WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued the following article: * * * U.S. Obesity Rate Changes Differ for Rural and Urban Areas, as Well as Across Regions By Mariah Ehmke and Brandon J. Restrepo Highlights * Despite a slight decline in the U.S. overall obesity rate from March 2022-2023 to March 2023-2024, rural obesity rates rose 0.5 percentage points during the same time. * The U.S. obesity rates in rural areas were higher than urban rat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Joint forces conclude Red Flag-Alaska 25-3 EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (AFNS) -- Personnel from each U.S. military branch concluded the two-week, joint force training exercise, Red Flag-Alaska 25-3, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.  "The purpose of Red Flag-Alaska is for the joint force to practice combat skills we don't normally get to practice at a home station," said U.S. Air Force Col. Christian Bergtholdt, R  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Martinez Animal Hospital to Pay $20,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Charge * Hospital conciliates allegations that it fired employee for objecting to religious concepts in mandatory training MARTINEZ, Calif. - Martinez Animal Hospital agreed to provide $20,000 to a former employee following an investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Geological Survey issued 'The 3D National Topography Model Call for Action--Part 2: The Next Generation 3D Elevation Program,' a document co-authored by Vicki Lukas, Larry Sugarbaker, Cindy Thatcher, Allyson Jason, and Jason Stoker. The report, officially known as Circular 1553, was issued on July 28, 2025 (ver. 1.1). The report details how the USGS is transitioning from the current 3D Elevation Program to its next  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- A new report from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) introduces an innovative algorithm for mapping sparse, univariate earth science data that is grouped by region. The report, "Bayesian Mapping of Regionally Grouped, Sparse, Univariate Earth Science Data," is a Techniques and Methods publication (7-C29) authored by Karl J. Ellefsen, Bronwen Wang, and Margaret A. Goldman. This new smoothing algorithm is particularly useful when analyzing data from regions with onl  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) issued a document titled 'National and Global Petroleum Assessment--An Estimate of Undiscovered, Technically Recoverable Oil and Gas Resources Underlying Federal Lands of the Onshore United States, 2025.' Authored by Christopher J. Schenk, Tracey J. Mercier, and the National and Global Oil and Gas Assessment Project Federal Lands Resource Allocation Team, the report, designated as Fact Sheet 2025-3032, allocates mean volumes of oi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, has published a report detailing a three-tiered strategy for monitoring eelgrass beds in Izembek Lagoon, Alaska. The report, titled 'Mapping Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Cover and Biomass at Izembek Lagoon, Alaska, Using In-Situ Field Data and Sentinel-2 Satellite Imagery,' was prepared by David C. Douglas, Michael D. Fleming, Vijay P. Patil, and David H. Ward. The document, Open-File  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- A report from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) titled 'Selected Special Conditions Affecting Peak Streamflow and Extreme Floods in Alaska Through Water Year 2022' sheds light on the complex factors behind the state's most powerful flood events. The document, prepared in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, was authored by Janet H. Curran and issued in 2025 as Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5056. The report invento  more