WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is announcing a draft plan to strengthen greater sage-grouse conservation and management on public lands, informed by the best-available science and input from local, state, federal, and Tribal partners. The draft plan is built on decades of partnership, research, and on-the-ground knowledge and experience in maintaining, protecting and res  more

BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nevada, March 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a proposal from Nevada Gold Mines, LLC to construct, operate, and eventually close and reclaim the proposed Robertson Mine Project on approximately 5,990 acres in Lander County. A Notice of Availability for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement will publish in tomorrow's Federal Regis  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 14, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Alaska - 2022": * * * In 2022, Alaska women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $1,007, or 82.7 percent of the $1,217 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regiona  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: More U.S. counties experienced population gains than losses in 2023, as counties in the South saw faster growth and more Northeast and Midwest counties had population losses turn to gains, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Vintage 2023 estimates of population and components of change released today. Approximately 60% (1,876) of U.S. counties gained population from 2022 to 2023, an i  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 15 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: Today, Governor Polis appointed Howard Richards, Sr. to the Colorado Board of Veterans Affairs. Howard Richards, Sr. is the former Chairman of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe. He is the first Tribal member to serve on the Veteran's Board. His historic appointment comes just before Ute Day at the Capitol, a day that celebrates and honors the invaluable contributions that the Southern Ut  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following transcript of a news conference on March 14, 2024, by Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh: * * * DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY SABRINA SINGH: Hey. Hi, everyone. Good afternoon. Just a few things here at the top, and then happy to jump in and take questions. So on Monday, Secretary Austin will depart for Germany where he and the Chairman, Chairman C.Q. Brown, Jr., will host the 20th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Gro  more

SEATTLE, Washington, March 15 -- Port of Seattle issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: Taiwan-based China Airlines will launch five new nonstop flights a week to Taipei (TPE) from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) starting July 14, 2024. SEA welcomes the announcement as passengers will now have even more options to reach Asia directly. With a busy summer travel season ahead, SEA expects to see more record-breaking international travel days on the horizon. "It's an excit  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's West Coast Regional Office issued the following feature story: * * * The Unusual Mortality Event involving stranded eastern North Pacific gray whales has ended. * * * NOAA Fisheries has determined the Unusual Mortality Event involving eastern North Pacific gray whales is over. We made this determination in consultation with the Working Group on Marine Mammal Unusual Mortality Events and outside experts. Th  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Alaska Fisheries Science Center issued the following feature story: * * * Volcanic eruptions at Bogoslof have changed the landscape dramatically. It's home to a thriving breeding ground of northern fur seals. Scientists monitor the fur seal population every 4 years to understand how they respond to such a dynamic environment. * * * Monitoring Fur Seals on Bogoslof: Post-Eruption After the eruptions in 201  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: Taylor Farms Pacific, a Tracy, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 19,976 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) apple walnut with chicken salad bowl products due to misbranding and undeclared wheat allergen, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The product may contain wheat, a known allergen, which is no  more