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Tipoffs for Tucson, Arizona (City) Newsletter for Thursday November 16, 2023 ( 7 items )  

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $51 Million from Investing in America Agenda for Water Resources and Ecosystem Health
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investing in environmental projects to increase water availability WASHINGTON -- The Department of the Interior today announced $51 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for 30 new Environmental Water Resource Projects in 11 states through the Bureau of Reclamation. The collaborative projects focus on water conservation, water manage  more

BLM Seeks Input on Proposed Travel Management Plan in Arizona
TUCSON, Arizona, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management's Arizona State Office issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on an environmental review for a proposed travel management plan covering 951,842 acres of BLM-managed public lands in the Gila-San Simon areas. The proposed plan would designate routes for motorized and non-motorized travel, establish maintenance guidelines, and identify use restrictions to  more

Bureau of Reclamation: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $51 Million From Investing in America Agenda for Water Resources and Ecosystem Health
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2023: The Department of the Interior today announced $51 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for 30 new Environmental Water Resource Projects in 11 states through the Bureau of Reclamation. The collaborative projects focus on water conservation, water management and restoration efforts that will result in significant benefits to ecosystem or wat  more

CEQ Chair Brenda Mallory Outlines Biden-⁠Harris Administration's Vision for Clean Water Post-Sackett vs. EPA
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The White House Council on Environmental Quality issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2023: Today, White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Brenda Mallory delivered a keynote address at the One Water Summit in Tucson, Arizona and laid out the Biden-Harris Administration's vision for a national commitment to protect clean water. Her speech followed the U.S. Supreme Court's disappointing decision in Sackett v. EPA earlier this year. Referring to Sa  more

How UArizona 'Literally Wrote the Book' on Native Nation Building
TUCSON, Arizona, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following Q&A on Nov. 14, with Indigenous Governance Program Manager Torivio Fodder: * * * Torivio Fodder, manager of the UArizona Indigenous Governance Program, explains the principles that drive successful tribal governance and why the university is a leader in the teaching of nation building. * * * Torivio "Tory" Fodder has been a student of tribal sovereignty his entire life. Growing up in southern Oklahoma, Fodder  more

HRC's 2023 Survey of Cities & Towns Shows Record Support for LGBTQ+ Residents, Despite Unprecedented Homophobic & Transphobic Rhetoric & Attacks by States
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following news release: * * * Twelfth Edition of HRC's Municipal Equality Index, Nation's Most Comprehensive Survey of Cities' LGBTQ+ Policies, Shows Record Breaking 129 Cities - More Than 25% of All Surveyed - Earned Highest Possible Score, Despite State of Emergency Perpetrated By State Legislatures Today, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC), the education arm of the nation's largest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgen  more

University of Arizona's Health Sciences: A Better Way to Study Parkinson's Disease in the Lab Could Lead to Earlier Diagnosis
TUCSON, Arizona, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: * * * College of Medicine - Tucson researchers used stem cell technology to improve research models for Parkinson's disease. * * * A recent study published in Progress in Neurobiology and led by researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson has developed an improved method to study Parkinson's disease in the lab. Along the way, researchers also uncovered  more