WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Jan. 10, 2024, entitled "Endangered Wildlife; Recovery Permit Applications." The notice was issued by Jeffrey Fleming, Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region. COMMENT DEADLINE: February 9, 2024 * * * SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications for a permit to conduct activities inten  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined 13 of her colleagues in urging Senate Appropriations leadership to support funding for the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (IPR) grant program in the fiscal year 2024 spending legislation. While the committee-passed U.S. Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill included $  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Jan. 17 -- Tucson Electric Power issued the following news release: Tucson Electric Power (TEP) and UniSource Energy Services are seeking new generation facilities, energy storage systems and other resources such as energy efficiency through a joint all-source request for proposals (ASRFP) that seeks submissions by March 8, 2024. The joint ASRFP, issued in December 2023, targets resources to support the companies' 2023 integrated resource plans (IRPs), which describe how each   more