WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for financial and technical assistance to Indian tribes and tribal organizations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $200,000. The agency said the grant was associated with  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation announced that it expects to award up to 10 cooperative agreements for drought contingency planning. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $200,000. The agency said the grant was associated with natural resources. The funding is open to states, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, or other organizations with water or power delivery authority located in the Western United States inclu  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: After an investigation by the U.S Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Sunil and Parul Patel - owners of a Motel 6 and Super 8 motel in Riverton, Wyoming - will pay $189,466 to three employees for federal wage violations as part of a consent judgment lodged in the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming. Investigators found the employer violated overti  more

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyoming, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: The National Park Service seeks public comment on a proposal (https://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?projectId=89100) to install indoor Wi-Fi networks and associated equipment throughout Yellowstone National Park's developed areas for the benefit of park visitors and employees. AccessParks has submitted an application for a right-of-way permit. If approv  more