News from April 2022
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to several State Attorneys Generals about the practice of outsourcing enforcement of consumer protection laws to outside private trial lawyers.
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
Manchin hosted by Premier Kenney, meets with Canadian leaders and tours energy facilities to highlight importance of a North American Energy Alliance
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
The National Weather Service (NWS) determined that the highest temperature in the history of Washington state was recorded in June at the Hanford Meteorological Station, managed by EM Richland Operations Office contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS).
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
The Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant team recently completed loading approximately 55,000 pounds of small carbon pellets into the emissions treatment system of the Low-Activity Waste (LAW) Facility.
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
Senior Advisor William “Ike” White and other EM officials recently visited the Portsmouth Site to observe demolition and disposal activities associated with the cleanup program’s mission.
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on the flawed and overly secretive review process of whether risky research for potential pandemic pathogens can be conducted safely and have a justifiable benefit.
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
Today at the Stanley C. Palmer Engineering Center in Kansas City, Missouri, EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister presented a $198,195 novelty big check to Brownfields Job Training grant selectee Heartland Conservation Alliance (HCA).
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
After the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reviewed Pennsylvania’s updated plan to address pollution reduction goals for the Chesapeake Bay watershed, it found that the plan falls short of those goals largely due to the lack of resources provided by the state. Approximately 25,000 miles of streams in the state – more than the Earth’s circumference – are considered unsuitable for fishing, recreation or other uses.
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM) Director Carmelo Melendez paid tribute to workers at the Weldon Spring Site near St. Charles, Missouri, during a ceremony April 14 to celebrate the opening of the site’s new interpretive center.
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced more than $5 million in scholarships and fellowships for students across the country pursuing degrees in nuclear energy and engineering.
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
The U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) and partners today announced the Vehicle to Everything (V2X) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which will bring together cutting-edge resources from DOE, DOE national labs, state and local governments, utilities, and private entities to evaluate technical and economic feasibility as we integrate bidirectional charging into energy infrastructure.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 20, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 20, 2022
News Release: CAÑON CITY, COLO - The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Royal Gorge Field Office entered into Stage 1 fire restrictions today due to dry conditions and high fire danger. The fire restrictions apply to all BLM-administered public lands within the boundaries of Lake, Teller, Park, El Paso, Fremont, Chaffee, Custer, Pueblo, Otero, Bent, Huerfano, Las Animas and Baca counties, until further notice.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - Two residents of Penfield, Pennsylvania each pleaded guilty in federal court to violation federal narcotics laws related to a nine-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking in and around the counties of Jefferson, Clearfield, and Allegheny, United States Attorney Cindy Chung announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 20, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 20, 2022
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 20, 2022
News Release: VAN BUREN, Mo. - Ozark National Scenic Riverways will temporarily close a portion of NPS Road 123 south of Van Buren due to a collapse of the road and nearby slope.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2022
News Release: Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge, New York Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced the arrest today of CHET STOJANOVICH, a/k/a “Chester J. Stojanovich," on charges of defrauding...
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
E. coli O157:H7 is a frequent source of concern for public health due to its association with foodborne illness.
By Press release submission | Apr 20, 2022
Joscelyn flashed a wide grin as she rolled back onto the paved parking lot, her cheeks rosy with windburn from the spring air.
