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News Tipoffs - Alaska Editors Newsletter for Tuesday December 17, 2024 ( 3 items )  

BLM announces Desert Quartzite Solar is fully operational
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: PALM SPRINGS, Calif. The Bureau of Land Management today announced the Desert Quartzite Solar facility, located near Blythe in eastern Riverside County, is now fully operational and producing clean energy to power up to 120,000 homes. The 300 megawatt (MW) solar facility also has 150 MW of battery storage, increasing reliability and availability of clean energy on the state gr  more

DEA's OD Justice Devotes Critical Resources to Fatal Drug Poisoning and Overdose Death Investigations Across the United States
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration issued the following news release: Operation OD Justice is a DEA initiative born out of a critical need to investigate drug poisoning and overdose deaths across the U.S. The initiative, launched in 2021 by DEA's Los Angeles and San Diego Field Divisions, offers training, resources, and poisoning response coordinators to assist State and Local law enforcement as they investigate drug poisonings and overdose d  more

Neb. Gov. Pillen Joins Other Republican Governors in Voicing Support for Noem Confirmation as Department of Homeland Security Secretary
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 17 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: Governor Jim Pillen joined other Republican governors supporting President Donald J. Trump's nomination of South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem as the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and calling for her swift confirmation. The letter to U.S. Senate leadership cites Noem's extensive experience addressing the crisis at the southern border, as well as her leadersh  more