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News Tipoffs - Wyoming Editors Newsletter for Tuesday July 09, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Corps of Engineers Announces July 12 Change of Command Ceremony
WALLA WALLA, Washington, July 9 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Walla Walla District issued the following news release: The public is invited to attend the Walla Walla District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, change of command ceremony on Friday, July 12, at 10:00 am. The ceremony will take place in the Clark and Sacajawea rooms at the Marcus Whitman Hotel in Walla Walla, WA. The event will also be live streamed on YouTube at www.youtube.com/WallaWallaUSACE. Lt. Col. ShaiLin KingSlack will  more

EPA Selects Educational Organizations to Receive Over $3.6 Million to Support Environmental Projects Nationwide
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: Today, July 8, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of 38 organizations to receive over $3.6 million in funding for projects under the Environmental Education Grants Program. "Advancing environmental education advances EPA's mission because it better equips our communities with the information they need to protect public health today and in the future," said   more

Okla. A.G. Drummond Files Brief in Support of Religious Liberty Before U.S. Supreme Court
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 9 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: Attorney General Gentner Drummond and 25 other state attorneys general filed a brief Friday before the U.S. Supreme Court to oppose the Hillsborough County Transit Authority's no-religious-speech advertising policy. Drummond urged the Court to review the policy because it infringes on the First Amendment rights of a Jewish synagogue, Young Israel of Tampa, to advertise on public tr  more

WYDOT Awarded Federal RAISE Grant for Wind River Canyon Resiliency Study
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, July 9 -- The Wyoming Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The Wyoming Department of Transportation was recently awarded a $1.62 million federal Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity grant for the Wind River Canyon Corridor Resilience and Feasibility Study. The RAISE grant will fund a study to guide resilience planning efforts for the Wind River Canyon Corridor along US Highway 20/Wyoming Highway 789. Various risks affec  more

WYDOT District 4 to Hold STIP Meetings in Northeast Wyoming Communities - Public Invited
SHERIDAN, Wyoming, July 9 -- The Wyoming Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The Wyoming Department of Transportation has scheduled its annual State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) meetings this summer. District 4, which encompasses Sheridan, Campbell, Crook, Weston, and the northern half of Johnson Counties, has meetings scheduled over the next three months. The STIP outlines WYDOT's construction project schedule over the next six years. A dynamic plan, t  more