WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Department of the Interior Moves to Expand Oil and Gas Development in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve * Date: June 17, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON -- The Department of the Interior today announced a new step to support American energy independence and unleash the vast resource potential of Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve. A draft analysis released for publi  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA and Army Wrap Up Initial Listening Sessions, Move Toward Proposal to Revise 2023 Definition of WOTUS * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of the Army (Army) have completed a robust series of listening sessions intended to seek input from stakeholders on real-world and practical experience with Clean Water Act (CWA) programs and requirements that rely on the   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration issued the following fact sheet: * * * GENERAL AVIATION SAFETY OVERVIEW Improving the safety of the world's largest and most complex General Aviation (GA) community is one of the FAA's top priorities. This community encompasses more than 275,000 diverse aircraft, including propeller-driven airplanes, amateur-built aircraft, helicopters, balloons and highly sophisticated jets. This accounts for mor  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: * * * Philippine national indicted for aggravated identity theft and false impersonation of a U.S. citizen while on a cruise ship * JUNEAU, Alaska - A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment last week charging a Philippine national legally residing in the U.S. with stealing the identity of a U.S. citizen and falsely impersonating the victim whi  more

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * Red Flag-Alaska 25-2 begins, enhancing Indo-Pacific readiness By Maria Galvez, JBER PA Red Flag-Alaska 25-2 commenced June 12, bringing together approximately 1,500 participants and more than 70 aircraft from across the United States and allied nations for two weeks of multi-service, multi-platform, coordinated exercises. The joint combat scenarios build  more