News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


Opening Statement of Ranking Member Capito for Committee Business Meeting on Legislation and EPA Nominees

Opening Statement of Ranking Member Capito for Committee Business Meeting on Legislation and EPA Nominees


Violence and Threats to Free Speech in El Salvador

News Release: The United States government is concerned about violence in El Salvador and the passage and implementation of the April 5 Criminal Code amendment by the Legislative Assembly criminalizing reporting on certain gang activities. The law lends itself to attempts to censor the media, prevent reporting on corruption and other matters of public interest, and silence critics of the Salvadoran government.


Bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act Passes Out Of Senate Committee

Bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act Passes Out Of Senate Committee



Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Huntington man pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm.


APHIS Updates Federal Domestic Soil Quarantine Map

APHIS restricts the movement of domestic soil from areas within the continental United States that are under quarantine for specific plant pests.


Release: The U.S. Department of State has publicly designated former Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia Nikola Gruevski and former Director of the Department for Security and Counterintelligence (UBK) Sasho Mijalkov as well as Gordana Tadić of Bosnia and Herzegovina from the chief prosecutor’s ...


DOS-KHM offers new grant application process starting April 11

Cambodia Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Summit 2022 grant opened on April 11.


Casa Grande Ruins Celebrates National Poetry Month on April 19th

Casa Grande Ruins Celebrates National Poetry Month on April 19th


EPA Recognizes AstraZeneca Plant of Newark, Delaware, Among Nation’s Most Energy – Efficient Manufacturing Facilities

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recognized the AstraZeneca pharmaceutical facility in Newark, Delaware, as one of 93 U.S. manufacturing plants that earned the agency’s ENERGY STAR certification in 2021.


EPA Recognizes Titan America LLC, of Troutville, Virginia, Among Nation’s Most Energy–Efficient Manufacturing Facilities

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recognized Titan America LLC, a cement manufacturing facility in Troutville, Virginia, as one of 93 U.S. manufacturing plants that earned the agency’s ENERGY STAR certification in 2021.


EPA Proposes Removing Portion of Tybouts Corner Landfill from List of Nation’s Most Contaminated Sites

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


X-energy's TRISO-X Fuel Fabrication Facility to Produce Fuel for Advanced Nuclear Reactors

The TRISO-X, LLC Fuel Fabrication Facility (TF3) will be the nation’s first High-Assay, Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) fuel fabrication facility.


DOE Launches Inaugural Hydropower and Fourth Annual Marine Energy Collegiate Competitions

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) today opened applications for the inaugural Hydropower Collegiate Competition (HCC) and fourth annual Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (MECC).


USDA Offers CLEAR30 Option for Producers to Enroll Land with Expiring Conservation Contracts

Producers may apply for CLEAR30, a voluntary, incentive-based conservation program, from April 1, 2022, through Aug. 5, 2022.


National Park Service invites public to celebrate Ranger Betty Reid Soskin retirement April 16

News Release: RICHMOND, Calif.-- The National Park Service invites the public to celebrate Ranger Betty Reid Soskin’s retirement on Saturday, April 16, from 1-2 p.m. at Craneway Pavilion, 1414 Harbour Way South, Richmond, California.


Audit Initiated of the National Transportation Safety Board’s Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2022 and 2021

Audit Initiated of the National Transportation Safety Board’s Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2022 and 2021


2022 Youth Arts in the Parks Wildflower Art Exhibit Opens at Tamarack

2022 Youth Arts in the Parks Wildflower Art Exhibit Opens at Tamarack


APRIL IS NATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRITY MONTH – FORTIFY THE CHAIN!

APRIL IS NATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRITY MONTH – FORTIFY THE CHAIN!


APHIS Announces Availability of Funding to Control and Prevent Chronic Wasting Disease

CWD is an infectious, degenerative disease of cervids that causes brain cells to die, ultimately leading to the death of the affected animal.