News from April 2022
By Press release submission | Apr 8, 2022
“This enforcement action reflects EPA’s continued commitment to ensuring facilities like World Oil refinery comply with federal clean water laws and prevent unnecessary oil spills,” said EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Martha Guzman.
By Press release submission | Apr 8, 2022
The United States is providing over $186 million in additional humanitarian assistance to support internally displaced persons and the more than three million refugees affected by Russia’s premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified war in Ukraine.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after the Biden administration announced that it will move all borrowers who have defaulted on their student loans into good standing...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - An Arkansas man was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of ammunition, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca, Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi, and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in New Orleans.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Rudolph Ford, age 33, formerly of Olyphant, Lackawanna County, was sentenced on April 7, 2022, by U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani to seven years’ imprisonment for his role in a methamphetamine and heroin trafficking conspiracy.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
Developing Gender-Inclusive Workplace Policies for Indian Companies grant opened on April 8.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for April 2022, which are effective April 1, 2022. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures or meet cash flow needs.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - An Arlington man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute over seven kilograms of fentanyl.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today rescinded a memorandum issued in 1975 by then-Secretary Rogers C.B. Morton regarding the authority to approve Tribal water codes. Today’s action will streamline Departmental review of Tribal water codes and remove a widely perceived obstacle to their approval.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
News Release: The Fort Hancock 21st Century Federal Advisory Committee brings together experts from several disciplines and occupations, drawn mainly from the communities surrounding Sandy Hook, to make recommendations for the preservation and adaptive reuse of over thirty National Historic Landmark structures under...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page proposed rule on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
The US Homeland Security Department published a three page rule on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s always a pleasure to be with my friend and colleague, Dmytro Kuleba. It’s especially a pleasure to see him now, to see him in person, especially under the circumstances. I just have to say, as we were saying in the NATO meeting that we just came ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
News Release: A federal court in the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, has permanently enjoined two tax return preparers doing business in Lawrenceville, Georgia, from preparing federal income tax returns for others.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s a great pleasure to meet my friend, the foreign minister. We’ve been together in all different parts of the world, but it’s particularly good to have colleagues from the Asia Pacific here at NATO. We are building stronger ties between NATO and our ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
News Release: DENVER - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Joseph Wesley Avila, age 30, of Denver, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for carjacking and possession of a firearm by a felon.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed the largest-ever fines ever against two passengers for alleged unruly behavior. The fines of $81,950 and $77,272, respectively, are part of the approximately $2 million the agency has proposed since Jan. 1, 2022.
By State Newswire | Apr 8, 2022
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
