WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced over $108 million in grant awards for 85 projects that will improve transportation and reduce roadway fatalities and serious injuries on Federal and Tribal lands. The grants, from FHWA's Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects and Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund programs, a  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: "Good transportation infrastructure is vital to the well-being of those traveling on Federal Lands and for those living and working in Native American, Alaska Native, and other indigenous peoples' communities," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. "The grants we are announcing today will help make travel in these areas safer." "Improving safety for those   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, June 19 -- The Bonneville Power Administration issued the following news release: New BPA-backed bonds certified green by the Climate Bonds Standard Board fund transmission projects that connect new carbon-free generation resources, support expanding electrification across multiple sectors of the economy and enhance overall grid reliability in the Pacific Northwest. BPA worked with the Port of Morrow and Wells Fargo Bank to price and sell approximately $76 million of green or   more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following memorandum opinion and order (Docket No. DA 24-579) on June 18, 2024: * * * In the Matter of Consent to Assign Certain Licenses from Gray Television Licensee, LLC to Marquee Broadcasting West, Inc. and Assignment of Construction Permit from Marquee Broadcasting West, Inc. to Gray Television Licensee, LLC MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER By the Chief, Media Bureau: I. INTRODUCTION 1. The Media Burea  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 19 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: Gov. Jim Justice announced today that he has awarded $5,532,553.00 in West Virginia Community Corrections Grant program funds to 30 projects statewide. These funds will be used to assist local communities in the establishment and continued operation of community corrections programs. The West Virginia Community Corrections Grant Program is intended to provide a means fo  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: The United States hosted Japan for an Extended Deterrence Dialogue (EDD) at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming on June 13-14, 2024. The United States and Japan established the EDD in 2010 as an enduring venue to discuss ways to sustain and strengthen extended deterrence, which is at the core of the Japan-U.S. Alliance. The U.S. side was co-chaired by Ms. Alexandra Bell, Deputy Assistant Secretary fo  more

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, June 19 -- The U.S. Army Environmental Command issued the following news: By Thomas Milligan As the Pueblo Chemical Depot is preparing for closure, the installation reintroduced a once-thought extinct species to the depot as part of a broader environmental management plan. The black-footed ferret was one of the first species to be listed under the federal Endangered Species Act dating back to 1967. Despite this protection, the species continued to decline, a  more