OMAHA, Nebraska, May 26 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Omaha District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District is seeking public comment to evaluate the impacts of the Bowman-Haley Dam and Reservoir Project Water Control Manual and Water Control Plan Update for Bowman County, North Dakota. The draft Environmental Assessment evaluates two alternatives, the No Action Alternative and the Preferred Alternative which consists of updating the Water Con  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: Consistent with the direction in the Inflation Reduction Act, the public review and comment period is open on a proposal to offer parcels in North Dakota for a competitive oil and gas lease sale proposed by the Bureau of Land Management this coming September. The environmental assessment analyzes 32 parcels covering 10,735.41 acres. The environmental assessment and unsigned   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 25 -- 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, awarded a $2 million contract to Red Bison Services, LLC, out of Kenner, Louisiana, May 17, to establish and maintain native vegetation for a wetland restoration project area near Horace, North Dakota, as part of the Fargo Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project. The project, called the Drain 27 Wetland Restor  more

BELCOURT, North Dakota, May 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: * * * Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians to use Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to address contamination, redevelop critical San Haven property * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians will receive a $1 million Brownfields Cleanup Grant funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The EPA  more

FARGO, North Dakota, May 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: * * * Fargo Housing and Redevelopment Authority to use Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to address contamination, advance new development at Lashkowitz High Rise * * * At an event in Fargo, North Dakota, today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Senator John Hoeven and officials from the City of Fargo announced the Fargo Housing and Redevelopment Author  more

WATFORD CITY, North Dakota, May 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: * * * McKenzie County to use Brownfields funds to address contamination and advance redevelopment opportunities at critical properties * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced McKenzie County, North Dakota, will receive a $500,000 Brownfields Assessment Grant to conduct environmental assessments and develop cleanup plans focused on several p  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Region 8 Office is previewing an upcoming grant competition for a Region 8 focused Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (EJ TCTAC) to help Region 8 communities and other environmental justice stakeholders access federal technical assistance and resources to address environmental and energy justice concerns. EPA Re  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Carry $3.4M in new penalties Since 2017, more than $21M in proposed fines for national retailer after 240 inspections * * * Unsafe conditions typically found by federal workplace safety inspectors at discount stores operated by Dollar General Corp. and Dolgencorp LLC nationwide were on display again during U.S. Department of Labor inspections at nine loca  more

MINOT AFB, North Dakota, May 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Minot Air Force Base issued the following news: By Senior Airman Zachary Wright, Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs The United States Air Force's spending budget for the fiscal year of 2022 was 156.3 billion dollars. With such a tremendous amount of money and countless responsibilities to fulfill, the Air Force needs well-trained officials to ethically and effectively use this money for the betterment of the Air Force. By earning their Unl  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: Unsafe conditions typically found by federal workplace safety inspectors at discount stores operated by Dollar General Corp. and Dolgencorp nationwide were on display again during U.S. Department of Labor inspections at nine locations in Maine, North Dakota, Ohio and Wisconsin in late 2022. The workplace safety failures identified in these inspections add $3.4 m  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency has issued the following news release on May 23, 2023: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a Request for Information today, announcing public listening sessions and soliciting public comments on possible changes to prevented planting crop insurance coverage. Coinciding with the public comment period, USDA's Risk Management Agency (RMA) will hold in-person and virtual listening sessions June through  more