Stories by Karen Kidd on Federal Newswire


Buttigieg: 'We must work together in an integrated way to confront the climate crisis'

The Biden-Harris administration recently released the U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization.


 Interior secretary: New Orphan Wells Program Office is 'historic investment to tackle legacy pollution'

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced this week in a news release that the new Orphaned Wells Program Office will use money from the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for cleanup.


Buttigieg: 'Ensuring flight safety was the reason for this morning's ground stop'

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg commented on flights delays after a key aviation warning system went down.


Morial: 'This is a broad and far-reaching initiative that will address inequity'

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and National Urban League recently signed a memorandum of understanding to reaffirm their relationship.


Onks: FBI Citizens Academy allows agents to 'share our work one-on-one with community leaders'

Anyone who would like to nominate someone — even themselves — to be part of the FBI's Jacksonville, Fla., field office's 2023 Citizens Academy have until the end of January.


Castillo: 'EDA investment will help Indian Hills Community College expand its job training programs'

U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration announced a $725,000 grant to Indian Hills Community College.


Cozad: 'Companies that violate lead-based paint regulations must be held accountable'

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said two home renovation companies are required to pay civil penalties for Toxic Substances Control Act violations.


Taylor: 'Liz will be critical to our efforts' to deploy affordable clean energy

The U.S. Department of the Interior announced the new Bureau of Ocean Energy Management director.


Harris: 'We work tirelessly to support victims of sexual abuse'

A Maryland man was sentenced to 45 years in prison for the sexual exploitation of two minor females to produce child pornography.


Johnson: ICE 'will continue to safeguard national security and public safety'

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spent last year targeting transnational crime and national security and public safety threats, according to its annual report.


Nanz: 'Elder fraud is a growing problem as the country's population gets older'

A Tampa man was recently sentenced in federal court for his part in elder fraud schemes.


Fernandez: 'Transit is the great equalizer'

Underserved and disadvantaged communities in areas of chronic economic distress can now apply for federal funding to upgrade their transit systems.


Cozad: 'It is important that companies that handle dangerous chemicals comply with the safety requirements'

An Earth City, Mo. polyurethane producer will pay a civil penalty and make a donation to a local fire department to settle alleged violations of federal clean-air rules.


Swan: Conservation program will help 'lower the severity of wildfires in Lawrence County'

The National Resources Conversation Service's Conservation Implementation Strategy Project Resilient Forests is preparing for implementation in Lawrence County, South Dakota.


Collodi: Arrests show law enforcement commitment to 'hold those accountable who put our community in danger'

Two men have been charged in Washington state in connection to the Christmas Day attacks on power substations that resulted in thousands of people losing power and millions of dollars in damage.


Grisham: Gold mine spill settlement 'marks the conclusion of years of hard work'

New Mexico recently announced a $5 million settlement with two contractors in litigation over the 2015 Gold King Mine spill in Colorado.


Looman: 'Wage theft is used by unscrupulous restaurant industry employers to increase their bottom lines'

The U.S. Department of Labor recently recovered $1,651,550 in back wages and liquidated damages from a Los Angeles restaurant owner.


Da Silva: NIST develops new technique to 'support local training in a safe manner'

A modified yeast strain was developed by National Institute of Standards and Technology researchers to safely train first responders in biothreat handling, particularly in suspicious powders incidents.


Barron: 'Gangs will not be allowed to hold communities hostage'

A federal grand jury recently indicted six Baltimore men on violent racketeering enterprise charges as members of the Black Guerilla Family.


West Virginia senator: EPA's final water protection rule is latest round of 'regulatory overreach'

The Biden administration's announced final rule about how U.S. waterways are defined and protected is the latest round of "regulatory overreach," Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) said in a statement.