News from December 2021
By Interior Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: FALLS CHURCH, Va. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and United States Forest Service (USFS) are inviting the public to participate in a series of online meetings regarding the USFS application to withdraw approximately 225,378 acres on the Superior National Forest in northeastern Minnesota from disposition under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws over a 20-year period, subject to valid existing rights.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 40 months in jail on his conviction of possession of an unregistered destructive device, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: MARTISNBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Luis Manuel Solero Ortiz, of Ranson, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 60 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: FRANKFORT - Residents of Caldwell, Fulton, Graves, Hopkins, Marshall, Muhlenberg, Taylor and Warren counties in Kentucky who were affected by severe storms and tornadoes beginning Dec. 10, 2021, may apply for FEMA disaster assistance.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: Miami, Florida - A former National Football League (NFL) player was sentenced Friday to 37 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining over $1.2 million through a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: National Park Service managers remind Blue Ridge Parkway visitors and neighbors that winter weather conditions and seasonal road maintenance activities can cause temporary closures along the historic, 469-mile scenic drive. Park visitors should anticipate regularly changing conditions, plan ahead, and be aware of alternate routes if they encounter closures on the parkway.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: HOUSTON - A 35-year-old Houston resident has admitted to four counts of theft of public money, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2021
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that JOSE MARTINEZ-DIAZ, a/k/a “Tony Zinc," who supplied over 5,000 kilograms of cocaine to the Puerto-Rico-based drug alliance, La Organización de Narcotraficantes Unidos (“La ONU"), was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman to 20 years in prison. MARTINEZ-DIAZ previously pled guilty to participating in a racketeering conspiracy.
By John Suayan | Dec 12, 2021
JCI Jones Chemicals, Inc. has been assessed a $200,000 fine by the Environmental Protection Agency for safety violations at its Torrance, CA facility.
By State Newswire | Dec 12, 2021
Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Jakarta December 13 - 14, where he will meet with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, and other senior officials to reaffirm the strong U.S.-Indonesia Strategic Partnership and the importance of a free and open Indo-Pacific...
By State Newswire | Dec 12, 2021
Release: QUESTION: Joining me now is the Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Secretary Blinken, welcome back to Meet the Press, sir.
By Art Benavidez | Dec 12, 2021
On a recent visit to San Diego, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland emphasized the Department of the Interior’s endeavors to conserve, protect, and increase access to public lands and urban green spaces.
By State Newswire | Dec 12, 2021
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined Eric Shawn on Fox News to discuss the Biden Administration’s efforts to rejoin the JCPOA.
By Steven Hughes | Dec 12, 2021
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies announced Dec. 6 the formation of a task force to collaborate between the organizations.
By Steven Hughes | Dec 12, 2021
The Bureau of Land Management plans to catch wild horses to keep them safe in California.
By State Newswire | Dec 12, 2021
Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Jakarta December 13 - 14, where he will meet with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, and other senior officials to reaffirm the strong U.S.-Indonesia Strategic Partnership and the importance of a free and open Indo-Pacific...
By State Newswire | Dec 12, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks and Michael McCaul, Chair and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement supporting Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and condemning Russia’s aggression on the Ukraine border...
By John Kelly | Dec 12, 2021
A nonprofit submitted Freedom of Information Act requests to determine whether federal employees avoided "extravagant or excessive travel" when attending the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26)
By State Newswire | Dec 12, 2021
Release: On behalf of the Government of the United States of America and the American people, I send best wishes to the people of Kenya on the occasion of your national day. As you mark the establishment of Kenya as a republic and 58 years of independence, let us also celebrate the strong partnership between our two nations.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 12, 2021
News Release: Honolulu, HI - Sunday December 12 National Park Service staff at Pearl Harbor National Memorial were alerted to an issue with the shoreside dock. In the interest of public and resource safety, the decision was made to suspend public programs via the US Navy white boats to the USS Arizona Memorial. Operations will resume when National Park Service personnel deem conditions safe enough for the white boats to use the shoreside dock.
