WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: Reclamation is awarding $11 million in federal funding to 15 projects to support the advancement of the use of snow monitoring technologies for water supply forecasting. Reclamation's Research and Development Office sought proposals for projects that demonstrate and/or deploy technologies in emerging snow monitoring, deploy existing snow monitoring technologies in underserved   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: The Bureau of Reclamation announced the selection of 31 planning projects to receive $28.97 million in appropriated funding to support potential new water reuse and desalination projects to help create new sources of water supply less vulnerable to drought and climate change. The recipients will use the funding to prepare feasibility studies and undertake othe  more

DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 29 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Today, Governor Polis issued an Executive Order directing the Colorado Department of Natural Resources to develop a plan for continued operations and resource protection of Colorado's National Parks and other federal lands in the event of a federal government shutdown. "Our state is proud to be home to world-class outdoors, including four national parks, that play a key role in our   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert: Name of Product: Solaray Liposomal Multivitamins Hazard: The recalled dietary supplements contain iron which must be in child-resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA). The packaging of the products is not child-resistant, posing a risk of poisoning if the contents are swallowed by young children. Remedy: Refund Replace Recall Date: September 28, 2023 Units:  more

ST. GEORGE, Utah, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: * * * DM Holding Co. LLC violated child labor laws, denied overtime * * * Federal investigators have assessed $187,467 in civil penalties for employing 237 minors in violation of child labor provisions and recovered nearly $47,000 in back wages and liquidated damages for 101 employees at two St. George Chick-Fil-A franchise restaurants that required workers t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the grantees of the U.S. Economic Development Administration's (EDA) 2023 University Center Economic Development Program Competition. EDA is providing a total of $16.5 million in grants to 23 colleges and universities in 14 states to administer programs to leverage their assets, promote innova  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 29 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Sept. 28, 2023: This week, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a coalition of 20 states in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court urging the Court to grant a writ of certiorari to review the Ninth Circuit's widely criticized decision in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, which held that the Constitution includes an individual right to sleep and camp on sidewalks, playgrounds, and oth  more