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News Tipoffs - Nevada Editors Newsletter for Wednesday October 30, 2024 ( 8 items )  

Interior Department Announces $375 Million for Recreation and Restoration Projects in Nevada and California
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced it will commit over $375 million to fund 36 projects aimed at enhancing recreational opportunities, conserving wildlife habitat, reducing hazardous fuels, and preventing wildfires across Nevada and the California side of the Lake Tahoe Basin. The funding, sourced from land sales under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA), marks a continu  more

Interior Department Announces $375 Million for Recreation and Restoration Projects in Nevada and California
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced it will commit over $375 million to fund 36 projects aimed at enhancing recreational opportunities, conserving wildlife habitat, reducing hazardous fuels, and preventing wildfires across Nevada and the California side of the Lake Tahoe Basin. The funding, sourced from land sales under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act  more

Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over central Nevada
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: The survey will begin in November 2024 and is expected to be completed in February 2025, weather and flight restrictions permitting. Flights will include areas in Humboldt, Lander, Eureka, Elko, White Pine, and Nye counties in Nevada. Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details Initial survey flights will be based out of Tonopah, Nevada, and are planned to move  more

Md. A.G. Brown Joins Coalition to Protect Undocumented Family Members of U.S. Citizens
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 30 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * 20 AGs File Brief Supporting "Keeping Families Together" Federal Program * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/102824_Texas_DHS_%20Amicus.pdf) in Texas v. DHS in support of the federal program "Keeping Families Together," which al  more

N.Y. A.G. James Leads Coalition to Protect Undocumented Family Members of U.S. Citizens
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 29 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2024: * * * AG James and 19 AGs File Brief Supporting "Keeping Families Together" Federal Program * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Texas v. DHS in support of the federal program "Keeping Families Together" (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:*2F*2F  more

Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks at the 2024 Microelectronics Commons Annual Meeting (As Delivered)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Good morning, everybody. Thank you, Dr. [Dev] Shenoy, first, for the introduction, and thanks to all of you in the defense research and engineering enterprise, for what you do every day to lead us. It's a privilege to be with all of you for this second annual meeting of the Microelectronics Commons. And it's remarkable to see how much this community has flourished in just the past year. Now, I won't bother preach  more

USGS invests $4.8 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for five airborne electromagnetic surveys across the nation
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: The data collection will be conducted through the USGS Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI), a partnership between the USGS and state geological surveys that is revolutionizing our understanding of the nation's geology and critical mineral resources which are vital to the U.S. economy, national security, and clean energy technology. Lyndsay Ball, USGS geophysicist a  more

Wis. A.G. Kaul Joins Coalition to Protect Undocumented Family Members of U.S. Citizens
MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 30 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * 20 AGs File Brief Supporting "Keeping Families Together" Federal Program * * * Attorney General Josh Kaul joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Texas v. DHS in support of the federal program "Keeping Families Together" which allows certain undocumented spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens to apply for permanent residence. The br  more