Granholm: DOE to release oil barrels, seeks to make country 'energy independent'
By Kaleb Brown | Apr 26, 2022
Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm announced the Department of Energy would release 1 million barrels of oil per day for six months from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, per President Joe Biden's authorization.
KBIC leader: EPA-funded study will benefit those 'who rely on the environment'
By Kaleb Brown | Apr 25, 2022
Michigan's Keweenaw Bay Indian Community will receive a $75,000 grant to study pollution risks to its community, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced last week.
Mayorkas: 'Extreme violence' in Cameroon reason for TPS status
By Kaleb Brown | Apr 21, 2022
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced April 14 that it was designating Cameroon for Temporary Protected Status, citing the continuing violence in the country as the reason for the designation.
Nandula: USDA highlights pest control methods to 'make it viable for the crop to be sustainable'
By Kaleb Brown | Apr 19, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture highlighted methods used to protect crops against pests.
TSA: Organization will 'no longer enforce its security directives' regarding face masks after federal judge ruling
By Kaleb Brown | Apr 19, 2022
Federal Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled April 18 that the longstanding mask requirement for public transportation was "unlawful," reporting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention exceeded its authority and failed to properly make rules.
Granholm: Weatherization Assistance Program will help 'slash monthly energy bills' and 'improve the air we breathe'
By Kaleb Brown | Apr 19, 2022
President Joe Biden and the U.S. Department of Energy announced March 30 that states, territories and Tribes would be able to apply for funding through the Weatherization Assistance Program.
Biden: Oil companies need to utilize unused wells 'or pay the price for their inaction'
By Kaleb Brown | Apr 16, 2022
President Joe Biden addressed recent concerns regarding gas costs, announcing measures designed to curb rising prices.
Presas: Forgetting to pack firearms safely could result in 'criminal penalties on top of federal civil citations' at airports
By Kaleb Brown | Apr 15, 2022
Officials from the Transportation Security Administration have expressed concerns about the frequency of passengers carrying handguns to Southern Texas airport security checkpoints, including those in San Antonio International Airport.
Burche: TSA officers 'do an outstanding job' after passenger caught with gun at Rhode Island airport
By Kaleb Brown | Apr 14, 2022
A female passenger was stopped from carrying a firearm onto a T.F. Green Airport plane by Transportation Security Administration officers April 6.
Scott: Corpus Christi man pleads guilty for 'conspiring to steal military-grade equipment and sell it'
By Kaleb Brown | Mar 30, 2022
Corpus Christi resident Nathan Nichols, 46, pleaded guilty March 21 to conspiring to steal more than $2.1 million in military equipment from U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hood in June 2021.
Comeaux: Indictment of El Contador is a 'tough blow to the Gulf Cartel organization'
By Kaleb Brown | Mar 30, 2022
In November, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations worked with Border Patrol and the Drug Enforcement Administration to indict Jose Alfredo Cardenas-Martinez, 42, for several charges linked to his position as head of the Gulf Cartel.
Tien: Homeland Security needs volunteers to 'step forward' as migrants surge
By Kaleb Brown | Mar 29, 2022
As the number of migrants attempting to enter the U.S. surges, the number of apprehensions along the southern border has increased and the Department of Homeland Security has requested additional help at the border.
Buttigieg: Department of Transportation reassigns Newark runway times to promote competition, 'lower fares and more choices for the traveling public'
By Kaleb Brown | Mar 29, 2022
The U.S. Department of Transportation is reassigning 16 peak afternoon and evening runway times previously held by Southwest Airlines at Newark Liberty International Airport, according to a Feb. 25 news release.
Vilsack: USDA announces new meat, poultry program to support 'competitive and resilient' supply chains
By Kaleb Brown | Mar 29, 2022
On March 25, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the launch of the Meat and Poultry Processing Capacity Technical Assistance Program, which will provide technical assistance to meat and poultry grant applicants.
Speier: Single women at the border face danger of 'sexual exploitation' and trafficking
By Kaleb Brown | Mar 26, 2022
On International Women's Day, March 8, Congresswoman Jackie Speier raised awareness of the risks single women face at the border, citing the threat of sexual violence, violence based on gender and human trafficking.
Granholm: Department of Energy to provide $9 million to Native American communities 'to build stronger, more resilient tribal nations'
By Kaleb Brown | Mar 25, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy announced March 21 it would be providing nearly $9 million in funding to several Native American communities for 14 projects to develop clean energy resources, improve energy costs and increase energy security on tribal lands.
ICE: Iowa man sentenced to 70 years for 'production of child pornography'
By Kaleb Brown | Mar 25, 2022
Andrew Scott Scanlan, 33, formerly of Newton, Iowa, has been sentenced to 70 years in prison after pleading guilty to child pornography charges, according to a March 11 news release from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations.
USDA: 'Scientists are helping to minimize' disease threats to cacao plants
By Kaleb Brown | Mar 21, 2022
A research team with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agriculture Research Service (ARS) is working to save the world's supply of chocolate.
Villaneuva: Virginia drug seizure shows ICE is 'a formidable threat to drug traffickers'
By Kaleb Brown | Mar 21, 2022
On March 11, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents seized 16.5 pounds of cocaine from a ship at the Port of Norfolk, Va., with an estimated value of nearly a quarter-million dollars, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced.
Granholm: Wang to 'help solidify DOE's role as an engine of scientific innovation'
By Kaleb Brown | Mar 20, 2022
The Department of Energy responded to President Biden's announcement that he intended to nominate Dr. Evelyn Wang for Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy.
