JUNEAU, Alaska, April 20 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news on April 19, 2024: Today Governor Mike Dunleavy condemned the Biden Administration for actions by the Bureau of Land Management that will deprive Alaskans of the opportunity for good-paying jobs and prevent Alaska from upholding its constitutional mandate to develop natural resources for the maximum benefit of the people. NPR-A Rule Latest Biden Policy Weakening American Energy Independence Friday, the BLM pub  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: The Bureau of Land Management today announced approval of the Dry Lake East Energy Center Solar Project on 1,635 acres of public lands in Clark County. The project is designed to generate up to 200 megawatts (MW) of electricity and provide up to 600 MW of battery energy storage reliability for the Nevada grid through the Harry Allen Substation. "This  more

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, April 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Today the Bureau of Land Management released its proposed plan to guide management of 13.3 million acres of public lands in central and northern Alaska, including portions of the central Yukon River watershed and the Dalton Highway corridor. The Central Yukon Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement reflects public input colle  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management invites the public to review and provide comment on the draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Jove Solar Project located in La Paz County, in an area that experiences frequent clear skies, contains high solar resources, and has access to electric transmission. The project would produce up to 600 megawatts of clean electricity -- e  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The White House Council on Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Launches Conservation.gov, Showcasing and Supporting the Rapid Acceleration of Locally Led Efforts to Conserve, Protect and Restore Lands and Waters across America * * * Today, as part of President Biden's America the Beautiful initiative, the Biden-Harris Administration launched Conservation.gov, a new website that will help connect people with inform  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 20 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Seattle Division issued the following news release: A Texas man was sentenced to six and a half years in prison and three years supervised release for trafficking more than 21 kilograms of the drug known as Spice from Texas to Alaska. "Spice" is a generic term for synthetic cannabinoids, which are mind-altering chemicals that are formed by dissolving psychotropic drugs in acetone and spraying them on  more

DOVER, Delaware, April 20 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release: Attorney General Kathy Jennings has joined a coalition of 25 states and territories in filing a letter with the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in support of proposed rules entitled "Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transactions." The April 16 letter expresses staunch support for the would-be regulations, which will redu  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 19 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody is standing up for Americans who drive gas and diesel-powered trucks and cars against the Biden Administration's electric vehicle mandate. Attorney General Moody, along with a multistate coalition filed a lawsuit today to block a new Environmental Protection Agency emissions rule. The new rule imposes unworkable emissions standards on passenger cars, light-dut  more

BOISE, Idaho, April 19 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Attorney General Raul Labrador stood up for Idahoans who drive gas and diesel-powered trucks and cars against the Biden Administration's electric vehicle (EV) mandate. Labrador joined Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and a 25-state coalition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to block a new Environmental Protection Agency (  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 20 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a 25-state lawsuit to block Biden's latest electric vehicle mandate and stand up for Americans who drive gas and diesel-powered cars and trucks. The mandate requires that nearly 70% of total car sales be electric vehicles by 2032. American electric vehicles accounted for only 8.4% of total sales last year. For manufacturers to c  more

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, April 20 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Moises Vasquez, 673d Air Base Wing Public Affairs The 673d Air Base Wing enhanced its ability to project forces in support of the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing's exercise Agile Reaper 24-1 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 1 through 17. Agile Reaper is Team JBER's effort to exercise agile combat employment, certify Air Force force-generation requirements  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending April 11, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 6, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 211,000, a decrease of 11,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 221,000 to 222,000. The 4-week moving average was 214,  more

BROOKLYN, New York, April 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Earlier today, Fredy Ivan Jandres-Parada, also known as "Lucky de Park View" and "Lacky de Park View," a high-ranking leader of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, was arraigned at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, New York by United States Magistrate Judge Steven L. Tiscione. Jandres-Parada and 13 other high-ranking MS-13 leaders  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 19 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed suit to defend Americans who drive gas and diesel-powered trucks and cars against the Biden Administration's electric vehicle (EV) mandate. Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, and a 25-state coalition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to block a new  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Alaska Regional Office issued the following news: * * * The response, in a remote community, took several days and involved a broad array of partner agencies, organizations, and local trained volunteers. * * * A humpback whale was entangled in fishing gear in Iliuliuk Bay, near the Port of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Due to the efforts of NOAA, partners, and local trained volunteers, it was successfully cut free  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced today that it received more than 160 applications in funding requests totaling more than $2.64 billion for the second Notice of Funding Opportunity in the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program. This funding from the Interne  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A Texas man was sentenced to six and a half years in prison and three years supervised release for trafficking more than 21 kilograms of the drug known as Spice from Texas to Alaska. "Spice" is a generic term for synthetic cannabinoids, which are mind-altering chemicals that are formed by dissolving psychotropic drugs in  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 20 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: Attorney General Jason Miyares is standing up for Americans who drive gas and diesel-powered trucks and cars against the Biden Administration's electric vehicle (EV) mandate by joining a 25-state coalition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to block a new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emissions rule. The new rule imposes unworkable emissions standards on passenge  more