Stories by Glenn Minnis on Federal Newswire


Launch of First Movers Coalition meant to 'spur the commercialization of emerging technologies'

The U.S. State Department has announced the launch of First Movers Coalition, a newly created platform that makes it easier for companies to harness their purchasing power and supply chains as they seek to create markets aimed at innovative, clean energy technologies that many perceive as critical to gaining control in the ongoing climate crisis.


North Dakota DOT considering longer semi-trucks

Longer semi-trucks could soon be coming to state roads in North Dakota after the state Department of Transportation recently launched a pilot program to look into the possibility.


EPA honors Penske Logistics for 'freight supply chain environmental performance and energy efficiency'

Penske Logistics LLC has been bestowed with a SmartWay Excellence Award from the Environmental Protection Agency as “a true industry leader in freight supply chain environmental performance and energy efficiency.”


California, Transportation Department announce partnership with supply chain infrastructure program

The State of California and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) have entered into a strategic partnership designed to ease the flow of “innovative project and financing opportunities for multibillion infrastructure improvements” across the state.


Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety challenges DOT to curb spike in road fatalities

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety is demanding that U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) officials do what’s needed to curb a trend that has resulted in the largest six-month increase ever recorded in Fatality Analysis Reporting System’s history.


Transportation Department calls for national roadway strategy to curb rising traffic deaths

With road deaths up 20% in 2021 over the year prior, the U.S. Department of Transportation is currently holding strategy sessions to curb the trend, which has seen such fatalities increase, particularly across the West and the South.


'Our frontline officers continue to remain vigilant': CBP officers seize over $960,000 in cocaine at Pharr International Bridge

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations (OFO) recently intercepted drugs at the Pharr International Bridge Cargo Facility believed to be valued in the neighborhood of $960,500.


'Get vaccinated before you travel': COVID-19-related restrictions on cruise industry could be lifted on Jan. 15

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo is breathing a sigh of relief over the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) recent indications it plans to soon remove all COVID-19-related restrictions on the cruise industry.


U.S. Census Bureau criticized for 'skewing public data' to protect confidentiality of citizens

Critics of a method used by the U.S. Census Bureau in the name of protecting the confidentiality of individuals argue the approach could ultimately cause more harm than good.



Minnesota’s Twin Metals copper mine awaits legal decision from DOI

With labor unions and environmental groups at odds over the proposed Minnesota Twin Metals copper mining project, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is taking a wait-and-see approach before weighing in.


Haaland postpones Alaska trip due to COVID surge

Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland postpones trip to Alaska.


Effort to save 'beloved' manatees in Florida underway

The race to save the shrinking pool of manatees is on in earnest.


National Park Service considers entrance fees 'to better serve' visitors of Indiana Dunes

Visitors to Indiana Dunes National Park may soon pay an entrance fee for the first time in the park’s history.