News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022



EPA Proposes Removing C&R Battery Site from List of Nation’s Most Contaminated Sites

EPA seeks comments on proposal to remove site from EPA’s National Priorities List


20 Years and Beyond—Solar Decathlon Announces 2023 Design Challenge

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon® announced the launch of the 2023 Design Challenge.


ALERT: 62 Percent of American Families Can’t Keep Up With Bidenflation

For more than 60 percent of working families, their incomes simply can’t keep up rising costs, according to a recent poll by NBC News.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Biden Administration Announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Wildfire Mitigation Investments in Colorado

To highlight the importance of the investments, USDA Forest Service Chief Randy Moore visited Heil Valley Ranch in Lyons, Colorado, with Interior Secretary Deb Halaand, Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and Representative Joe Neguse.


News Release: WASHINGTON-National Park Week, April 16 through 24, encourages everyone to discover something new about their national parks. With more than 400 national parks hosting a mix of special programs, activities, and digital experiences, the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation invite all to explore and enjoy national parks during this annual event. The week begins on April 16 with free entrance to every national park.


FEMA Administrator Criswell Urges Resilience Planning during National Hurricane Conference

News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell urged collective action today at the 2022 National Hurricane Conference in Orlando, Florida.


Bloomington Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - A Bloomington, Illinois, man, Jose Luis Arizmendi-Romero, 33, of the 800 block of East Wood Street, was sentenced today to 30 months’ imprisonment for possessing a firearm as an undocumented immigrant.



U.S. Security Cooperation with Nigeria

Release: For more than 50 years, the United States and Nigeria have enjoyed a strong security partnership and friendship. The U.S.-Nigeria relationship is among the most important in sub-Saharan Africa, given Nigeria’s status as Africa’s most populous country, largest economy, leading oil producer, and our shared...


News Release: BOSTON - A Canton was arrested yesterday in connection with sex trafficking a minor.


News Release: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced 24 initiatives to protect our ocean at the Our Ocean Conference 2022 in Palau.


The United States-Kazakhstan Open Skies Air Transport Agreement Enters into Force

The U.S.-Kazakhstan Air Transport Agreement signed on December 30, 2019, has entered into force.


APHIS History Highlights: Why APHIS?

Fifty years ago, the world was changing rapidly. Consumer demand for foreign products and commodities was on the rise.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page proposed rule on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Lakeya Aldridge age 41, of Federalsburg, Maryland to nine years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit kidnapping.


Alabama Man Facing Federal Charges Resulting From Violent Crime Spree In Tennessee

Alabama Man Facing Federal Charges Resulting From Violent Crime Spree In Tennessee


Former Bookkeeper Sentenced to 36 Months In Prison for Decades-Long Theft from Charleston Real Estate Company

Former Bookkeeper Sentenced to 36 Months In Prison for Decades-Long Theft from Charleston Real Estate Company


Combined Notice of Filings #1 discussed on April 13 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.