News from December 2021
By Art Benavidez | Dec 29, 2021
An Indiana man who asked women on Facebook for sexually explicit photos of their children in exchange for money, with three agreeing to the offer, was recently sentenced to 50 years in prison and 15 years of supervised release.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 29, 2021
News Release: MEEKER, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to sell 3.73 acres of public lands in Rio Blanco County to Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) to resolve inadvertent, unauthorized use of public lands. CNCC previously leased this parcel of public land for the operation of a shooting range. The lease expired in 2006 and the shooting range is operating without a lease.
By State Newswire | Dec 29, 2021
Release: The Hong Kong government’s December 29 raid and arrest of seven senior staff at Stand News have forced yet another of the few remaining bastions of free and independent media in Hong Kong to cease operations. Journalism is not sedition. We call on PRC and Hong Kong authorities to cease targeting Hong Kong’s free and independent media and to immediately release those journalists and media executives who have been unjustly detained and charged.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 29, 2021
Release: For more information about plant or plant product imports, email plantproducts.permits@usda.gov or call 1-877-770-5990. For questions about plant or plant product exports, contact your local export certification specialist or email ppqexportservices@usda.gov.PPQ is committed to facilitating the safe ...
By Art Benavidez | Dec 29, 2021
MyLife.com, Inc. and its CEO, Jeffrey Tinsley, have agreed to pay $21 million in consumer redress after a federal court ruled the company violated the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act by engaging in deceptive practices.
By Emily Bevard | Dec 29, 2021
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is taking over various border barrier projects that were previously run by the Department of Defense.
By Art Benavidez | Dec 29, 2021
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) “has seized enough fentanyl to provide a lethal dose to every American” this year as Mexican-based criminal organizations are flooding America with fake prescription drugs laced with the narcotic, a DEA press release said.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 29, 2021
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A Hampton man pleaded guilty yesterday to defrauding victims in the Hampton Roads area out of more than $630,000 and evading the assessment of more than $50,000 in income taxes.
By State Newswire | Dec 29, 2021
Release: As the year draws to a close, I wanted to share some personal reflections. We will remember 2021 as the year the United States came roaring back with a “whole of government" approach to tackling the global climate, biodiversity, health and ocean crises. The Biden Administration fulfilled its environmental promises...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 29, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation has initiated the first application period for Extraordinary Maintenance (XM) projects that will address aging water and power infrastructure across the West. Newly enacted funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will be applied to the program following the new application period requirements set out in the separate Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (Pub. L. 116-260) which became law in December of 2020.
By Emily Bevard | Dec 29, 2021
In light of the severe weather and tornadoes impacting communities throughout the South and Midwest in December, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is assuring noncitizens that seeking help will not lead to arrest or deportation.
By Emily Bevard | Dec 29, 2021
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is conducting a nationwide monitoring effort to better understand the extent of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water while addressing public health and environmental risks.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 29, 2021
News Release: MEEKER, Colo. - The Colorado Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Northwest District Office welcomes Bill Mills as the new Field Manager for the White River Field Office in Meeker, Colorado. Bill will assume responsibilities as the new field manager beginning Jan. 3. Bill will be responsible for the management...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 29, 2021
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management Upper Snake Field Office has released a plan to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires, improve and protect crucial wildlife habitat, and provide for a working landscape on BLM, State, and private lands located within the Sand Creek Desert area in southeast Idaho.
By George Willis | Dec 29, 2021
Four Superfund sites in North Carolina have recently been given funds by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to accelerate the cleanup of hazardous waste and restore the safety of their soil and water.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 29, 2021
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Brodie Coonsis, 28, of Zuni, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Zuni, pleaded guilty on Dec. 27 in federal court to second-degree murder in Indian Country.
By State Newswire | Dec 29, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By Trina Thomas | Dec 29, 2021
Amid reported threats towards U.S. schools of mass shootings and bombings on the social media platform TikTok, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) urged Americans to raise their level of awareness and report any unusual activity.
By George Willis | Dec 29, 2021
Vehicles to average 40 mpg by 2026
By Bob Martin | Dec 29, 2021
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has announced that his recently implemented “Hack DHS” program is being expanded after discovering a software issue that affects cybersecurity in government agencies as well as companies in the private sector.
