News from December 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2021
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Michael Edward Lamp, II, of East Liverpool, Ohio, has admitted to drug charges, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 21, 2021
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 21, 2021
News Release: Salt Flat, Texas - Beginning Jan. 1, 2022 all overnight use of the Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness will require a Wilderness Use Permit reservation fee of $6.00 plus a $6 per-person-per-night recreation fee. This fee will be payable upon issuing the permit. Permits are issued on a first come, first serve basis at the Pine Springs Visitor Center in the park. Wilderness use permit reservations will be offered on Recreation.gov later in 2022.
By Press release submission | Dec 21, 2021
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of an $8 million grant to support a global health organization’s efforts to improve workplace safety and health in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala.
By Press release submission | Dec 21, 2021
Two men have been sentenced for illegal possession of firearms, announced Acting U.S.
By Press release submission | Dec 21, 2021
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), launched today a joint public service announcement (PSA) sharing clear actions to stay cybersecure this holiday season.
By Press release submission | Dec 21, 2021
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the City of Fall River have signed an Administrative Order on Consent committing the City to continue implementing an agreed-upon five-year plan to reduce and treat combined sewer discharges coming from city wastewater pipes into the Taunton River and Mount Hope Bay
By Press release submission | Dec 21, 2021
Jorge Orencel, age 65, of Silver Spring, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to federal charges of attempting to smuggle goods out of the United States without the required export license.
By Press release submission | Dec 21, 2021
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is soliciting nominations for membership to the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI). USDA expects to appoint committee members in 2022.
By Press release submission | Dec 20, 2021
Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced the release of nearly $260 million in highway safety grants.
By Press release submission | Dec 20, 2021
A federal judge in Cincinnati sentenced Ron Craig Estes to 18 months in prison on Dec. 14 after the Cincinnati businessman pleaded guilty to one count of theft or embezzlement from an employee benefit plan and one count of mail fraud.
By Press release submission | Dec 20, 2021
The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division announced today that it is seeking additional public comments until Feb. 15, 2022, on whether and how the division should revise the 1995 Bank Merger Competitive Review Guidelines (Banking Guidelines).
By Press release submission | Dec 20, 2021
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) today announced the forthcoming publication of a joint temporary final rule to make available an additional 20,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for fiscal year (FY) 2022.
By Press release submission | Dec 20, 2021
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5) to establish nationwide monitoring for 29 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and lithium in drinking water.
By Emily Bevard | Dec 20, 2021
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has issued a statement commending the European Union’s (EU) sanctions against the Russian-paramilitary Wagner Group and its affiliates earlier this week.
By Emily Bevard | Dec 20, 2021
The U.S. Department of the Interior’s U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) will partner to assess global, regional and national resources for geologic carbon storage
By Press release submission | Dec 20, 2021
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for up to $100 million to support the deployment of novel technologies that can significantly change how communities, industries and businesses reduce emissions, promote energy efficiency, and drive grid modernization.
