WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Below average flight cancellation rate comes as Summer 2024 has seen the top ten busiest air travel days on record Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) shared that the year-to-date flight cancelation rate for 2024 is 1.6% heading into the Labor Day holiday weekend. Despite significant flight disruptions in July brought on by the global CrowdStrike outage, summer storms, and record-br  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Awards including funding to integrate primary and behavioral health care, expand drug treatment court capacity Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), announced $81.3 million in grant awards, including more than $16 million to support the integration of primary and behavioral health care  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2024: * * * Updated planning effort will guide additional solar energy development on public lands * * * The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced its proposed roadmap for solar energy development on public lands, designed to expand efficient and environmentally responsible solar project permitting on public lands across the West. Today's release of the  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: Climate change impacts include warming oceans, the frequency and intensity of floods and droughts, rising sea levels, and ocean acidification. These impacts pose growing challenges for marine species and their habitats. They will continue to amplify existing threats, increasing the vulnerability of endangered species and their ecosystems. NOAA Fisheries and our partners focus conservation and  more

PASADENA, California, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: On a remote patch of the windy, frozen Beaufort Sea north of Alaska, engineers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California huddled together, peering down a narrow hole in a thick layer of sea ice. Below them, a cylindrical robot gathered test science data in the frigid ocean, connected by a tether to the tripod that had lowered it through the borehole.This test gave engineers a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Inaugural Event Honors America's First Games at the National Mall with Games, Nutrition Education, and Native Traditions The President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutritionopens in a new tab, The National Fitness Foundation , external link opens in a new tab, the National Park Serviceopens in a new tab, and Councilmember Ben Jacobs announce One Lacrosse Gathering Celebration , exter  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration issued the following news on Aug. 29, 2024: * * * Awards including funding to integrate primary and behavioral health care, expand drug treatment court capacity * * * Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), announced $81.3 million in grant awards, including more   more