News Tipoffs - South Dakota Editors
Air Force Recruiting Service Partners With the Indigenous Nations Equality Team, Scheuring Speed Sports in Outreach Events Across South Dakota
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news:
By Tech. Sgt. Jessica Kind, HQ Air Force Recruiting Service
The Air Force Recruiting Service, along with the Department of the Air Force Indigenous Nations Equality Team (INET), traveled to various locations across western South Dakota from January 25-27, 2024, in an effort to increase Air Force and Space Force awareness to Native American communities.
"INET has b
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BLM announces $41 million investment from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for ecosystem restoration
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release:
Sagebrush habitat in Carbon County, Wyoming. BLM Photo.
WASHINGTON - Today, the Bureau of Land Management announced a $41 million investment through President Biden's Investing in America agenda for ecosystem restoration. This funding will support 74 projects in 16 states, building on proven programs and partnerships to protect cherished wildlife and natural resources while cr
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Farm Service Agency: USDA Rallies Partners to Help With Outreach to Beginning, Veteran, Socially Disadvantaged Producers
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing almost $1.8 million in cooperative agreements with six partner organizations for outreach and technical assistance to promote awareness and understanding of the Conservation Reserve Program-Transition Incentives Program among agricultural communities. USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) offers the program as an impo
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N.Y. Agriculture Commissioner Announces Applications Being Accepted for 2024 AEM-Leopold Conservation Award
ALBANY, New York, Feb. 9 -- The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024:
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball today announced applications are being accepted for New York State's fifth annual Agricultural Environmental Management (AEM) Leopold Conservation Award. Presented in partnership with Sand County Foundation, the award honors a farm and its nominating Soil and Water Conservation District for extraordinary a
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Okla. A.G. Drummond Warns Biden Export Pause Jeopardizes National Security
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 8 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release:
A Biden administration pause on the export of liquified natural gas (LNG) will embolden Iran and Russia and hamper the U.S.'s ability to protect itself, according to a letter penned by Attorney General Gentner Drummond and several state attorneys general.
In a letter today to President Biden and the U.S. Department of Energy, Drummond and 22 attorneys general said the pause is unlaw
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Tenn. A.G. Skrmetti Joins 23-State Coalition Sounding Alarm on Current Administration's LNG Export 'Pause'
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 9 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Feb. 8, 2024:
This week, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a 23-state coalition warning the current Administration and the Department of Energy that its "pause" on the export of liquified natural gas (LNG) is unlawful and will only serve to embolden America's adversaries, hamper the U.S.'s ability to protect itself, and harm the economy.
"The Administration's LNG export p
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Utah A.G. Reyes Joins AG Coalition Opposing Biden-Senate Border Bill
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 9 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news:
Before the demise of the Biden-Senate immigration bill, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general on a Texas-led letter to the United States Senate leadership strongly objecting to measures in the "border bill."
AG Reyes maintains that "Creating more laws for the President to ignore will not solve the border crisis. Congress should permit the States to enforce fed
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