News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

Attleboro Gun Trafficker Sentenced to Nearly Five Years in Prison

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2022

News Release: Illegal firearms trafficked by defendant used during shooting at Braintree Mall and found hazardously abandoned in hotel room and pile of leaves.

Secretary Blinken’s Travel to Panama

By State Newswire | Apr 15, 2022

Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Panama April 19-20 to co-host a Ministerial Conference on Migration and Protection with the Government of Panama. Following the commitments expressed at the Regional Migration Ministerial in Colombia in October 2021, Secretary Blinken and representatives...

Export Sales to China and Unknown Destinations

By USDA Newswire | Apr 15, 2022

Release: Private exporters reported the following activity.

USDA-NRCS offers new grant application process starting April 15

By USDA Newswire | Apr 15, 2022

NRCS Maine Certified Nutrient Management Planner grant opened on April 15.

April 14: Bill H.R.7519 introduced, referred to Oversight and Reform committee

By Commerce Newswire | Apr 15, 2022

This bill is sponsored by Rep. Andy Levin.

April 14: Bill H.R.7503 introduced, referred to Ways and Means committee

By Commerce Newswire | Apr 15, 2022

This bill is sponsored by Rep. Vern Buchanan.

How politicians on Transportation and Infrastructure Committee dealt with bills on April 15

By US DOT Newswire | Apr 15, 2022

There was activity on one bill related to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on April 15.

Chair Grijalva Statement on Interior’s New Oil and Gas Lease Sale Reforms and Imminent Sale Notices

By Commerce Newswire | Apr 15, 2022

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) announcement that it will institute new reforms for its onshore oil and gas leasing program. DOI also announced that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will resume onshore...

District Court Upholds EPA Right to Enforce Against Illegal Imports from Chinese Vehicle Makers

By Press release submission | Apr 15, 2022

On Thursday, March 31, 2022, the U.S.

Notice published on April 14 by Labor Department

By DOL Newswire | Apr 15, 2022

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Biden Administration Announces Onshore Lease Sales, Raises Royalty Rate

By Commerce Newswire | Apr 15, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced that the Bureau of Land Management will post notices for lease sales, including approximately 173 parcels of public land, on Monday, April 18. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response.

Interior Department Releases Action Plan, Outlines Steps to Advance Equity

By Interior Newswire | Apr 15, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today published its first Equity Action Plan, which outlines the Department’s efforts to advance equity through all of its operations, remove barriers to equal opportunity, and deliver resources and benefits equitably to the general public. Secretary Deb Haaland will discuss the agency’s plan at the White House Convening on Equity at 10 am ET, which will be livestreamed on the White House YouTube channel.

EPA Recognizes Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc., of Reading, Pennsylvania, Among Nation’s Most Energy–Efficient Manufacturing Facilities

By Press release submission | Apr 15, 2022

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recognized Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc., a commercial bread and roll baking plant in Reading, Pennsylvania, as one of 93 U.S. manufacturing plants that earned the agency’s ENERGY STAR certification in 2021.

NNSA to conduct aerial radiation assessment survey over Boston April 14-18

By Press release submission | Apr 15, 2022

NNSA’s Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST) aircraft will measure expected background radiation as part of standard preparations to protect public health and safety on the day of an event.

U.S. Conventional Weapons Destruction in South and Central Asia: Releasing Land, Preventing Accidents, and Setting the Stage for Development

By Press release submission | Apr 15, 2022

With U.S. conventional weapons destruction (CWD) assistance in 2021, South and Central Asian countries worked to clear landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) contamination, and secure weapons and ammunition stockpiles.

Pittston Man Sentenced To 64 Months’ Imprisonment For Drug Trafficking And Firearms Offenses

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2022

News Release: SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Pablo Valentin, age 44, of Pittston, Pennsylvania, was sentenced yesterday to 64 months’ imprisonment to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release, by United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion, for possession with intent to distribute heroin and felon in possession of firearms offenses.

EPA Awards $300,000 for Clean School Bus in Dearborn, Michigan

By Press release submission | Apr 15, 2022

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Dearborn School District, in Dearborn, Michigan will use a $300,000 EPA grant to purchase an electric school bus.

San Fernando Valley Man Who Sold Counterfeit Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl Admits Causing Overdose Death of U.S. Marine

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2022

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Sylmar man pleaded guilty this afternoon to two federal drug trafficking offenses, one of which stemmed from a 2020 transaction in which he sold bogus oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl that caused a U.S. Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton to suffer a fatal overdose.