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7 Jan 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2025 - Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the appointment of 36 members to serve on the newly formed Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program Advisory Council, informally referred to as to the Growing Climate Solutions Act Advisory Council.
7 Jan 2025
WASHINGTON, January 7, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications for the USDA 1890 National Scholars Program, which aims to encourage students at 1890 land-grant universities to pursue career paths in food, agriculture, natural resource sciences, or related academic disciplines. The application deadline is March 1, ...
7 Jan 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2025 — Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack praised President Biden’s designation of a new national monument Sáttítla Highlands National Monument in Northern California. The designation protects Tribal ancestral homelands, historic and scientific treasures, rare flora and fauna, and underground aquifers at the headwaters of ...
30 Dec 2024
ELKO, Nevada, 30 de diciembre de 2024 — Hoy, la administración Biden-Harris anunció medidas para proteger las Ruby Mountains de Nevada, uno de los paisajes más singulares del estado. En respuesta a las solicitudes de las tribus, los conservacionistas, los deportistas y la comunidad local, el Departamento del Interior está iniciando la consideración...
26 Dec 2024
WASHINGTON, 26 de diciembre de 2024 -- Hoy, la Secretaria del Interior, Deb Haaland, firmó la Orden de Tierras Públicas 7956 , que finaliza las protecciones para la cuenca hidrográfica Pactola Reservoir–Rapid Creek en el Bosque Nacional Black Hills contra los posibles efectos de la exploración y el desarrollo minero. Esta orden surge de una solicit...