WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM strengthens management of greater sage-grouse habitat WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Land Management has signed records of decision to enhance greater sage-grouse conservation on public lands in Colorado and Oregon. The approved habitat conservation measures will support Western communities and also benefit more than 350 other wildlife species. These two plan amendment  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Jan. 15 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Drummond announces victory after EPA filing OKLAHOMA CITY (Jan. 15, 2025) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has closed the file on California's request for a waiver for its Advanced Clean Fleets regulation, Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced today just a few months after filing a formal comment letter opposing the request. In September, Drummond and  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: * * * Reclamation releases final Environmental Assessment for construction at Heart Butte Dam BISMARCK, N.D. - The Bureau of Reclamation has completed a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Heart Butte Safety of Dams Modification Project Heart Butte Unit, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, North Dakota Missouri Basin and Arkansa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: * * * SBA Administrator Guzman Grants More Than $26M to Create 13 New Women's Business Centers WASHINGTON -- Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 34 million small businesses, awarded $26.25 million to create 13 new Women's Business Centers (WBC) and support 17 existing WBCs ac  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3.2 Million for Roadway Infrastructure Improvements Needed to Support the Agriculture Sector in Grand Forks, North Dakota WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.2 million grant to the city of Grand Forks, North Dakota,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Transportation Accomplishments Overview - January 2021-January 2025 Thanks to Secretary Buttigieg's leadership, America's transportation systems are in better shape than they were four years ago, and the foundation has been laid for major progress in the coming years on all modes of travel and our supply chains. After passage of the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law   more