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3 days ago | 
kcur.org | Hector Arzate |Héctor Alejandro Arzate
A recent executive order signed by President Donald Trump requires all commercial truck drivers in the United States to be proficient in English. There’s already a federal rule that mandates commercial drivers must understand English well enough to read traffic signs, among other criteria, but the new directive calls for previous guidance from 2016 to be rescinded in place of more rigorous proficiency standards.
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2 weeks ago | 
wpr.org | Hector Arzate |Héctor Alejandro Arzate
Four regional climate centers in the United States have reopened - including those in the Midwest, Great Plains and South. The centers and their websites shut down abruptly on April 17 due to a lapse in federal funding but resumed operations the following week after receiving stop-gap funds.
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2 weeks ago | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Hector Arzate |Héctor Alejandro Arzate
Four regional climate centers in the United States have reopened — including those in the Midwest, Great Plains, and South. The centers and their websites shut down abruptly on April 17 due to a lapse in federal funding, but resumed operations this week after receiving stop-gap funds.
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3 weeks ago | 
wisfarmer.com | Hector Arzate |Héctor Alejandro Arzate
Hector Alejandro ArzateHarvest Public MediaSeveral U.S. regional climate centers shut down Thursday ‒ including those in the Midwest, Great Plains and South. Those three centers are responsible for collecting weather data across 21 states, as well as sharing drought conditions and other online tools. But their operations ceased at midnight on Thursday due to a lapse in federal funding, which comes from the U.S. Department of Commerce through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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3 weeks ago | 
wpr.org | Hector Arzate |Héctor Alejandro Arzate
Several U.S. regional climate centers shut down Thursday - including those in the Midwest, Great Plains and South. Those three centers are responsible for collecting weather data across 21 states, as well as sharing drought conditions and other online tools. But their operations ceased at midnight on Thursday due to a lapse in federal funding, which comes from the U.S. Department of Commerce through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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3 weeks ago | 
nebraskapublicmedia.org | Hector Arzate |Héctor Alejandro Arzate
For Matthew Sittel, the assistant state climatologist at Kansas State University, it’s been a “blow to the community.” Sittel said he relies on both the Southern and Midwestern regional climate centers for their drought monitoring and historical temperature data. “To suddenly say, ‘We can't adequately assess the drought situation anymore’ because we've lost the data that we look at weekly to make these assessments, that's unacceptable,” Sittel said.
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3 weeks ago | 
kcur.org | Hector Arzate |Héctor Alejandro Arzate
Several U.S. regional climate centers shut down Thursday — including those in the Midwest, Great Plains and South. Those three centers are responsible for collecting weather data across 21 states, as well as sharing drought conditions and other online tools. But their operations ceased at midnight on Thursday due to a lapse in federal funding, which comes from the Department of Commerce through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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4 weeks ago | 
nebraskapublicmedia.org | Hector Arzate |Héctor Alejandro Arzate
A federal program that helped struggling customers pay their utility bills remains in limbo after the Trump administration fired its entire staff earlier this month. About 25 staffers were responsible for calculating and disbursing funds annually from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program to U.S. states, territories and tribes. Now experts worry what will become of the remaining LIHEAP funds.
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1 month ago | 
kcur.org | Hector Arzate |Héctor Alejandro Arzate
A federal program that helped struggling customers pay their utility bills remains in limbo after the Trump administration fired its entire staff earlier this month. About 25 staffers were responsible for calculating and disbursing funds annually from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program to U.S. states, territories and tribes. Now experts worry what will become of the remaining LIHEAP funds.
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1 month ago | 
backroadsnews.com | Hector Arzate |Héctor Alejandro Arzate
Despite the postmaster general resigning, a plan to cut back services will move forward this year.There’s a handful of old mailboxes clustered on a long county road in southeastern Missouri. One of them belongs to Kyla Estes, whose house is about a mile and a half away. It’s a long drive to their mailbox, but it’s even further to the nearest towns.“We’re about five miles... To access content, please login or purchase a subscription.
