WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. The Bureau of Land Management has acquired the Lost Coast Redwoods property from Save the Redwoods League ensuring lasting protections of approximately 4,500 acres along eight miles of California coastline. Conservation of the Lost Coast Redwoods benefits coastal wildlife and future public access. Funded by the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund, Save   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Defense Department announced Jan. 8 that it will work to provide additional firefighting personnel and capabilities to California as that state's Los Angeles County region continues to be ravaged by a series of out-of-control wildfires that broke out yesterday. The order to provide the personnel and capabilities came at the direction of President  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: While response efforts continue in Southern California, FEMA and its federal and nonprofit partners are on the ground coordinating lifesaving and life-sustaining activities to support the state-led disaster response. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell is in the affected areas today assessing damage and meeting with community officials to determine where FEMA's a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: ASPR emergency personnel prepared to augment state and local response efforts Today, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra declared a Public Health Emergency (PHE)opens in a new tab for California to address the health impacts of the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles County. The declaration follows President Biden's major disaster declarationopens in   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: More than 81 communities in 31 states will receive funding focused to restore access to employment, education, healthcare, recreation, and foster equitable development Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $544 million in grant awards for 81 projects through the Reconnecting Communities Pilot discretionary grant program, part of the Department's larger announcement today of   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Additional funding announced through a separate grant program will support passenger rail service around the country More than 445 rail projects nationwide have now been announced thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and President Biden's unprecedented support for rail The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it has awarded more tha  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. 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: * * * Various deadlines postponed to Oct. 15 * * * The Internal Revenue Service announced today tax relief for individuals and businesses in southern California affected by wildfires and straight-line winds that began on Jan. 7, 2025. These taxpayers now have until Oct. 15, 2025, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payme  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Vivek Sujan, a distinguished R&D scientist in the Applied Research for Mobility Systems group at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been named a 2024 National Academy of Inventors, or NAI, Fellow. The NAI promotes inventors with patents issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and the Fellow status is nationally recognized as the hi  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