WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) applaud the Senate passage of a Senate resolution recognizing November 2024 as National Native American Heritage Month and the Friday after Thanksgiving as Native American Heritage Day. "In addition to honoring the remarkable achievements of Native Americans and their ancestors, the resolution emphasizes Congress's reaffirmation of tribal self-governance and  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service posted a notice in the Federal Register on Nov. 18, 2024, signed by Ya-Wei Li, Assistant Director for Ecological Services. Endangered Species Act; Issuance of Enhancement of Survival and Incidental Take Permits for Safe Harbor Agreements, Candidate Conservation Agreements, Conservation Plans, and Scientific Activities; January 1, 2023, Through December 31, 2023 AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACT  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement after the Senate held votes on Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs) to halt U.S. sales of certain offensive weapons used in Gaza by the Netanyahu government: "While Israel had every right to go after Hamas following October 7th, the way this is done matters. The Netanyahu gov  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released the following public communication dated Oct. 31, 2024, from Athena Coalition and 20 collaborators. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Alan Davidson Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information National Telecommunications and Information Administration 1401 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20230 Re: Request for comment NTIA-2024-0002 * * *   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release: * * * $6.5 million for Nebraska, $4.9 million for New Hampshire, $9.9 million for Oregon, $12.8 million for South Carolina, $5 million for South Dakota, $55.6 million for Texas, and $5.2 million for Wyoming * * * The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today has approved and recommended for   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: Oregon State University professor David Mellinger and Doug Batson from the Oregon Coast Aquarium prepare the Seagliders for deployment off the coast of Oregon in mid-September. They were aboard the Oregon Coast Aquarium's vessel, the R/V Gracie Lynn. Photo courtesy Genece Grisby, Oregon Coast Aquarium. Three small autonomous underwater gliders called Seagliders crisscrossed the ocean off the O  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: NOAA Fisheries has been deploying observers onto U.S. fishing vessels for the past three decades as part of the Pacific Islands Region Observer Program. Observers collect data on fishermen's effort and catch, as well as incidental, or unintentional, interactions with protected species like sea turtles and marine mammals. But the program wouldn't be where it is today without the pioneering obser  more

SALEM, Oregon, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- The Oregon Department of Education issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * The At-A-Glance School and District Profiles show more students on track to graduate and an uptick in student attendance. * * * The Oregon Department of Education today released the At-A-Glance School and District Profiles for the 2023-24 school year. Highlights from the 2023-24 school year data included: * The percentage of 9th Graders On-Track to graduate from  more

SALEM, Oregon, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- The Oregon School Boards Association issued the following news: The five school districts in Grant County have steadily improved their attendance since dropping to 62% in 2022, according to Bonni Booth, the Every Day Matters specialist for Grant County. In October, the county achieved 78% regular attendance, the same rate it had in October 2020-21 when students were returning to schools after COVID-19 restrictions with more lenient attendance standards. That  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: DENVER The Bureau of Reclamation has selected 36 projects to receive a total of $3.3 million in federal funding to enhance water efficiency across the Western United States. The funding, provided through the Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects program, will support initiatives such as the installation of flow measurement or automation systems, canal lining to reduce seepage, a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representatives Val Hoyle (OR-04) and Max Miller (OH-07) and 22 other Members wrote to Speaker Mike Johnson, Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and House Appropriators asking them to support additional funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) next-generation weather prediction systems. As weather events are becoming increasingly sever, this system will help NOAA create better f  more