WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: The Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design and NOAA Fisheries have selected accomplished environmental artist Nellie Geraghty for the fifth AICAD/NOAA Fisheries Art + Science Fellowship. Geraghty's art draws from her experience as a farm hand and a commitment to environmental justice through education. Her work tells stories gathered from field research through intricate visual nar  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news: While a cow grazing in a field isn't typically remarkable, United States Department of Agriculture scientists have identified potential ecological benefits of strategically applied livestock grazing in sagebrush communities across U.S. western rangelands. As recently published in the scientific journal Ecosphere, the collaborative research effort among Agricultural Resea  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 6 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: OAKLAND - Co-leading a multistate coalition of 14 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a motion to intervene in the U.S. District Court for North Dakota to defend the U.S. Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)'s revised regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the nation's bedrock environmental law. The CEQ's rule, finalized on May 1  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 5, 2024 entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area - June 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.3 percent in the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 5, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area - June 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.3 percent in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. R  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 5, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the San Jose Metropolitan Area - June 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.8 percent in the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 5, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Seattle Metropolitan Area - June 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.3 percent in the Seattle-Tacoma, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional C  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following report (No. C2020BR-11) on Aug. 1, 2024, entitled "Disclosure Avoidance and the 2020 Census: How SafeTab-H Works." The report is written by the Population Reference Bureau and the U.S. Census Bureau's 2020 Census Data Products and Dissemination Team. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION This is the fifth in a series of briefs describing disclosure avoidance methods used to protect 2020 Census data products and the i  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY SABRINA SINGH: So, as we discussed late last week, US military forces continue to posture across the Middle East region to improve US force protection, to increase support for the defense of Israel, and to ensure the United States is prepared to respond to various contingencies. Secretary Austin spoke with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant yesterday to reiterate the United Stat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY SABRINA SINGH: So, as we discussed late last week, US military forces continue to posture across the Middle East region to improve US force protection, to increase support for the defense of Israel, and to ensure the United States is prepared to respond to various contingencies. Secretary Austin spoke with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant yesterday to reiterate the United States's iro  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Aug. 5, 2024: * * * Funding from the Investing in America Agenda Supports School Districts' Efforts to Lower Utility Costs, Upgrade Building Systems, and Create Healthier Learning Spaces for Students * * * In support of the Biden-Harris administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced selections for the 2024 Renew America's Schools Prize and Grant, a three-phase  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: SEATTLE (August 5, 2024) -- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it will begin cleanup, also known as a time-critical removal action, at the JH Baxter facility in West Eugene, Oregon. The cleanup work will address the wood preserving chemicals abandoned when activities at the facility stopped in 2022. More than 500,000 gallons of hazardous chemicals and substances remain on the si  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: BOTHELL, Wash. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Mile Marker 132 Fire burning in Deschutes County, Oregon. The state of Oregon's request for a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) was approved by FEMA Region 10 Administrator Willie G. Nunn on Friday, August, 2, 2  more

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 6 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following statement on Aug. 5, 2024: * * * "I welcome the ruling today by Judge Mehta, of the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia, who, in his 277-page opinion, found: "Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly." After a nine-week trial, in which Oregon DOJ directly participated, the judge's conclusion that Google abused a monopoly in its search business is nothing less than  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: BOISE, Idaho New research from the U.S. Geological Survey links wildfires to increased mercury concentrations in Pacific Northwest headwater streams. The findings document increases in total mercury mobilization and conversion to the more toxic form, methylmercury. The scientists also found increased methylmercury bioaccumulation in some aquatic insect species. These increased   more