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Federal Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Thursday July 11, 2024 ( 8 items )  

21st Medical Squadron Cut Ribbon on Schriever Space Force Base Clinic Expansion
SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colorado, July 11 -- Peterson and Schriever Space Force Base issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Cody Friend, Space Base Delta 1 Public Affairs The 21st Medical Squadron held a ribbon cutting ceremony at Schriever Space Force Base, July 1, 2024, to celebrate the expansion of the Schriever Clinic. The clinic now includes a 14,000 square foot expansion which nearly doubled its original size allowing for increased capacity. Construction began in 2018, going  more

EPA: Multi-Agency Settlement Resolves Clean Air Act Violations at Meeker Gas Plant
DENVER, Colorado, July 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: * * * Agreement reflects federal and state partnership to reduce air pollution at Colorado facility * * * The Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of Colorado today announced a settlement with Enterprise Gas Processing, LLC, and Enterprise Products Operating, LLC (jointly, "Enterprise"). The agreement, which includes a $1 million c  more

ICDR Webinar on Climate Change, Health, and Disability
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living issued the following news: Please join the (ICDR) webinar on climate change, health, and disability with presenter Marcalee Alexander, M.D., editor-in-chief, The Journal of Climate Change and Health; president, Sustain Our Abilities; and affiliate faculty, Climate and Health Program, University of Colorado School of Medicine. Peter Hunt, Ph.D., scientific program manager, Rehabilitation   more

Justice Dept.: Owner and Operator of Colorado Natural Gas Processing Plant Agree to Pay $1M Fine and Improve Leak Detection and Repair Equipment and Practices
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: Agreement Reflects Federal and State Partnership to Reduce Air Pollution The Justice Department, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and State of Colorado today announced a settlement with Enterprise Gas Processing LLC and Enterprise Products Operating LLC (jointly, "Enterprise"). The agreement, which includes a $1 million civil penalty, will protect community health and the environment b  more

Justice Dept.: Owner and Operator of Colorado Natural Gas Processing Plant Agree to Pay $1M Fine and Improve Leak Detection and Repair Equipment and Practices
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: Agreement Reflects Federal and State Partnership to Reduce Air Pollution The Justice Department, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and State of Colorado today announced a settlement with Enterprise Gas Processing LLC and Enterprise Products Operating LLC (jointly, "Enterprise"). The agreement, which includes a $1 million civil penalty, will protect community health and the environment b  more

NASA Study Advances Potential for Mars Habitation
SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colorado, July 11 -- Peterson and Schriever Space Force Base issued the following news: In a groundbreaking NASA study set against the remote backdrop of North Dakota, U.S. Space Force Spc. 4 William Wallace, 4th Space Operations Squadron payload engineer, played a pivotal role in advancing the science community's understanding of extraterrestrial agriculture. Holding a Bachelor of Science in biology, Wallace gained his leadership's approval and answered the Americ  more

National Park Service Awards $1.18 Million to Preserve Sites of Armed Conflict
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: The National Park Service (NPS) today awarded $1,183,993.50 to eight recipients of Preservation Planning Grants through the American Battlefield Protection Program, helping recipients from the metropolitan edge of New York City to the grasslands of Las Animas County, Colorado, preserve battlefields and other sites of armed conflict. "The diverse grant opportun  more

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Texas
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Texas to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Beryl from July 5-9, 2024. Federal funding is available to the state, tribal and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis in Anderson, Angelina, Aransas, Austi  more