News from April 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: The Justice Department filed an amended complaint today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, alleging that 14 entities designed and constructed five condominium and apartment complexes in Hawaii without accessible features required by the Fair Housing Act. Two of the properties - Kahului ...

By US DOT Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today issued the following statement on the latest climate mitigation report by the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Theft of Money from Federal Program and Embezzlement and Theft from Indian Tribal Organization.

By Press release submission | Apr 5, 2022
A 42-year-old Houston man has been ordered to prison for committing sexual exploitation and coercion and enticement of minors, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.

By T.H. Lawrence | Apr 5, 2022
More motorists are using mobile devices, and thousands of people are dying because of distracted drivers, a new study reveals.

By Press release submission | Apr 5, 2022
A former Perryton police officer was sentenced Thursday to 17 years in federal prison for child pornography offenses, announced U.S.

By Press release submission | Apr 5, 2022
The Bureau of Labor Statistics February Job Opening and Labor Turnover (JOLTS) Survey today showed President Biden’s worker shortage remains near historic highs with more than 11 million job openings.

By Press release submission | Apr 5, 2022
U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, delivered the following remarks at a hearing entitled, “The President’s 2022 Trade Policy Agenda.”

By Press release submission | Apr 5, 2022
Devon, EOG, and Occidental are among the most significant oil and gas operators on public lands and waters

By Press release submission | Apr 5, 2022
We are here today to get answers from the Big Oil companies about why they are ripping off the American people.

By Press release submission | Apr 5, 2022
New Standards Will Save Consumers Money and Increase Fuel Efficiency

By Press release submission | Apr 5, 2022
“Fred Upton has been more than a great leader on the Energy and Commerce Committee, he’s also been a dear friend for many years.

By Press release submission | Apr 5, 2022
U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Mark Kelly (D-AZ), a member of the committee, called on the Administration to move forward with domestic oil and gas development in the Gulf of Mexico.

By Press release submission | Apr 5, 2022
Elected officials and EM leaders last week commended the team that completed the exhumation of targeted waste from 5.69 acres of a Cold War weapons landfill at the DOE Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site.

By Press release submission | Apr 5, 2022
Just months after the Experimental Breeder Reactor-I began generating electricity in December 1951 in a historic first, the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site opened its first waste repository on the 890-square-mile Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) site.

By Press release submission | Apr 5, 2022
“Energy is foundational to everything we do, especially for the American people to afford everyday life from the gas pump to the grocery story.

By Press release submission | Apr 5, 2022
Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) spoke before the Rules Committee during a hearing on H.R. 6833, an attempt by Democrats to revive socialist drug pricing in the tax and spending spree and give Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) a pass to keep hiding savings from patients.

By Press release submission | Apr 5, 2022
House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the Biden administration announced a partnership with the European Union to increase American exports of liquified natural gas (LNG) to Europe.

By Press release submission | Apr 5, 2022
“I commend President Biden for taking decisive, historic action to combat rising gas prices and help provide the American people much needed relief at the pump.

By Press release submission | Apr 5, 2022
Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks as prepared for delivery today at an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing titled, “Trusting the Tap: Upgrading America’s Drinking Water Infrastructure:”