News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


Providence Man Sentenced on Firearm, Transportation of Stolen Property Charges

News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Providence man who admitted to being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm and with participating in a conspiracy to transport stolen recreation vehicles into Rhode Island was sentenced on Wednesday to thirty-seven months in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a six page proposed rule on April 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks in today’s Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee hearing on President Biden’s price hike and America’s pain at the pump.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on April 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: It is my honor to be here with you this afternoon on the solemn occasion of Kwibuka 28. Thank you to Ambassador Mukantabana for inviting me. It is a privilege to be here as we come together to “Remember, Unite, and Renew.".


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.


EPA Expands Use of Enlist Products to 134 Additional Counties for the 2022 Growing Season

Following the thorough review of a proposed label amendment, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the use of Enlist One and Enlist Duo in 134 additional counties, providing growers with additional weed management options for the 2022 growing season.


News Release: HARRISBURG, PA -The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that the United States has filed a civil lawsuit against Dr. Peter J. Baddick, III, a family medicine practitioner, alleging that he issued medically unnecessary prescriptions for Subsys, a fentanyl-based...


USDOJ-OJP-OJJDP grant application closes on May 25

OJDP FY 2022 Opioid Afected Youth Initiative grant opened on April 7.


EPA settlements with Crescent Point Energy and EP Energy resolve Clean Air Act violations in Utah

Agreements reflect efforts to secure compliance with clean air requirements in Ozone Nonattainment Area 


There was activity on four bills related to the Foreign Affairs Committee on April 6.


News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man today admitted defrauding lenders of approximately $50 million dollars in connection with an invoice factoring scheme perpetrated over nearly a decade, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


News Release: DENTON, Texas - Preliminary flood risk information and updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps are available for review in Lincoln County, Oklahoma. Residents and business owners are encouraged to review the latest information to learn about local flood risks and potential future flood insurance requirements.


DOS-OES offers new grant application process starting April 7

Global Inovation through Science and Technology (GIST) Initiative in the Balkans grant opened on April 7.


Notice published on April 6 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a four page notice on April 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Justice Department discusses Importer of Controlled Substances Application: Meridian Medical Technologies on April 6

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on April 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks as prepared for delivery today at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled, “Gouged at the Gas Station: Big Oil and America’s Pain at the Pump...


News Release: Defendant defrauded victims of almost $1 million.


What did Transportation Department publish on April 6?

The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on April 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.