JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center issued the following news: By Mila Cisneros, AFIMSC Public Affairs As the Department of the Air Force focuses on the Great Power Competition, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center Airfield Pavement Evaluation team is helping keep runways worldwide ready to support the mission. The 21-member APE team at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, services more than 2 billion square feet of airfield pavement at more   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AFNS) -- The Department of the Air Force emphasized the importance of varied voices in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, education during the American Indian Science and Engineering Society National Conference in San Antonio, Oct. 3-5. This three-day conference brought together thousands of indigenous students, educators and professionals to promote opportunities and celebrate achieveme  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 17 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Oct. 16, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'Our Constitution gives states-not the federal courts-the responsibility to regulate the practice of medicine' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement regarding the amicus brief he and the attorneys general of Kentucky and Indiana filed on behalf of a 22-state coalition asking the United States Supreme Court to uphold a Tennes  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Departments of the Interior and Agriculture today announced a final rule to strengthen Alaska Tribal representation on the Federal Subsistence Board (FSB), which manages subsistence use on federal lands and waters in Alaska. The final changes to the FSB reflect the meaningful role of Tribal consultation and the Biden-Harris administration's commitment to engaging directly with Tribal leaders when m  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The Departments of the Interior and Agriculture today announced a final rule to strengthen Alaska Tribal representation on the Federal Subsistence Board (FSB), which manages subsistence use on federal lands and waters in Alaska. The final changes to the FSB reflect the meaningful role of Tribal consultation and the Biden-Harris administration's commitment to engaging directly with Tribal leaders when ma  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management today announced an investment of nearly $2.4 million from the President's Investing in America agenda through the Inflation Reduction Act to develop a cultural landscape study and predictive model for public lands in California and Arizona. The study would identify and provide a better understanding of the impacts of renewable energy development o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on July 2, 2024, entitled "Accelerating Glacier Volume Loss On Juneau Icefield Driven By Hypsometry And Melt-Accelerating Feedbacks". The article was written by Bethan Davies, Robert McNabb, Jacob Bendle, Jonathan Carrivick, Jeremy Ely, Tom Holt, Bradley Markle, Christopher J. McNeil, Lindsey Nicholson and Mauri Pelto. * * * Globally, glaciers and icefields contribu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on July 2, 2024, entitled "Relative Importance Of Macroalgae And Phytoplankton To Nearshore Consumers And Growth Across Climatic Conditions In The Northern Gulf Of Alaska". The article was written by Katherine Corliss, Vanessa R. von Biela, Heather Coletti, James L. Bodkin, Daniel Esler and Katrin Iken. * * * Macroalgae and phytoplankton support the base of highly   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on July 10, 2024, entitled "Same Streams In A Different Forest? Investigations Of Forest Harvest Legacies And Future Trajectories Across 30 Years Of Stream Habitat Monitoring On The Tongass National Forest, Alaska". The article was written by Michael J. Moore, R. Flitcroft, E. Tucker, K. K. Prussian and S. M. Claeson. * * * The effects of timber harvest practices an  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska The Department of the Interior today celebrated the signing of three landmark agreements with Alaska Native Tribes and Corporations to advance co-stewardship on public lands and waters. Two agreements between federal agencies and Alaska Native Tribes and the Tanana Chiefs Conference will advance efforts to safeguard salmon within the Yukon, Kuskokwim, and Norton Sound regions through   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska The Department of the Interior today celebrated the signing of three landmark agreements with Alaska Native Tribes and Corporations to advance co-stewardship on public lands and waters. Two agreements between federal agencies and Alaska Native Tribes and the Tanana Chiefs Conference will advance efforts to safeguard salmon within the Yukon, Kuskokwim, and Nor  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Oct. 16 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: (Anchorage, Alaska) -- On Oct. 2, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Christina Rankin, sentenced Michael Jolly to 24 months in jail with 18 months suspended and three years of felony probation following his release from jail. Jolly, 35, was sentenced following a May 2024 jury trial and subsequent guilty conviction of two counts of Assault in the Third Degree and one count of Assaul  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The White House issued the following news release: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Alaska and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by flooding from August 5 to August 6, 2024. The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals in the City and Borough of Juneau. Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: * * * Awards will support 35 Tribes across 15 states, bolstering fish and wildlife conservation * * * The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is awarding more than $6.4 million to federally recognized Native American and Alaska Native Tribes to benefit fish and wildlife resources and their habitats. This year's funding will support 35 Tribes for conservation projects acro  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Oct. 16 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: (Anchorage, AK) - An article ran this past weekend in the Anchorage Daily News that examines a shortage of prosecutors and many dismissed misdemeanor cases at the Anchorage Municipality. "Public safety is one of the primary goals of any government. The Department of Law is not staffed to take on all misdemeanor prosecutions in Anchorage, but we are working to lend a hand to pro  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 17 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2024: Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of stopping the Biden-Harris administration's rule that would allow illegal immigrants to remain where they are in the United States, while also allowing them the possibility of employment and affording them access to public benefits programs. Th  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Oct. 17 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: Governor Gordon announced today that he directed Wyoming Attorney General Bridget Hill to join a 22-state coalition led by Kentucky, Arkansas, and Indiana in filing an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing the rights of states to regulate the appropriateness of providing life-altering gender-transition procedures to minors. The brief, filed in support of Tennessee in U.S.  more