EIELSON AFB, Alaska, April 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: U.S. Air Force Major William Walker, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron air mobility liaison officer, died April 22, 2024 (Alaska Daylight Time), in the vicinity of Bandung, Indonesia, during routine training. Major Walker worked as a liaison between the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron's Detachment 1 and the U.S. Army's 11th Airborne Division, both located on Joint Ba  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: McALLEN, Texas, April 24, 2024 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is partnering with rural cooperatives, local organizations and Tribes to support high-speed internet deployment in 11 states. USDA is awarding $5.2 million in cooperative agreements through the Broadband Technical Assistance Program, which is funded through President B  more

TAOS, New Mexico, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on the draft amendment to the Taos Resource Management Plan (https://eplanning.blm.gov/public_projects/lup/68121/86167/103325/Approved_Taos_RMP_-_5.16.12_(print_version).pdf) and associated Environmental Assessment for the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument Management Plan. The Rio Grande del  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: The Bureau of Land Management announced today the selection of David Rosenkrance as the Assistant Director for the Energy, Minerals, and Realty Management Program. In this role, Rosenkrance will manage BLM's work on renewable energy, oil and gas, mining and minerals, and grants for rights-of-way associated with solar and wind energy development on public lan  more

SEATTLE, Washington, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Alaska Energy Authority and the Tanana Chiefs Conference have each been selected to receive $62,450,000 through th  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Communications issued the following statement on April 22, 2024, by Assistant Administrator Janet Coit on climate impacts on marine resources: * * * Each Earth Day, we pause to appreciate all that our planet gives us. We also think about what we can do to better conserve and restore it. Our oceans, wild places, and the creatures big and small that inhabit our natural world, all elicit wonder and de  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation honored three researchers with the Alan T. Waterman Award, the nation's highest honor for early-career scientists and engineers. The 2024 recipients: Muyinatu A. Lediju Bell, a biomedical engineer at Johns Hopkins University; Katrina G. Claw, a genetic scientist at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus; and Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio, an engineer w  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following abstract of a journal article: * * * Abstract Introduction: In temperate regions, one of the most critical determinants of present range-wide genetic diversity was the Pleistocene climate oscillations, the most recent one created by the last glacial maximum (LGM). This study aimed to describe N. luetkeana genetic structure across its entire range (Alaska to California) and  more

EVERETT, Washington, April 24 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * Settles Federal Charges the Casual Dining Chain Allowed Female Employees, including a Teen, to be Sexually Harassed, Retaliated Against, and Forced to Resign * * * Restaurant chain Red Robin International, Inc. agreed to pay $600,000 to four former employees and provide other injunctive relief to resolve a sexual harassment, retaliation and constructive disc  more

SPRINGVILLE, Alabama, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: The Department of the Interior today announced more than $70 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for 43 projects in 29 states that will improve fish passage around outdated or obsolete dams, culverts, levees and other barriers fragmenting the nation's rivers and streams. Projects receiving funding showcase a diverse po  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 12, 2024: * * * President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 350 More Borrowers in Alaska, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt - New announcement brings debt cancellation to over 4,050 people in Alaska under Biden-Harris Administration Today, President Biden announced that 277,000 more borrowers across the country will get their student debt cancelled, including 350 more   more