Interior Newswire Report News
USACE waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of USACE Birthday, Juneteenth Celebration
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,850 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in observance of the USACE birthday, June 16, and Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19.
RISEUP Program Launches to Help Temporarily Repair Metal Roofs
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
The U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in coordination with the Office of the Governor, Guam Homeland Security/Office of Civil Defense, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Mayor’s Council of Guam, have launched the Roofing Installation Support Emergency Utilization Program (RISEUP) to help temporarily repair metal roofs damaged by Typhoon Mawar.
USACE announces a Project Delivery Team Meeting for Combined Operational Plan (COP) Update June 21
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District announces a Virtual Project Delivery Team (PDT) Meeting for Combined Operational Plan (COP) Implementation on Wednesday, June 21, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Corps seeks comments on Mud Lake drawdown at Lake Traverse
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on the draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for the Mud Lake drawdown in Traverse County, Minnesota and Roberts County, South Dakota.
Vendors Invited to Participate in 31st Annual Storytelling Festival
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area is hosting the 31st annual Haunting in the Hills Storytelling Festival on Saturday, September 16, 2023.
Ignitions Complete on 2023 Ash Mountain Prescribed Burn
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
Fire staff have completed ignitions on the 2023 Ash Mountain Prescribed Burn.
National Park Service to maintain existing wildland fire break near University Subdivision, McCarthy, AK
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve Fire Management staff will be removing vegetation from the University Subdivision Fire Break June 12th through June 20th.
90th Anniversary Events for the Weekend of June 17 and 18
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
Morristown National Historical Park (NHP) continues to celebrate its 90th anniversary as the nation’s first National Historical Park with programs scheduled for June 17 and 18.
Early Morning Traffic Safety Checkpoint
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
Natchez Trace Parkway officers conducted a traffic safety checkpoint just south of the City of Tupelo during the early peak commute hours on June 4, 2023.
Manchin Evaluates Reforms to Federal Land Management and Wildland Firefighter Recruitment and Retention
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
On June 8, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearin
ICYMI: Manchin Secures MVP in Debt Ceiling Agreement
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
On May 28, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin III (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on his securement of the Mountain Valley Pipeline into the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.
Manchin Joins Groundbreaking of Form Energy Factory in Weirton, WV, Made Possible by Inflation Reduction Act
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
On May 26, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined Form Energy Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Mateo Jaramillo, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, West Virginia Economic Development Secretary Mitch Carmichael and other Form Energy and West Virginia leaders at the groundbreaking for Form Energy’s new iron-air battery manufacturing plant in Weirton, West Virginia.
Wyoming’s Kelly Norris Testifies in Senate on Wildfire Risk
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
On June 8, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), welcomed Ms. Kelly Norris, Wyoming Interim State Forester, to the committee. Ms. Norris testified at a legislative hearing to examine the federal response to escalating wildfires and to evaluate reforms to land management and wildland firefighter recruitment and retention.
ICYMI: Senate Appropriations Hearing Makes Clear: Undercutting American Investments Forfeits Future to China
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
ICYMI: As Competition with China Intensifies, Senator Murray Makes Clear: America Cannot Stay Ahead Unless Our Investments Keep Pace – MORE HERE
Murray and Collins Plan to Begin Bipartisan Senate Appropriations Markups in June
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
On May 17, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Chair and Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee respectively, announced their plans to hold markups of bipartisan funding bills in June.
Senator Collins Calls for Proportional Fielding of New Aircraft to National Guard and Reserves
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
At a hearing to review the fiscal year 2024 budget request for the National Guard and Reserve Components, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, engaged with Chief of the Air Force Reserve Lieutenant General John Healy on the importance of fielding new modernized aircraft, to include tankers and fighters, in a manner that is concurrent and proportional to the Guard and Reserve’s operational contribution to the Department of Defense.
Senator Collins Stresses Need to Arm Taiwan for Self-Defense, Replenish U.S. Military Stockpiles to Deter China
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
At a full Appropriations Committee hearing to review the President’s fiscal year 2024 budget request related to U.S.-China policy, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Committee, questioned Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on U.S. military stockpiles affected by obligations of legislation to provide Taiwan with means to defend itself
Senator Collins’ Statement on Nomination of CQ Brown to Serve as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, released this statement following the announcement that United States Air Force General Charles Q. "CQ" Brown has been nominated by President Biden as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff:
Senator Collins Questions National Guard Chief on Classified Information Leak by Massachusetts Airman
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
At a hearing to review the fiscal year 2024 budget request for the National Guard and Reserve, U.S. Senator Susan Collis, Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, questioned Chief of the National Guard Bureau General Daniel Hokanson on the recent accusation against a member of the Massachusetts’ Air National Guard for leaking classified documents in an online chat group.
Hearing Wrap Up: Asset Managers Prioritize Damaging ESG Measures, Risking Americans’ Hard-Earned Money & Energy Security
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 9, 2023
Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs and Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services held a joint hearing titled “ESG Part II: The Cascading Impacts of ESG Compliance” to examine how environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives impact businesses, consumers, and retirees.