WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: By Lt.j.g. Martin Carey, Naval Special Warfare Group TWO Recognizing the importance of the Arctic region to defense of the homeland from potential adversarial threats, elite special operations forces from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and the United Kingdom recently concluded high-impact training events throughout the pan-Arctic region, stretching from Alaska, in th  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 13 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: In a letter sent to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this week, Attorney General Mayes and a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general urged the federal government to update and strengthen the rules technology companies must follow under the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). "A rapidly evolving technology landscape requires updated rules and strategies for keepin  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 12, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, West Region - February 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.4 percent over the past month, up 3.2 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.4 percent in February, the U.S. Bure  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 12, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Anchorage Area - February 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.1 percent over the past two months, up 1.7 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Anchorage area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.1 percent for the two mon  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-0482) on March 11, 2024, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment -- January 2024": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in January in 4 states, lower in 2 states, and stable in 44 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twenty-five states had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 6 states had decreases, an  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: As a part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $500 million in Federal Fiscal Year 2024 funding through MARAD's Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). Investments made under the PIDP focus on modernizing the Na  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 13 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 43 attorneys general, joined a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/031124_COPPA_Rule_Review_Letter_FINAL.pdf) urging the federal government to update and strengthen the rules technology companies must follow under the federal Children's Onl  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 13 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: In a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (https://www.doj.state.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/COPPA-Rule-Review-Letter_FINAL.pdf), Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a bipartisan coalition of 43 state attorneys general to urge the federal government to update and strengthen the rules technology companies must follow under the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 13 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein and a bipartisan coalition of 43 attorneys general urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to update and strengthen the rules technology companies must follow under the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). "Our laws need to catch up to our technology," said Attorney General Josh Stein. "I'm urging the FTC to strengthen online priva  more

KOTZEBUE, Alaska, March 13 -- The National Park Service Cape Krusentern National Monument issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: The National Park Service will hold the spring Subsistence Resource Commission (SRC) meetings for Cape Krusentern National Monument. The meetings will be held March 18-19, 2024 and will be open to the public. SRCs were established to ensure local voices and perspectives are included in the management and regulatory process regarding subsistence. The Cape  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Alaska Fisheries Science Center issued the following feature story: * * * Biologists return for the first time in 4 years to find that the island and the distribution of northern fur seals was radically different. * * * In August 2023, marine mammal biologists from the Alaska Fisheries Science Center returned to Bogoslof Island for the first time in 4 years. Bogoslof is home to one of the three northern fu  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Alaska Fisheries Science Center issued the following feature story: * * * Findings will be applied to future fisheries surveys. * * * Scientists are increasingly using environmental DNA to detect species in the marine environment. However, in the ocean, physical variables including temperature, depth, salinity, currents, and tides can all affect eDNA dispersal. This makes it difficult to interpret eDNA res  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a hearing Aug. 6 and 7 on its investigation into how and why a door plug departed from a Boeing 737-9 MAX passenger jet during flight. The NTSB conducts an investigative hearing to assist in obtaining information necessary to determine the facts, circumstances, and probable cause of the transportation accident or incident under  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Legacy Management issued the following news: From monitoring in the Arctic to legacy preservation, to coordinating historical preservation efforts, interpretive center operations, and professional development, LM subject matter experts covered a range of material Monday as the 50th Waste Management Symposia kicked into gear. Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program LM Site Manager Stephen Pitton spoke Monday morning at a panel addre  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: The Biden-Harris administration today submitted to Congress the President's Budget for fiscal year 2025 that includes approximately $1.6 billion for the Bureau of Land Management to strengthen and expand the agency's multiple use and sustained yield mandate. With those funds, BLM will expand the Administration's commitment to address the climate crisis; acc  more

SEATTLE, Washington, March 13 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: * * * EEOC Investigation Found Hospital Was Aware of Harassment and Failed to Act * * * Seattle Children's Hospital has agreed to pay $125,000 in compensatory damages and back pay to a former employee and provide other injunctive relief following an investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC's i  more

KORAT ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE BASE, Thailand, March 13 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: Units from the United States, the Kingdom of Thailand, and the Republic of Singapore Air Force will participate in the 28th iteration of Exercise Cope Tiger March 18-29. Cope Tiger is an annual trilateral aerial exercise meant to enhance readiness and further develop interoperability. This year marks the first time that 5th generation aircraft will take part in the Cope Tiger exercise.  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 13 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a bipartisan comment letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its new rule under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) urging the Commission to "update the COPPA Rule to keep pace and give State Attorneys General the tools they need to respond to a digital world rife with risk." The letter, which was led by the States of Oregon, Illinois,  more