DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 7 -- The Colorado Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The Colorado State Conservation Board (CSCB), which provides guidance to the Department of Agriculture, has been awarded more than $375,000 to fund nine Working Lands Climate Corps (WLCC) positions across the state. Five Colorado Conservation Districts will participate in the program, providing opportunities for nine student technicians to experience on-the-job-training and learn more about con  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: By Petty Officer 3rd Class Eric Moser ABOARD USS WASP - Hospital corpsmen, by virtue of being the largest occupational rate, have one of the most varied career fields in the Navy. From dental hygienists serving in bustling medical centers in metropolitan areas to x-ray technicians; from independent-duty corpsmen on submarines to combat patrols on land. Corpsmen are needed wherever the Navy and Marine Cor  more

GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, Nov. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announces that Jeremiah Robinson, 44, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced to 235 months (more than 19.5 years) in prison, to be followed by four years of supervision, after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl. According to the plea agreement and info  more

DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 8 -- The Colorado Department of Higher Education issued the following news release: * * * The designation recognizes institutions that exceed the statewide average enrollment of first generation students * * * In recognition of First Generation Celebration Week, the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) announces the new First Generation-Serving Campus designation for higher education institutions across the state. The U.S. Department of Education defines a fi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released the following public communication on Oct. 24, 2024, from the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center Executive Committee: * * * Agency Name: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Docket Number: CISA-2024-0021 Subject: Response to Nationwide Cyber Security Review Information Collection Activity From: Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 30, 2024, from the Coalition to Protect America's National Parks, National Parks Conservation Association and Sierra Club. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Jed D. Wolkins Environmental Protection Agency Air Planning and Development Branch 11201 Renner Boulevard Lenexa, Kansas 66219 Re: Conservation Groups' Comments on EPA's Disapproval and Promulgation of Air Quality Impl  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 23, 2024, from Colorado State University and Southern Methodist University: * * * To: Mr. Vasco Roma Office of Air and Radiation, Atmospheric Protection - Climate Change Division U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 RE: Request for Information to "Use of Advanced and Emerging Technologies for Quantification of Annual F  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 30, 2024, from Nebraska Public Power District. Here are excerpts: * * * Comments of the Nebraska Public Power District on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Disapproval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plan; Nebraska; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan; Federal Implementation Plan for Regional Haze; Completion of Remand, Proposed Rule 89 Fed. Reg. 62  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 28, 2024, from Norris Public Power District, Beatrice, Nebraska: * * * Submitted To: Environmental Protection Agency Docket ID Number: EPA-R07-OAR-2024-0224 Re: Opposition to EPA Regional Haze Legal Action - NPPD Gerald Gentlemen Station (GGS) * * * To Whom It May Concern: On August 1, 2024, EPA recorded in the federal register a proposed action that would require NPP  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The Federal Trade Commission has released the following public communication dated Nov. 4, 2024, from Consumer Reports, Yonkers, New York: * * * To: Federal Trade Commission Office of the Secretary 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite CC-5610 (Annex C) Washington, DC 20580 Re: Rytr LLC; File No. 232-3052 * * * Consumer Reports 1 thanks the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") for the opportunity to comment on the proposed consent agreement with Rytr for offering a "Testim  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication on Nov. 4, 2024, from the Aspen Institute Financial Security Program: * * * Notice 2024-65 * * * On behalf of the Aspen Institute Financial Security Program (FSP), thank you for your continued work to make the Saver's Match provisions from SECURE 2.0 practical and beneficial for eligible participants and administrators. For nearly a decade, the Aspen Institute F  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * This week, we celebrate National STEM Day, which falls on November 8. Jobs in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are found throughout the country, but are more highly concentrated in some areas than others. In May 2023, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California, and California-Lexington Park, Maryland, had the hig  more

BOULDER, Colorado, Nov. 7 -- Boulder County issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2024: * * * FEMA updated the Flood Insurance Rate Maps for unincorporated Boulder County effective October 24, 2024 * * * On October 24, 2024, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) updated the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for unincorporated Boulder County. The FIRMs were updated to reflect new flood hazard mapping completed by the Colorado Water Conservation Board following the 2013 flood e  more

PETERSON AFB, Colorado, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's U.S. Space Command issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman U.S. Space Forces - Space Public Affairs VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. - Space Delta 5 and the Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC) hosted a 3-day Operation Olympic Defender Common Operational Picture (COP) working group, consisting of space representatives from the Australian Space Operations Centre, Canadian Space Operations Centre and Unite  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 30, 2024, from the American Financial Services Association: * * * To: Chief Counsel's Office Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218, Washington, DC 20219 * Legal Division Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 550 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20429 * Regulatory Counsel Federal Deposit Insuran  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Transportation Command issued the following news release: SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- U.S. Transportation Command's (USTRANSCOM) Defense Personal Property Management Office (DPMO) in coordination with the military services and U.S. Coast Guard has authorized transportation offices servicing customers located at the following installations to begin ordering Global Household Goods (GHC) shipments during the month of November: 1. Redstone A  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued a 65-page report in October 2024 entitled "Freedom to Move - Investing in Transportation Choices for a Clean, Prosperous, and Just Future." The report was written by Kevin X. Shen, Dave Cooke, Emmanuell De Barros, Mike Christensen, Kim Mitchell and Dorothy Wiley. Here are excerpts: * * * HIGHLIGHTS More transportation options such as transit, walking, and biking, are good for the environment, the economy, and social equity. Yet   more