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Congressional Research Service Issues In Focus White Paper on January 2025 Los Angeles County Wildfires
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

Cortez Masto, Rosen Announce $60 Million for Water Conservation Program in Southern Nevada
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) announced that they helped deliver $60 million for the Southern Nevada Water Authority's (SNWA) landscape rebate program. The funding comes from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation and will fund the conversion of 23 million square feet of non-native, water-intensive grasses to water-efficient desert landscaping. Th  more

Hickenlooper Announces Committee Assignments for 119th Congress
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: The work continues to protect American consumers, expand workforce training and apprenticeship programs, maintain American energy dominance, and make it easier to start a small business Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper announced that he will remain on the same four Senate committees for the 119th Congress he previously served on during the 117th Congress and the 118th Congress. "Colorado has a s  more

Hickenlooper, Bennet Welcome Over $111 Million for Colorado Infrastructure Projects
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act investments will help 11 communities across Colorado Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet celebrated over $111 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for 11 projects across Colorado. "Our Bipartisan Infrastructure Law keeps delivering for Colorado. This time that means a safer US 50 ea  more

INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.32 Billion for Infrastructure Projects of Local and Regional Significance Nationwide
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: 109 projects to receive RAISE grants to rebuild and repair critical infrastructure, increasing transportation access and creating good-paying, union jobs for American workers in their home communities Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $1.32 billion in Round 1 awards from the FY2025 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary gr  more

INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $785 Million to Advance Rural Transportation and Mobility Needs
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Third round of Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program funds 24 projects to make rural communities safer, more accessible, and more connected Today, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $785 million in awards through the Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program (Rural) to invest in transportation projects across the country that will increase mobility, improve   more

USDA Continues Historic Commitment, Partnering with Rural Communities on Clean, Affordable Energy
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

USDA Invests in Additional Domestic Biofuels and Clean Energy Projects to Lower Costs and Increase American Energy Security Across the Nation
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