Stories by Timothy Stuckey on Federal Newswire


Bose: 'Customers deserve high quality, reliable passenger rail service'

The Federal Railroad Administration recently issued an update detailing Amtrak's passenger train performance in cities during the first quarter of fiscal year 2022.


Buttigieg: 'We are taking a major step to transform America's passenger rail network'

The Federal Railroad Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation recently established the Corridor Identification and Development Program, which aims to overhaul America's passenger rail line system.


Harris: "We're working to ensure that baby formula is safe and available for families nationwide"

Vice President Kamala Harris recently addressed concerns about the country's current baby formula shortage in a social media post.


Stone-Manning: New law enforcement program director has 'several decades of relevant law enforcement and leadership experience.'

The Bureau of Land Management announced Jason O'Neal will serve as the official director of the Office of Law Enforcement and Security, according to a BLM news release.


Trujillo: 'Today’s decision reflects the truly unprecedented challenges facing the Colorado River Basin '

In order to respond to dropping water levels in Lake Powell, the Bureau of Reclamation announced new urgent drought response actions.


DOE's Granholm: Climate-crisis fight 'will be inconsequential if we don’t act now'

More than $2.3 billion in funding will support three approaches to combat and reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution while also tackling climate change and creating jobs.


Granholm: 'She brings endless enthusiasm and curiosity to her work' about Dr. Kathryn Huff's appointment as assistant secretary for nuclear energy

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm released a statement in response to the U.S. Senate's 80-11 bipartisan vote to confirm Dr. Kathryn Huff as assistant secretary for nuclear energy at the U.S. Department of Energy.


Granholm: Department of Energy works to rebuild Strategic Petroleum Reserve so it can 'provide relief when needed most'

The U.S. Department of Energy announced it would launch a long-term replenishment effort for America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve, according to a DOE news release.


Cassidy: 'We need to rein in spending and limit China’s leverage over the United States'

Two senators recently commented on The National Debt is National Security Act, which seeks to regulate the amount of the national debt that foreign governments can acquire.


Cash: 'We thank UConn for helping to fulfill our mission of protecting human health and the environment'

The University of Connecticut has been named a winner of the Environmental Protection Agency's 10th annual Campus RainWorks Challenge.


DOJ attorney: U.S. will make sure 'companies like Schnitzer comply with the Clean Air Act'

A Portland, Ore.-based steel manufacturing and scrap-metal recycling company with locations throughout the United States is facing more than $1.5 million in penalties for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act.


Haaland: Department of the Interior makes 'significant process' to 'spur a clean energy revolution'

The U.S. Department of the Interior has outlined a set of measures it would take to further the Biden-Harris administration's goal to authorize 25 gigawatts of renewable energy on public lands by 2025.


Nez: Secretary of Energy's visit demonstrates 'commitment to the Navao Nation and our people'

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm recently paid a visit to the Navajo Nation in Arizona and the Las Vegas Valley in Nevada to address the future of renewable energy in the U.S.


Knight: Miguel Roca's experience will be 'invaluable as he takes on this important leadership role' as chief of dam safety

The U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Reclamation recently appointed Miguel Rocha as the bureau's new chief of dam safety.


Granholm: 'Climate change has escalated into a crisis no one can ignore'

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm issued a statement April 22 in celebration of Earth Day, addressing the department's efforts to combat climate change.


Granholm: New program will focus on 'untapped geothermal potential'

The U.S. Department of Energy recently issued a request for information to gather support for an $84 million program to focus on the development of enhanced geothermal systems pilot demonstration projects.


Fernandez: FTA program will use 'power stored by high-tech transit buses' to assist during natural disasters

The Federal Transit Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation has issued a $1 million Notice of Funding Opportunity to any entity willing to develop guidelines for exportable power systems from electric buses.


TSA honors 'selfless, hard-working' security officer at Idaho Falls Regional Airport as TSA Officer of the Year

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently named Margaret Hanson, a TSA officer at Idaho Falls Regional Airport, as one of the national TSOs of the Year for 2021.



U.S. attorney advises 'Never trust a smuggler' after fatal boat accident

A California man entered a guilty plea to charges brought against him after a maritime smuggling accident killed three people aboard the boat he was operating.


Granholm: DOE seeks public input on school infrastructure program 'to improve student and teacher health and cut energy costs'

The U. S. Department of Energy filed a request for information for a $500 million grant program to implement energy efficiency upgrades in public schools.