WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: DENVER - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $140 million in new funding for the Region 8 states of Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming under the Biden-Harris Administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to upgrade water infrastructure and keep communities safe. The funding for EPA Region 8 is part of $3.6 billion EPA is   more

DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announces that Teak Ty Brockbank, 45, of Cortez, pleaded guilty today to one count of transmitting interstate threats. According to the plea agreement, Brockbank made a series of online threats toward elections officials in Colorado and Arizona, a Colorado state judge, and federal law enfor  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: * * * Settlements advance EPA's National Enforcement Priority of protecting communities from coal ash contamination * * * Today, Oct. 23, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced agreements with four companies to settle violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act's regulations related to coal ash surface impoundments and landfills. The settlements, finalized   more

TAMPA, Florida, Oct. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida posted the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: The Justice Department's Election Threats Task Force (ETTF) announced developments this week in four cases involving interstate transmissions of threats to election personnel and other victims. Teak Brockbank, 45, of Cortez, Colorado, pleaded guilty today to threatening a Colorado election official and making other threats to an Arizona election offi  more

DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado posted the following news release: The Justice Department's Election Threats Task Force (ETTF) announced developments this week in four cases involving interstate transmissions of threats to election personnel and other victims. Teak Brockbank, 45, of Cortez, Colorado, pleaded guilty today to threatening a Colorado election official, and admitted to making other threats to an Arizona election official, a   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: The Justice Department's Election Threats Task Force (ETTF) announced developments this week in four cases involving interstate transmissions of threats to election personnel and other victims. Teak Brockbank, 45, of Cortez, Colorado, pleaded guilty today to threatening a Colorado election official and making other threats to an Arizona election official, a Colorado state judge, and federa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-137-1-R24) on Sept. 24, 2024, entitled "Brighton Main Post Office, Brighton, Colorado: Delivery Operations." Here are excerpts: * * * Background The U.S. Postal Service's mission is to provide timely, reliable, secure, and affordable mail and package delivery to more than 160 million residential and business addresses across the country. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspec  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-137) on Sept. 24, 2024, entitled "Colorado-Wyoming District Delivery Operations." Here are excerpts: * * * During the week of July 29, 2024, we performed a self-initiated audit at the Denver Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) and four delivery units serviced by the P&DC. The delivery units included the Brighton Main Post Office, Edgewater Branch, Mile High and Stockyards   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-137-2-R24) on Sept. 24, 2024, entitled "Edgewater Branch, Lakewood, Colorado: Delivery Operations." Here are excerpts: * * * Background The U.S. Postal Service's mission is to provide timely, reliable, secure, and affordable mail and package delivery to more than 160 million residential and business addresses across the country. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector Gener  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-136-R24) on Sept. 24, 2024, entitled "Efficiency of Operations at the Denver Processing and Distribution Center, Denver, Colorado." Here are excerpts: * * * Background The U.S. Postal Service needs effective and productive operations to fulfill its mission of providing prompt, reliable, and affordable mail service to the American public. It has a vast transportation network tha  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-137-3-R24) on Sept. 24, 2024, entitled "Mile High Station in Denver, Colorado: Delivery Operations." Here are excerpts: * * * Background The U.S. Postal Service's mission is to provide timely, reliable, secure, and affordable mail and package delivery to more than 160 million residential and business addresses across the country. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector Gene  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-137-4-R24) on Sept. 24, 2024, entitled "Stockyards Station, Denver, Colorado: Delivery Operations." Here are excerpts: * * * Background The U.S. Postal Service's mission is to provide timely, reliable, secure, and affordable mail and package delivery to more than 160 million residential and business addresses across the country. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector Gener  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The Western Area Power Administration issued the following statement on Oct. 23, 2024: * * * The Western Area Power Administration supports Arizona G&T Cooperatives' recent announcement to pursue an ongoing study to assess the benefits of joining the California Independent System Operator's Extended Day-Ahead Market. On Oct. 23, 2024, AzGT officials announced their interest to pursue a study to assess the benefits of the CAISO EDAM for its cooperative m  more