Stories by Timothy Stuckey on Federal Newswire


Environmental Justice for All Act will give communities 'most impacted by pollution the tools to hold polluting industries accountable'

The House Natural Resources Committee recently advanced legislation aimed at promoting environmental justice and civil rights,



Buttigieg: 'Americans deserve modern airports that meet the needs of their families'

The Biden administration recently announced the federal government would provide $20 million for the construction of a new terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport.


Easterly: 'I’m thrilled for CISA’s first international attaché office to open in London'

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency recently announced its first attaché office, located in London, will officially open this month.


Hinds: Oakland man 'put mail carriers and handlers and numerous others at risk'

An Oakland man was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for mailing two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) with the intention of harming or killing the intended recipients.


Regan: CEC supports 'projects that foster climate resilience and advance environmental justice'

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan recently announced the second round of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation's EJ4Climate EPA website grant program during the 29th Council Session of the CEC in Merida, Mexico.


Ortiz: Lansdale, Doylestown sites to be 'transformed and reused for the benefit of those communities'

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently launched cleanup operations for a superfund site located near Lansdale in Montgomery County, Pa.


Whitley: 'Trade mission will offer an abundance of opportunities for both the United States and the Philippines'

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced that Daniel Whitley, administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service, is in Manila to initiate a trade mission.


Guzman: 'EPA is funding innovative projects across California' to advance environmental justice

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency granted approximately $1 million in grant funding to help promote environmental justice in California.


Dawon: Human smuggler sentenced for 'callous and reckless disregard' for life

A Mexican national living in Texas illegally was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison for his role in a human smuggling attempt resulting in the death of a Honduran woman.


Peace: R. Kelly sentenced for 'decades of abuse, exploitation and degradation'

R&B singer Robert Sylvester Kelly, better known as R. Kelly, was recently sentenced to 30 years in prison.


Becker: Valley Roots Food Hub project 'will be innovative for the San Luis Valley'

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced a $200,000 grant for the San Luis Valley Local Foods Coalition.


Polite: Justice Department has 'deep commitment to prosecuting individuals involved in cryptocurrency fraud'

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced several indictments against six individuals from four separate investigations involving alleged cryptocurrency-related fraud.


Geib: ARS releases locust genome 'with today's advances in DNA sequencing technologies'

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service published the first complete genome of one of the most agriculturally harmful migratory insects in the world, the desert locust.


//eip//Pekoske: TSA 'screened and facilitated safe travel for over 11 million people' during holiday weekend

The Transportation Security Administration announced more than 11.3 million people were screened during the Fourth of July holiday.


Buttigieg: FAA grants 'will improve airport terminals while also creating good jobs'

The Federal Aviation Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation announced it would distribute approximately $1 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help modernize 85 airports throughout the nation.


Tien: 'Invent2Prevent uniquely empowers young people to help prevent this violence'

The Department of Homeland Security's Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships hosted the finalists for the Invent2Prevent program June 21 and 22.


Granholm: Ukraine takes steps 'to disconnect from Russia's power grid'

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, of Ukraine, recently declared his nation will begin exporting 100 megawatts of electricity to the European Union through an interconnection with Romania.


Coven: Immigration services report examines 'unprecedented processing delays'

The Department of Homeland Security's Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman has recently filed its yearly report to Congress.


Moore: Missouri woman 'violated her position of trust to selfishly enrich herself at the expense of others'

A federal jury has recently convicted a Missouri state lawmaker for a $900,000 fraud scheme involving the COVID-19 program.