IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news: What does it mean to be Native American in the world today? How do native roots interact with today's world? During the month of November, the United States celebrates Native American Heritage Month. Initial annual recognition of Native American culture by the federal government came in 1986, when President Ronald Reagan declared Nov. 23-30 as "American Indian Week." In 1990, Con more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Office of the Secretary issued the following remarks for policy John C. Rood Manama, Bahrain: "Good Afternoon. Dr. Chipman, thank you for the kind introduction, and for your long-standing friendship to the U.S. Department of Defense. "And of course, this gathering would not have been possible without the vision and leadership of King Hamad and Crown Prince Salman, who in 2004, first welcomed IISS to Manama for the very first ''Gulf Dialog more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following statements with Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, and Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, issued the following statements after President Trump directed federal agencies to map the shoreline and nearshore of Alaska and the U.S. exclusive economic zone: "This is an important step for Alaska, especially for the Arctic as we are woefully behind in developing up-to-date maps for the region," Senator Murkowski said. "The Arctic is crucial t more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following statement by Andrew Rosenberg, director of the Center for Science and Democracy: William D. Ruckelshaus, the first administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under President Richard Nixon, died today at the age of 87. Ruckelshaus served President Nixon as acting FBI director and deputy attorney general. Ruckelshaus returned for a second term as EPA administrator under President Ronald Reagan. Below i more PR