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This Week’s Drought Summary

LINCOLN, Neb. – Last week featured a highly variable precipitation pattern across the contiguous states. More than three inches of rain fell on broad areas across the central Appalachians, central and southern Virginia, parts of the northern and central Carolinas, much of New England and the adjacent Northeast, parts of Florida, the central Gulf Coast […]

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Wreaths Across America mobile education exhibit tour honors Our nation’s veterans in local communities

COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine — In 2018, Wreaths Across America (WAA) rolled out its Mobile Education Exhibit (MEE). This museum on wheels was designed to share the mission to Remember, Honor and Teach in local communities across the country. Since that time the program and reach has travelled so much further than WAA could have anticipated – in

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Strengthened lead paint standards will protect against childhood lead exposure  

LENEXA, KAN. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposal to strengthen requirements for the removal of lead-based paint hazards in pre-1978 buildings and child care facilities, known as abatement activities, to better protect children and communities from the harmful effects of exposure to dust generated from lead paint, advancing President Biden’s whole-of-government

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America’s Seed Fund Road Tour comes to the Midwest to engage small businesses working on high-tech, high-impact ideas

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced it will launch a road tour to Midwest states connecting entrepreneurs working on advanced technology to the country’s largest source of early-stage funding – America’s Seed Fund. America’s Seed Fund, comprised of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)

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National Drought Summary for July 4, 2023

By National Drought Mitigation Center ST. LOUIS – The National Drought Mitigation Center on Thursday, July 6, 2023 released its latest National Drought Summary.   Heavy rains fell this week across parts of the Midwest, Ohio River Valley and Northeast, which led to widespread improvements from southeast Nebraska to central Illinois, southern Indiana, and central

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National Drought Summary for June 27, 2023

National Drought Mitigation Center LINCOLN, Neb. – Widespread changes were made across the country, with many degradations and improvements occurring. In the eastern U.S., mostly widespread improvements occurred following widespread heavy rains, though parts of New Jersey and Long Island that missed out on these rains saw conditions worsen. The Midwest and east-central Great Plains

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Biden-Harris Administration announces funding for four community-led infrastructure projects in Missouri as part of the Investing in America Agenda

WASHINGTON, DC — On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announced that the Biden-Harris Administration has awarded $54,005,777 from the RAISE discretionary grant program to four different infrastructure projects across Missouri.   The RAISE grant program, expanded under the president’s infrastructure law, supports communities of all sizes, with half of the FY2023 funding going

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