News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


Lawrence Man Sentenced For Fentanyl Trafficking

News Release: BOSTON - A Lawrence man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for drug trafficking charges involving fentanyl.


News Release: With warm weather around the corner, volunteering is a great way to get outside and connect to your community. There are several ways that you can spring into action to support causes and organizations you care about. Consider some of these ideas to get outside and give back...


Foxx to Becerra: HHS is a federal agency, funded by hardworking taxpayers, not a social science experiment

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a full committee hearing on HHS’ budget and priorities...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement regarding the announcement of Energy and Commerce conferees who will be responsible for finding a compromise between the House’s United States Innovation and Competition (USICA) and the Senate’s U.S. Innovation and Competition (COMPETES) Acts of 2021.


FY23 Budget Request Sets Stage for Continued EM Success

EM's fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget request of $7.64 billion reflects the strong commitment to clean up the environment in communities that historically supported or continue to support nuclear weapons programs and government-sponsored nuclear research.


USDA Seeks Nominees for the National Peanut Board

Nominees are needed to fill one member and one alternate seat each, for the states of Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.


Forest Service Launches Dashboard for Great American Outdoors Act Projects

The Great American Outdoors Act is supporting the USDA Forest Service to deliver benefits to the American public through major investments in recreation infrastructure, public lands access, and land and water conservation.


APHIS Adds Boone and Winnebago Counties, Illinois to the Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar) Quarantine Area

Effective immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is adding Boone and Winnebago Counties in Illinois to the list of quarantine areas for gypsy moth (GM).


USDA Announces April 2022 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers

FSA also offers guaranteed loans through commercial lenders at rates set by those lenders.


Marsh Madness 2022

While the women and men duel it out in their basketball tournaments, this week we’re keeping score of all the ways marsh habitat plays an important role in the protection and restoration work we do for communities, fish, and wildlife.


Ships We Have Known

A photo gallery of ships has graced the wall outside the Directorate Office at the Science Center in Woods Hole for approximately 40 years.



U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.6 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Small Businesses in Southwestern Oregon

This grant will provide gap financing and business support to small businesses in Coos, Curry, and Douglas counties to help them recover, grow, and create new employment opportunities.



U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.2 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Boost Tourism and Outdoor Recreation Activity in North Dakota’s Rendezvous Region

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.2 million grant to Pembina Gorge Foundation, Walhalla, North Dakota, for infrastructure improvements at Frost Fire Park.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $800,000 in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Training and Development of Tribal Entrepreneurs in New Mexico

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding an $800,000 grant to UNM Rainforest Innovations, Albuquerque, New Mexico, to assess and support training programs for tribal entrepreneurs.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Capitalize Revolving Loan Fund to Serve Small Businesses in Northwest and Central Oklahoma

Through this grant, SWIFT will provide working capital, entrepreneurial start-up costs, and other business costs to entrepreneurs and small businesses, supporting job growth and economic resiliency.


U.S. Conventional Weapons Destruction in the Middle East and North Africa: Clearing IEDs and Explosive Hazards, and Setting the Stage for Development

Since 1993, the U.S. CWD program has invested more than $960 million in the Middle East and North Africa for survey and clearance, explosive ordnance risk education, survivor assistance, and local capacity building.


Ensuring the Responsible Development of Digital Assets

The United States is committed to the responsible development and design of digital assets and the technology that underpins new forms of payments and capital flows in the international financial system.


Joint Statement on the Recent Taliban Decision to Deny Afghan Girls the Right to an Education

The following is a statement from the Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union.