Placing the U.S. in an advantageous position, wells yielded substantially higher amounts of natural gas and oil during 2017’s second quarter relative to the same time period last year, the American Petroleum Institute (API) reported recently. Read More »
Wagon tours and a haying demonstration will be part of a wild burro and horse adoption and educational event being hosted by Wind River Wild Horse Sanctuary on July 29 in Lander, Wyoming. Read More »
As part of an effort to enable the exploration of top world issues via modern media, the U.S. Department of State recently revealed the list of 2017-18 Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellows in collaboration with the National Geographic Society’s storytelling team. Read More »
To promote workplace safety and prevent health risks, the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently announced $10.5 million in funding is available for educational programs through its annual Susan Harwood Training Grants. Read More »
Shedding light on natural illumination, three industry experts at the National Lighting Bureau's (NLB) annual Lighting Forum recently discussed the benefits of streaming natural daylight into building interiors. Read More »
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price recently commended the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Department of the Treasury for issuing the state an innovation waiver. Read More »
Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum suffered a setback in his Florida gubernatorial campaign recently when two top campaign staffers abruptly quit less than four months into his campaign and in the wake of other complications. Read More »
“Secret inks,” intercepted telegraphs and even postage stamps fell under national scrutiny during World War I when the War Department commissioned Herbert Yardley to create the American Cryptographic Bureau, the U.S. Army’s first cipher team. Read More »
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), a division of the U.S. Department of Labor, said recently that roof-related coal-mine accidents have diminished with the use of better technology but remain the foremost cause of mine injuries nationwide. Read More »
Utah’s Washington County can now obtain federal funding to improve irrigation and boost water savings after the Bureau of Reclamation’s recent finding of no significant Impact (FONSI) decision for the initiative’s final environmental assessment (EA). Read More »
Electing not to participate in United Nations negotiations regarding a potential nuclear weapons ban concluding recently in New York City, the U.S. Department of State issued a statement clarifying its position regarding national security. Read More »
The Consumer Technology Association recently called for an open-minded approach to airline security measures regarding electronic devices following a Department of Homeland Security-issued restriction. Read More »
The American Petroleum Institute (API) expressed approval following Interior Department Secretary Ryan Zinke’s recent order to accelerate oil and gas permitting on federal property, stating the decision will fortify the nation’s energy status. Read More »
More than a dozen California high school students recently graduated from the Bureau of Land Management’s Atwell Island Project-Work Based Learning Program supported by the BLM’s Bakersfield Field Office. Read More »
A San Diego-area project recently won an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant to develop and implement a water use and conservation curriculum and raise student awareness and stewardship by blending learning, training and local hands-on workshops at a nearby property. Read More »
EYE Lighting International staffers in Lake County, Ohio, recently volunteered at a United Way cleanup event for the sixth year by weeding and mulching for a behavioral health center’s tranquility garden. Read More »
The U.S. State Department will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the first U.S. Open Skies agreement, which was signed with the Netherlands, and the 10th anniversary of the United States-European Union (EU) Open Skies agreement at a gathering July 10 in Washington, D.C. Read More »
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao recently announced that a $537.1 million loan was awarded to New York State for a major redevelopment project to streamline Amtrak passenger service for the entire North East Corridor (NEC). Read More »
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Intellectual Property Center (GIPC) recently issued a statement supporting a Supreme Court of Canada decision upholding a pharmaceutical firm’s patent rights. Read More »
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) said environmental assessments for up to five parcels of public land with possibilities for geothermal development in northeastern Nevada will be up for public review through July 15. Read More »
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