WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12871) on Jan. 10, 2025. The white paper is written by flood insurance and emergency management specialist Diane P. Horn, emergency management and disaster recovery specialists Erica A. Lee and Elizabeth M. Webster, American national government specialist Bruce R. Lindsay and natural resources policy specialists Alicyn R. Gitlin and Eva Lipiec. Here are excerpts: * * * January   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on his meetings this week with Governor Doug Burgum and Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump's nominees for U.S. Secretary of Interior and U.S. Secretary of Energy: "This week, I had productive conversations with Governor Burgum and Mr. Wright to discuss potent  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) called on U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to protect the Caja del Rio. "We write to urge you to protect the Caja del Rio plateau by recommending designation of the area as a national monument under the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) called on U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to protect the Caja del Rio. "We write to urge you to protect the Caja del Rio plateau by recommending designation of the area as a national monument under the A  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: * * * Agency continues historic improvements to expand, enhance tools and filing options to help taxpayers Free File program now open; Direct File available starting Jan. 27 for taxpayers in 25 states * * * The Internal Revenue Service today announced that the nation's 2025 tax season will start on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, and will feature expanded and enhanc  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Latest Investments Will Lower Costs and Support Jobs in 30 States Jan. 10, 2025 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced more than $6 billion in clean energy investments through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Empowering Rural America (New ERA) and Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) programs. Rural electric cooperatives and communities will use the funding to support thousands  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Part of Today's Announcement is Funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Jan. 10, 2025 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is funding 586 projects to expand access to clean energy systems and increase the availability of domestic biofuels. Today, USDA is providing nearly $180 million through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) and the  more