WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (TNSFR) -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced the finalization of Resource Management Plan Amendments (RMP) for public lands across 11 western states. These amendments aim to streamline the permitting process for utility-scale solar energy development while protecting sensitive ecological and cultural resources. The BLM manages over 162 million acres of public lands in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to Sombra Cosmetics Inc.: * * * To: Mr. Alfredo Cortazar, Owner and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sombra Cosmetics, Inc., 5951 Office Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109-5822, United States Dear Mr. Cortazar: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspected your drug manufacturing facility, Sombra Cosmetics, Inc., FEI 1629960, at 5951 Office Blvd NE, Albuq  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. * * * Administrative Fines The Commission made public 14 closed cases, as follows. For more information, see the case documents in the Administrative Fine Search System (https://www.fec.gov/data/legal/search/admin_fines/). AF 4737 Adrian Pokharel for U.S. Congress and Kesab Baral, in official capa  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Dec. 24 -- The New Mexico Department of Environment issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2024: The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) is improving transparency by making public records easily accessible to the public. Requestors of public information will now have the option of submitting open records requests through an online form. This new, convenient option will join traditional methods for submitting requests, which remain available. "This new system  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 -- The Office of the Director of National Intelligence issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2024: The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) announced Arizona State University; Chicago State University, in partnership with Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana; Metropolitan State University; Spelman College; the Southern University System, in partnership with Grambling State University; and the University of New Mexico as this year's grant recipients  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by Louis DeJoy, postmaster general and CEO of the U.S. Postal Service, from a Dec. 5, 2024, hearing entitled "Oversight of the United States Postal Service: Understanding Proposed Service Changes": * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 3) Growth and cost reduction are at the heart of the DFA plan. Simply put, the DFA plan is not about contraction or only cost reduction. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: EL PASO, Texas U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector, in coordination with federal, state and local law enforcement, urges caution and emphasizes the severe dangers associated with illegal border crossings during the winter holiday season. Winter months bring freezing temperatures. Migrants attempting to cross the border illegally face life-threatening conditions, incl  more