BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: The Missile Community Cancer Study's (MCCS) first round of environmental sampling results for Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming, and Minot AFB, North Dakota, found no additional instances of contaminants above regulatory action levels, Air Force Global Strike Command reported today. The study, conducted by the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (US  more

RIVERDALE, North Dakota, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Omaha District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District Garrison Project has announced the 2023-2024 winter access policy for Lake Sakakawea and Lake Audubon. This year, there will be 108 areas and points of entry to Lake Sakakawea and 20 areas and points of entry to Lake Audubon. These locations are a combination of boat ramps, shoreline access sites and freeways located in limited d  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: Billings, Mont. - The Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas State Office today conducted a competitive oil and gas lease sale offering 12 parcels covering 3,650.81 acres in North Dakota. In total, 12 parcels covering 3,650.81 acres sold for $7,703,153. The environmental assessment, maps, parcel lists, Notice of Competitive Lease Sale and proposed lease stipulations are av  more

MINOT, North Dakota, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2023: * * * Minnesota construction contractor faces $1.8M in federal penalties for exposing workers to trenching hazards for the 4th time since 2019 Wagner Construction cited with instance-by-instance violations on infrastructure improvements * * * Despite signing a 2021 settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor that included a p  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: Roy Lawson of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, was selected as the 2023 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Hard Hat of the Year recipient. Lawson, of Warren, Minnesota, is the lead construction representative for the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project and is based in the district's Western Area Office in Fargo, North Dakota. La  more