WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM seeks public input on draft Alaska Long National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Anchorage, Alaska - Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) opened a 30-day comment period on a draft study evaluating the feasibility of designating the proposed Alaska Long Trail as a national scenic trail. The public has until April 14, 2025 to provide comments on the draft throu  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 7 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following joint letter with 15 attorneys general: * * * Attorney General Hilgers Urges Congress to Support Year-Round E15 and Support American Energy The Honorable Michael Johnson, Speaker of the House, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries, Minority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable John Thune, Majority Leader, U.S. Senate,   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the following news: * * * NIST Researchers Develop Material for Measuring Arsenic in Shellfish NIST's new standard reference material will help ensure that geoduck clams and other shellfish are safe to eat. * Geoduck clams are an important U.S. food export and are critical to local economies on the Washington state and Alaskan coasts. * To ensure that these clams and other shellfi  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The Smithsonian Institution National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute issued the following news release: * * * Discovery of Hidden Groups Within Migratory Shorebird Could Aid Conservation Tracking Data Revealed Three Groups of Long-Billed Curlew, Each With Unique Migration Patterns and Conservation Needs Researchers at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) have uncovered three distinct groups of long-billed curlews, a North Am  more

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, March 14 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: * * * Special Operations Medics Enhance Arctic Lethality From Petty Officer 1st Class Trey Hutcheson A thick blanket of white snow covered the environment as clear directions rang out in the cold, with the breath from the medic's mouth forming frost on his eyelashes in temperatures well below zero degrees. The pounding rhythm of a Black Hawk helicopter thumped louder and louder as calls were made to ensure care for  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, March 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * TFS2: New program takes aim at Total Force pilot retention By Bo Joyner  ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Air Force Reserve Command and the Air National Guard are testing a new program aimed at encouraging active-duty Air Force pilots to continue flying in the Reserve Component once they separate from active duty. On February 25, Lt. Gen. John P. Healy, chief of the Air Force Reserve and comma  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * TFS2: New program takes aim at Total Force pilot retention ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Georgia - Air Force Reserve Command and the Air National Guard are testing a new program aimed at encouraging active duty Air Force pilots to continue flying in the Reserve Component once they separate from active duty. On Feb. 25, Lt. Gen. John P. Healy, chie  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * TIME lists Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument in their World's Greatest Places of 2025 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management is celebrating the inclusion of Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument in TIME's World's Greatest Places of 2025 (link is external). This list, featuring 100 worldwide destinations, was released March 13, 2025. Kasha-Katu  more