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Saldivar: 'ABD is just a cheaper, faster and simpler approach' for Savannah River site

The U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Management's process to speed up legacy nuclear waste removal at a site in South Carolina will improve the location's cleanup.


Giles: California arrested individuals 'preyed upon the most vulnerable members of our society'

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation officers in southern California recently arrested two dozen sexual predators.


Vilsack: 'Grassland CRP signup demonstrates the continued success and value of investments'

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will accept more than 3.1 million acres in this year's Conservation Reserve Program Grassland signup.


Trujillo: DOI 'addressing a variety of regional challenges to increase water reliability and accessibility'

The U.S. Department of the Interior announced $36.1 million in grants to help safeguard local waters supplies across the drought-stricken western U.S.


Carter: 'Guns, ammunition and security checkpoints don't mix'

Transportation Security Administration recently announced an increase in travelers caught with ammunition and handguns at Newark Liberty International Airport checkpoints.


Estevez asking countries that 'share our horror at Russia's aggression against Ukraine' to join coalition imposing export controls

Countries that are not already part of a coalition of nations implementing export controls against Russia and Belarus over the war in Ukraine should rethink their positions, a U.S. Commerce Department under secretary said during a hearing last week.


Guzman: California site recommended for superfund list, EPA 'continues to prioritize environmental justice'

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking a closer look at a former battery recycling location in southern California after the state requested the site be added to the agency's superfund list.


Pekoske: TSA Pride helps ensure 'employees have a safe space where they feel included'

For the first time in its history, three Transportation Security Administration employee resource groups co-sponsored a Pride-specific "Why Not You" virtual panel discussion.


Garcia: 'Asbury Park will benefit from the powerful tool of brownfields' to revitalize properties

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a small New Jersey coastal city will receive $500,000 in brownfields funds.


Lueders: Organizations aim for 'the best path toward recovery' of Mexican wolf population

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service made revisions to the management regulations regarding the Mexican wolf.


Garcia: 'Stormwater runoff can cause serious problems for the environment and people in Puerto Rico'

Two construction companies in Puerto Rico working on an 86-villa in the northwest tip of the U.S. territory were ordered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to stop releasing discharging polluted water.


Agriculture secretary expresses 'full confidence' in 5 new regional directors

President Joe Biden's announcement last month that he would appoint five U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) staffers to regional positions provides more talent and experience to the administration, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a news release.


Cash: EPA works to protect 'children's health by reducing lead exposure' in Rhode Island settlement

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced settlement with a luxury residential lofts company Pawtucket, R.I., over lead paint allegations.


Vilsack: 'We must safeguard and restore our forests to ensure they store carbon, rather than release it'

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Forest Service got its marching orders from USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack last month to take bold action to the nation's forests, improve their resilience and address climate change.


Touton: Reclamation names Administrative Professional of the Year for 'tireless efforts'

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation honored six employees during the Administrative Professional of the Year awards, held June 27.



Arizona law imposes 'unlawful and unnecessary requirements' on voters: DOJ

The U.S. Department of Justice is challenging Arizona's recently enacted law requiring voters to prove they are U.S. citizens before they can register to vote, stating the law violates the National Voter Registration Act.


Muthiah: Feds Feed Families program raises donations needed to 'unlock human potential'

The 13th annual Feds Feed Families program kicked off at the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington, D.C. with a theme of "Fighting Hunger – Giving Hope."


Granholm: DOE relies on 'the nation's diverse talent...to join the Clean Energy Corps,' starts with RDJ

U.S. Department of Energy teamed up with actor and producer Robert Downey Jr. to recruit new climate change change and clean energy workers to join the Clean Energy Corps.


Clarke: 'Racially-motivated threats and violence have no place in our society today'

A Kansas man was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for threatening a Black man with a knife to intimidate and interfere with the man's right to housing.


Despite Supreme Court ruling, EPA says it will continue to prioritize human, environmental health

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will continue to protect health and ecosystems in the face of last month's U.S. Supreme Court decision restricting the agency's power to limit energy sector emissions, the EPA administrator said in a statement.