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BLM announces 20-year extension of withdrawal for USGS Sitka Magnetic Observatory Site

News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska- The Bureau of Land Management today announced a public land order extension in the Federal Register for the Sitka Magnetic Observatory site in Sitka, Alaska, for an additional 20 years. This extension protects the 117 acres of public lands used by the United States Geological Survey Geomagnetism Program for magnetic and seismological data collection since 1939.


National Park Service to maintain existing wildland fire break near University Subdivision, McCarthy, AK

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

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.


Interior Department discusses Notice of Inventory Completion: Rochester Museum & Science Center, Rochester, NY on June 8

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


First Washburn University School of Law

News Release: In 1951 Washburn Law alumni found themselves on both sides of Brown v. Board of Education. Washburn College was established in 1857, when members of Topeka’s First Congregational Church decided the city needed a college, and on February 6, 1865, Lincoln College was incorporated. In 1868, the name of...


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Swale Paintbrush discussed on June 8 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on June 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The Turning Point

News Release: The Turning Point. 4242KB. Grade Level: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade. Subject: Literacy and Language Arts,Social Studies. Lesson Duration: 60 Minutes. State Standards: Full list of New York State Social Studies Practices & Key Ideas, for Grade 6 through Grade 8, included in the...


Early Morning Traffic Safety Checkpoint

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.



ICYMI: Manchin Secures MVP in Debt Ceiling Agreement

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.