WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting issued the following news release: Public media stations Unalaska Community Broadcasting in Alaska, South Texas Public Broadcasting System, and Radio Catskill and North Country Public Radio, both in New York state, have each been awarded funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to upgrade their equipment to provide enhanced emergency alerting. CPB has awarded 13 grants to date through the first round of funding for  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 12 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Earthjustice applauded an announcement today from the Department of the Interior advancing a process to enact stronger protections for public lands in Alaska's Western Arctic (also known as the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, or Reserve). These lands provide irreplaceable wildlife habitat, are critical for traditional subsistence practices of local people, and are undergoing dramati  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release on July 12, 2024: Today, the Biden administration announced that the Department of the Interior will seek input on whether to initiate a process to expand existing Special Areas or establish new Special Areas in the Western Arctic, also known as the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska (Reserve). This announcement comes at a vital time - America's Arctic is on the front line of climate change, warming four times faster  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Progressive Policy Institute issued the following news release: * * * Becker will be placed within the Blue Dog Coalition for one year * * * Today, the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) announced that Kevin Becker has been hired as a Congressional Policy Fellow to support the work of the Blue Dog Coalition. Becker will be placed within the office of U.S. Representative Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), Blue Dog Coalition Co-Chair for Policy and Legislative Strategy, and wi  more