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Federal Tipoffs Involving North Dakota Newsletter for Sunday April 28, 2024 ( 11 items )  

Air Mobility Command Partners With Standing Rock Community School to Host Local Tribal Engagement
FORT YATES, North Dakota, April 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Fairchild Air Force Base (92nd Air Refueling Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Classs Matthew Arachikavitz, 92nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs Air Mobility Command partnered with Standing Rock Community School to host a tribal engagement in Fort Yates, North Dakota, April 18, 2024. Leaders from across AMC, Air Force Global Strike Command, Air Force Recruiting Service and the North Dakota National Guard spent the day wit  more

Corps Seeks Comments on Water and Sewer Project in Cando, North Dakota
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 23 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on the draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for the city of Cando, North Dakota, water and sewer improvement project located in Towner County, North Dakota. The project consists of removing and replacing one block of existing cast iron water mains and services and installing new PVC pipes. The project a  more

Deadline Approaching in South Dakota for SBA Working Capital Loans Due to Drought
SACRAMENTO, California, April 21 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 11 South Dakota counties and neighboring counties in Minnesota and North Dakota of the May 20, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low interest loans  more

DOD Awards Recognize Air Force Environmental Successes
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: By Mollie Miller, AFIMSC Public Affairs The Department of the Air Force took top honors for its commitment to environmental stewardship in five of nine categories during the 62nd Annual Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards Competition April 22. Teams and individuals from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Eglin AFB, Florida, Kadena Air Base, Japan, Minot AFB  more

Eglin AFB Earns DOD Award for Environmental Successes
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 24 -- The U.S. Air Force's Eglin Air Force Base issued the following news: By Mollie Miller, AFIMSC Public Affairs The Department of the Air Force took top honors for its commitment to environmental stewardship in five of nine categories during the 62nd Annual Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards Competition April 22. Teams and individuals from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Eglin AFB, Florida, Kadena Air Base, Japan, Minot AFB, North Dakota, and  more

EPA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $198 Million to Deliver Residential Solar in North Dakota, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice
BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * Coalition for Green Capital and MHA Nation to receive Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grants to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged communities through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced The Coalition for Green Capital an  more

Hill AFB Included: DOD Awards Recognize Air Force Environmental Successes
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Mollie Miller, AFIMSC Public Affairs The Department of the Air Force took top honors for its commitment to environmental stewardship in five of nine categories during the 62nd Annual Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards Competition April 22. Teams and individuals from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Eglin AFB, Florida, Kadena Air Base, Japan, Minot AFB  more

N.D. U.S. Attorney's Office Reaches ADA Settlement With Bennigan's Restaurant of Mandan, North Dakota
BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: United States Attorney Mac Schneider announced today that the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of North Dakota completed its investigation and entered into a settlement agreement with Bennigan's restaurant of Mandan, North Dakota to resolve allegations that Bennigan's violated the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"). Specifically, a  more

N.D. U.S. Attorney: St. Michael, ND, Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Second-Degree Murder and Arson
FARGO, North Dakota, April 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota issued the following news release: United States Attorney Mac Schneider, District of North Dakota, announced that Cody James Belgarde, age 37, from St. Michael, ND, was sentenced by Chief Judge Peter D. Welte to 327 months in prison following conviction at trial on charges of Second-Degree Murder and Arson. In January of 2021, Belgarde shot and killed a boy who was two weeks past his seventeenth b  more

Theodore Roosevelt National Park Terminates Livestock Planning Process
MEDORA, North Dakota, April 26 -- The National Park Service Theodore Roosevelt National Park issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Theodore Roosevelt National Park announced today that it is terminating the Livestock Plan and Environmental Assessment (EA). The decision was made after careful consideration of the information and public comment received during the EA process. The park began the livestock planning effort in the winter of 2021. The EA was released in September 2023   more

White House Fact Sheet: President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 490 More Borrowers in North Dakota, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt
WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 12, 2024: * * * President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 490 More Borrowers in North Dakota, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt - New announcement brings debt cancellation to over 5,540 people in North Dakota under Biden-Harris Administration Today, President Biden announced that 277,000 more borrowers across the country will get their student debt cancelled, includi  more