Stories by Tamara Browning on Federal Newswire


Garland: ‘Nationwide takedown of a multimillion-dollar catalytic converter theft network’ arrests 21

Leaders and associates of a nationwide catalytic converter theft ring were arrested and/or charged during a nationwide, coordinated takedown Nov. 2.


Lyle: NPS 'honored to host this important and life-changing ceremony for new citizens'

Nearly 60 new U.S. citizens from 18 countries were sworn in at a naturalization ceremony Nov. 3 at King Gillette Ranch in Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.


Thompson: EPA funding in Mississippi 'will determine whether air quality problems exist'

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality will receive $500,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to conduct air quality monitoring in the Cherokee community.


Aber: MS-13 gang receive life in prison after ‘the tragedy and senselessness’ of teens’ murders

Five members of La Mara Salvatrucha, the transnational street gang known as MS-13, received life in prison for kidnapping and murdering two teenage boys in 2016.


America First Policy Institute’s Yates, Savit: 'We must ban CCP ownership of American agricultural land'

The chair and the director of the China Policy Initiative of a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institute are calling for a ban on the Chinese Communist Party’s ownership of agricultural land in the United States.


Vietzke: New Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area superintendent ‘has extensive experience’

The acting superintendent of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area has officially been named its new superintendent.


Energy secretary: Success of national laboratories ‘will ensure U.S. at global forefront of innovation’

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science-managed national laboratories will receive help to build and upgrade scientific facilities thanks to $1.5 billion awarded through the Inflation Reduction Act.


Biden: Companies 'forging partnerships' for apprenticeships

President Joe Biden recently highlighted a continuing effort to build an infrastructure workforce, working with colleges, unions, local governments, companies and nonprofits with special attention on broadband Internet, construction and electrical work.


Department of Energy honors South Carolina's Savannah River Site’s 'essential' sustainability efforts

A former 310-square-mile-site of plutonium and tritium production in Aiken, South Carolina, that focuses on environmental cleanup has won the U.S. Department of Energy’s Sustainability Award in the “Innovative Approach to Sustainability” category.


BLM Richfield field manager on protecting wild burro herd in Utah: Assessment 'would help achieve and maintain an appropriate population size'

The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management's Richfield Field Office is seeking public input for an environment assessment to help protect a wild burro herd in the Canyonlands Herd Management Area.


Granholm: 'Agustín Carbó, a son of Puerto Rico, has been selected to lead the grid recovery and modernization work'

A San Juan, Puerto Rico, resident was named the director for the new Puerto Rico Grid Modernization and Recovery Team, led by the U.S. Department of Energy.


Criswell: ‘For the first time in its history, a Tribal Nation representative’ serves as National Advisory Council chair

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Advisory Council made history in appointing a Tribal representative as its council chair.


Nance: ‘Lead exposure and poisoning remain threats for children’

Administration and staff with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 6 promoted lead poisoning prevention Oct. 27 at the Wesley-Rankin Community Center in Dallas, Texas.


Granholm believes nuclear power should be part of nation's 'long-term energy mix'

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm told attendees at the fifth International Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Power in the 21st Century in Washington that nuclear power’s “low-carbon energy capacity” makes it a promising utility.


Frey: 'Lagoon wastewater systems are essential to many small, rural and Tribal communities'

A Lagoon Wastewater Treatment Action Plan, coupled with nearly $2 million in research grant funding provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will assist rural, small and Tribal communities in improving access to clean water.


Granholm: ‘DOE is dedicated to reducing energy costs in Tribal communities’

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Indian Energy is soliciting applications in light of new funding of $35 million for deploying clean energy technology on Tribal lands and powering unelectrified Tribal buildings.


Dugan: 'We will not allow any crime against children to go unpunished'

A West Virginia man has been sentenced to four years and six months in prison for accessing with the intent to view child pornography.


Granholm: Lithuania having tools for clean energy ‘never been more important’

The Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory will help Lithuania develop a plan to obtain 100% clean electricity thanks to a memorandum of understanding.


Cash: New England experiences ‘unacceptable number of days with unhealthy air quality’

New England residents experienced a slight increase in pollution in 2022 compared to 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s New England regional office announced Oct. 27.


Lamborn: National Defense Strategy ‘leaves an unclear picture’ of US’ defense

U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) said he will demand that the Biden administration “fully fund” priorities outlined in the unclassified National Defense Strategy, Nuclear Posture Review and Missile Defense Review recently released.