WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: Partnering with Tribal Employment Rights Offices (TERO) directors from the Nez Perce Tribe and Lummi Nation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today the release of new public service announcements in full-length(link is external), 60 second(link is external), 30 second(link is external), and 15 second(link is external) video and downloadable audio formats to help  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Donald Hudson JOINT BASE ELMENDORF - RICHARDSON, Alaska - During Operation POLAR VORTEX, a Naval and Amphibious Liaison Element (NALE) led by U.S. 3rd Fleet and supported by U.S. Fleet Forces was embedded into the bi-national Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Region at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The NALE is primarily a function of the Navy Reserve, wit  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * EPA's Clean Ports Program to fund zero-emission port equipment, infrastructure, and planning projects to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, and advance environmental justice * * * SEATTLE -- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Port of Seward and the Don Young Port of Alaska were selected to receive over $47.6 million through EPA's Clean Port  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Philanthropy Northwest announced today that the non-profit is seeking grant applicants to a new Thriving Communities program. The program is investing $40 million over three years in tribal nations and communities in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington who are undertaking community-led environmental justice projects. Thriving Communities gr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska FEMA is opening a Disaster Recovery Center on Wednesday, October 30 in Juneau, Alaska to provide one-on-one assistance for people affected by the August 5-6 Juneau Mendenhall glacier flooding. Recovery specialists from FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration will provide information on available services, explain disaster assistance pr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced nearly $635 million for 22 small and medium-sized bridge projects in both rural and urban areas, from Maine to Mississippi to Arizona and Alaska. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law dedicates $40 billion over five years to tackle a backlog of bridge projects, which will improve s  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: A new round of funding through President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will build, repair, and modernize regionally significant bridges in 19 states The Biden-Harris Administration is making the single-largest dedicated investment in America's bridges since the construction of the Interstate Highway System The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today a  more

PASADENA, California, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Earth's far northern reaches have locked carbon underground for millennia. New research paints a picture of a landscape in change. * * * A new study, co-authored by NASA scientists, details where and how greenhouse gases are escaping from the Earth's vast northern permafrost region as the Arctic warms. The frozen soils encircling the Arctic from Alaska to Canada to Siberia store twice   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: Around the world, standard ways to measure fish abundance and biomass to manage commercial, recreational and subsistence fisheries rely heavily on deriving estimates from fish caught in research surveys and commercial fishing nets and other collected biological data. In a new study,(link is external) NOAA Fisheries scientists, in partnership with the University of Alaska Fairbanks, show that it  more