U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) | September 08, 2016

Dr. Richard Bennett, regional scientist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Northeast Region based in Hadley, Mass., has been named 2016 GreenGov Presidential Awards Climate Champion for his leadership in Hurricane Sandy recovery. Following the devastation left by the storm in 2012, Bennett led the Department of the Interior response team, overseeing $167 million in FWS project funding to help revitalize the Northeast and to protect it from future storms and sea-level rise. Bennett worked t...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) | September 07, 2016

As part of our commitment to public participation, transparency, and the best-available science, today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces we are reopening the comment period on the proposed rule to delist the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) grizzly bear population (Yellowstone grizzly bear population), which initially published March 11, 2016....

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) | May 11, 2016

Multiple fish and wildlife species and recreational boaters in 21 states will benefit from nearly $13.7 million in grants awarded through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Clean Vessel Act (CVA) program. The CVA program helps U.S. states and territories maintain clean and healthy waters. Pump-out systems built or purchased through these funds ensure recreational boaters have a safe, convenient, and effective method to dispose of on-board sewage....

Huawei | January 15, 2020

The U.S. government is nearing publication of a rule that would vastly expand its powers to block shipments of foreign-made goods to China’s Huawei, as it seeks to squeeze the blacklisted telecoms company, two sources said. The U.S. Commerce Department in May placed Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] on a trade blacklist, citing national security concerns. That allowed the U.S. government to restrict sales of U.S.-made goods to the company and a small number of items made abroad that cont...