WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Announces $82 Million for Rural Water Projects WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation today announced an investment of $82 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda in five Rural Water Projects to bring drinking water to areas of Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico and South Dakota. The funding is from the Bipartisan Infrastr  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Jan. 15 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Drummond announces victory after EPA filing OKLAHOMA CITY (Jan. 15, 2025) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has closed the file on California's request for a waiver for its Advanced Clean Fleets regulation, Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced today just a few months after filing a formal comment letter opposing the request. In September, Drummond and  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: * * * Reclamation issues snowmelt forecast for Bighorn River Basin MILLS, Wyo. - Reclamation's January Forecast for the April through July water runoff predicted for the Bighorn River Basin is as follows: * Bighorn Lake - Bighorn River April through July inflow to Bighorn Lake is forecast to be approximately 582,000 acre-feet (af), which is 45% of the 30-year average of 1,2  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: * * * SBA Administrator Guzman Grants More Than $26M to Create 13 New Women's Business Centers WASHINGTON -- Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 34 million small businesses, awarded $26.25 million to create 13 new Women's Business Centers (WBC) and support 17 existing WBCs ac  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $10.5 Million For Infrastructure Improvements to Support Business Growth in Montana WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $10.5 million in the state of Montana to support roadway and wastewater infrastructure improvements.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.6 Million for Water Infrastructure Improvements to Support Business Expansion in Big Timber, Montana WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.6 million grant to the city of Big Timber, Montana, for water infrastructure  more