century, delivering invaluable scientific data for the benefit of all humanity. Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details Illustration of Landsat 7 in orbit Landsat 7 ca  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: SAN FRANCISCO -- As part of Pollution Prevention Week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is celebrating four Nevada organizations as part of its 2024 Regional Pollution Prevention (P2) recognition program. EPA is recognizing Alibi Ale Works in Incline Village, Carson City Toyota in Carson City, La Nova Beauty in Reno and The Pad climbing gym in Henderson for their commitments to pollution  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada issued the following news release: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has approved an initial set of 78 communities across 47 states, territories, and the District of Columbia for designation under Section 1103 of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022. The Justice Department - through its United States Attorney's offices (USAOs) and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosive  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: This year marks the 75th anniversary of NOAA's Air Resources Laboratory, located in College Park, Maryland with field stations in Tennessee, Idaho and Nevada. Here are six facts about the lab. ARL is one of NOAA's oldest labs, was a product of the Cold War. ARL's research focus is on the boundary layer, the part of the atmosphere from a few feet below the soil up to 2-3  more

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: Ambassador Jonathan Henick and First Deputy Minister of Geology Omonullo Nasritdinxodjaev signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen cooperation between the United States and Uzbekistan on critical minerals. The signing ceremony took place on the eve of the Government of Uzbekistan's participation in MINExpo INTERNATIONAL, the mining industry's largest global event  more