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Interior Initiates First Step for Potential Mineral Lease Sale Offshore American Samoa
U.S. Department of the Interior - Washington D.C.
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June 12, 2025
Date: June 12, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON — Delivering on President Donald J. Trump’s bold agenda to restore American energy and mineral independence, the Department of the Interior today announced the publication of a...
Interior Launches Process for Potential Offshore Mineral Lease Sale Near American Samoa
U.S. Department of the Interior - Washington D.C.
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May 21, 2025
Date: May 20, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON — Advancing President Donald J. Trump's strategic focus on domestic critical mineral development, the Department of the Interior today announced it is initiating the process to...
EVLO Completes Commissioning of First of Three Energy Storage Projects in American Samoa
Business Wire
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April 15, 2025
EVLO Energy Storage Inc. (EVLO), a fully integrated battery energy storage systems (BESS) provider and wholly owned subsidiary of Hydro-Québec, announced today the completed commissioning of a 4-MW, 8-MWh, 2-hour duration energy storage system,...
PRESS RELEASE – American Samoa 3rd Disaster Resilience Summit, 3 – 6 September, 2024
Government of Samoa
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September 9, 2024
Samoa was represented to the American Samoa 3rd Disaster Resilience Summit by the MNRE, Chief Executive Officer Lealaisalanoa Frances Brown-Reupena and ACEO-DMO Fesola’i Molly Faamanatu Nielsen. The prestigious event brought together experts,...
LEAP, globally popular software for energy, climate mitigation, and air pollution planning, to be offered free to an additional 54 countries
Stockholm Environment Institute
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November 14, 2024
Screenshot from LEAP: Emissions variations by location. The countries eligible for free LEAP licenses now include all upper-middle-countries and most Small Island Developing States (SIDS), making the tool freely available to governments,...
Visitor Industry Grows Again in April 2025
State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism
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May 29, 2025
Posted on May 29, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: May 29, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), total visitor arrivals and total visitor spending in April...
Attorney General Brown Joins Bipartisan Letter to Congress Opposing Budget Amendment Prohibiting States from Enforcing Artificial Intelligence Regulations
Washington State Office of Attorney General
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May 16, 2025
SEATTLE — Attorney General Nick Brown today joined Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella, and Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark and 35 other state...
Impossible Metals Applies for Deep Sea Mining Lease in U.S. Federal Waters
Business Wire
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April 15, 2025
Impossible Metals, a pioneering US-based deep-sea mining company, has submitted a request to commence a leasing process for exploration and potential mining of critical minerals in the deep sea off the coast of American Samoa. Impossible Metals is...
DOH REPORTS EIGHTH TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE OF 2025
Hawaii State Department of Health
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May 2, 2025
Posted on May 2, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases to eight in the state in 2025 (one on Maui, seven on...
Attorney General James Calls on Congress to Support Critical Legal Services for Vulnerable Americans
New York Attorney General
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April 23, 2025
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a bipartisan coalition of 39 other attorneys general in sending letters to leaders in the United States House and Senate urging them to keep in place critical funding for the Legal...
Unlocking Veteran tax exemptions across states and U.S. territories
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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April 22, 2025
Most U.S. states and territories provide tax benefits for Veterans, their families and survivors. Whether you’re a Veteran checking options in your area, a family member or survivor seeking clarity, or a transitioning service member planning your...
DOH REPORTS SEVENTH TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE OF 2025
Hawaii State Department of Health
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April 17, 2025
Posted on Apr 17, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases to seven in the state in 2025 (one on Maui, six on...
PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS OF THE AMBASSADOR OF THE SWISS CONFEDERATION TO THE INDEPENDENT STATE OF SAMOA
Government of Samoa
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April 8, 2025
[PRESS RELEASE – TUESDAY 8 APRIL 2025] – His Excellency Mr. Victor Vavricker presented his Letters of Credence to the Head of State of the Independent State of Samoa, Afioga Tuimaleali’ifano Va’aletoa Sualauvi II, at a Credentials Ceremony held...
News Release – DOH Reports Sixth Travel-Related Dengue Virus Case of 2025
Governor of State of Hawaii
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April 11, 2025
STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH KA ʻOIHANA OLAKINO JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIA‘ĀINA KENNETH S. FINK, M.D., MGA, MPH DIRECTOR KA LUNA HO‘OKELE DOH REPORTS SIXTH TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE OF 2025 FOR...
DOH REPORTS SIXTH TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE OF 2025
Hawaii State Department of Health
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April 11, 2025
Posted on Apr 11, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases to six in the state in 2025 (one on Maui, five on...
News Release – DOH Reports Sixth Travel-Related Dengue Virus Case of 2025
Governor of State of Hawaii
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April 11, 2025
STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH KA ʻOIHANA OLAKINO JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIA‘ĀINA KENNETH S. FINK, M.D., MGA, MPH DIRECTOR KA LUNA HO‘OKELE DOH REPORTS SIXTH TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE OF 2025 FOR...
West Fargo Sheyenne High’s Shaina Eagleson Named As Outstanding Science Educator
North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
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April 10, 2025
State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler on Thursday congratulated Shaina Eagleson, a science teacher at West Fargo’s Sheyenne High School, who has been named a state finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science...
West Fargo Sheyenne High’s Shaina Eagleson Named As Outstanding Science Educator
North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
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April 10, 2025
State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler on Thursday congratulated Shaina Eagleson, a science teacher at West Fargo’s Sheyenne High School, who has been named a state finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science...
FEMA Announces 38 Communities Selected to Receive Technical Assistance for Exercises
FEMA
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August 15, 2024
WASHINGTON – Today, FEMA announced it will support 43 preparedness exercises across 38 state, local, tribal, and territorial governments through the National Exercise Program. Exercises play a vital role in building capacity in emergency...
SPREP’s Fourth Executive Board Meeting ends on a high
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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September 18, 2024
Island and Ocean Ecosystems Climate Change Resilience Environmental Monitoring and Governance Waste Management and Pollution Control General News 6 September 2024, Apia Samoa - The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme’s...