WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation announced that it expects to award up to 30 cooperative agreements for small-scale water efficiency projects. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $75,000. 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 Alaska, Arizona, Califo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following story: The Navy will name its two newest Virginia-class (SSN 774) fast-attack nuclear submarines after the American heroes of the Greatest Generation who perished in the former USS Oklahoma (BB-37) and USS Arizona (BB-39), bringing those hallowed names back into active-duty service after more than three quarters of a century. Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly proclaimed his decision to name the next two submarines, SSN-802 an  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Dec. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Mountain Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Arizona inventory of all hogs and pigs on December 1, 2019 was 161,000 head, down 5 percent from last year. Breeding inventory, at 16,000 head, was down 1,000 head from last year. Market hog inventory, at 145,000 head, was down 5 percent from last year. The December 2018-November 2019 annual pig crop, at 298,000 head, w  more