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News Tipoffs - Alaska Editors Newsletter for Saturday October 05, 2024 ( 4 items )  

BLM finalizes guidance for certain off-highway vehicle events in Nevada
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: RENO --The BLM has finalized guidance for considering future permits for Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) commercial, competitive, and organized group uses on 8,852 miles of public roads and trails across the Caliente, Pahrump, Tonopah, Sierra Front, and Stillwater field offices in Nevada. Permits will take into consideration field office land use plans, wildlife protections, environm  more

BLM seeks input on proposed clean energy project in California
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: PALM SPRINGS, Calif. The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on the draft environmental assessment for a proposed clean energy project on private lands and approximately 40 acres of public lands in eastern Riverside County. If approved, the Sapphire project could generate and store up to 117 megawatts of solar energy and deliver clean electricity to the statewid  more

Geological Survey: Facies Variation Within Outcrops of the Triassic Shublik Formation, Northeastern Alaska
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey Alaska Science Center Geology Minerals; Central Energy Resources Science Center; Eastern Energy Resources Science Center issued the following report (No. 1814) on Sept. 19, 2024, entitled "Facies Variation Within Outcrops of the Triassic Shublik Formation, Northeastern Alaska". The report was written by Julie A. Dumoulin, Katherine J. Whidden, William A. Rouse and Christina A. DeVera. * * * The Shublik Formati  more

U.S. Department of Energy Launches Community Microgrid Assistance Partnership
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Electricity issued the following news on Oct. 2, 2024: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE) today announced the launch of the Community Microgrid Assistance Partnership (C-MAP). This initiative is designed to assist remote, rural, and electrically isolated communities in developing resilient microgrid systems that enhance energy reliability and security, particularly in historically underserved and/or Indigen  more