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Tipoffs for Tucson, Arizona (City) Newsletter for Thursday August 17, 2023 ( 6 items )  

Bureau of Reclamation Announces 2024 Operating Conditions for Lake Powell and Lake Mead
BOULDER CITY, Nevada, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: * * * Significant improvement for Lake Mead due to improved hydrology, ongoing conservation efforts. Operating guidelines in effect until Reclamation finalizes SEIS, including analysis of consensus-based state conservation agreement. * * * The Bureau of Reclamation today released the Colorado River Basin August 2023 24-Month Study, which de  more

Drury University to Renovate Meador Park and Drury Baseball Team to Return for 2024 Season
SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Aug. 16 -- Drury University issued the following news: The Drury University baseball program is set to return to Meador Park, its original home, for the 2024 season. This move was made possible through a collaboration with the Springfield Parks Board and a year-long fundraising effort by Drury's Office of University Advancement, resulting in $1.5 million for renovations to the baseball field. The field will be named Mark Worley Field through 2033 after a generous lead do  more

LCV Statement on First Year of Inflation Reduction Act
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following statement on Aug. 15, 2023: * * * As President Biden, Vice President Harris and the cabinet hold events around the country to mark the one year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, the most significant climate action in American history, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) issued the following statement from Tiernan Sittenfeld, SVP of Government Affairs: "As we celebrate the one-year anniversary of the In  more

On Head Shaking While Others Nod: Archaeology Southwest's Collaborative Opposition to the SunZia Power Line
TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 16 -- Archeology Southwest issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: On August 4, 2023, Archaeology Southwest, the Tohono O'odham Nation, and the San Carlos Apache Tribe advised the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM), via a jointly submitted Notice of Dispute, of its failures to complete the historic property identification and Tribal Consultation processes required to move forward with the SunZia Southwest Transmission Project. The Pattern Energy website states  more

Rep. Grijalva's Statement on Georgia Indictments for 2020 Election Crimes
TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following statement on Aug. 15, 2023: * * * Today, Representative Raul M. Grijalva (AZ-07) released the following statement: "During the 2020 Georgia Presidential Election, former President Trump was caught on tape attempting to pressure the Georgia Secretary of State to 'find' votes in order to change the result of the election. "Last night, an independent grand jury voted to indict him for his illegal actions." "These i  more

University of Arizona: Occupational Safety and Health Training Program Grant Renewed
TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 15 -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, a division of the National Institutes of Health, awarded a $750,000 training program grant to researchers at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health to support master's students in the Industrial Hygiene Program. Industrial hygiene is the art and science devoted to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control   more