JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 28 -- The Alaska Department of Law issued the following news release: * * * Office of Special Prosecutions Completes Review of Officer-Involved Shooting in Juneau (Anchorage, AK) - The Office of Special Prosecutions completed its review of an officer-involved shooting from Dec. 25, 2024, involving Ashley Rae Johnston and Juneau Police Department (JPD) Officer Jonah Hennings-Booth. The review determined that Officer Hennings-Booth was legally justified in his use of deadly  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM issues final analysis for the Dry Creek Trona Mine KEMMERER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management issued the final environmental impact statement analyzing the proposed Dry Creek Trona Mine Project south of Green River in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. Trona is a mineral used to make soda ash, an essential raw material in baking soda, glass, chemicals, detergents, and  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM opens comment period on proposed mining exploration near Mammoth SAFFORD, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on a draft environmental assessment for the proposed Copper Creek Exploration Project on public lands near Mammoth in Pinal County. If approved, Redhawk Copper, Inc., would be authorized to modify 18 acres of public lands, includ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM seeks input for proposed expansion of lithium mine TONOPAH, Nev. \- The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on proposed updates to the plan of operations for the existing Silver Peak Lithium Mine. The mine is currently authorized on 6,462 acres, including 548 acres of public lands, near Silver Peak in Esmeralda County. If approved, Albemarle Corpora  more