News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


Texas Man Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JORGE OMAR JIMINEZ, age 24, a resident of San Antonio, Texas, was sentenced on March 31, 2022 to eighteen (18) months’ imprisonment, three (3) months of supervised release, and a $100.00 mandatory special assessment fee by U.S. District Judge Wendy B. Vitter after pleading guilty...


Ranking Member Barrasso Leads Legislation to Establish Strategic Uranium Reserve

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), along with Senators Roger Marshall (R-KS), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) introduced the National Opportunity to Restore Uranium Supply Services In America (NO RUSSIA) Act of 2022.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), issued the following statement in response to President Biden announcing another release from nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve.


DOS-AQM grant application closes on May 30

Indigenous People's Finance Access Facility (IPFAF) grant opened on April 1.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOS-CRI grant application closes on June 1

Strengthening Government Through Civil Society Engagement grant opened on April 1.



Special Representative for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim’s Travel to Washington, DC

Release: U.S. Special Representative for the DPRK Ambassador Sung Kim will travel to Washington, DC April 3-7 to participate in a series of meetings with U.S. government officials and others on a broad range of DPRK issues, including the DPRK’s recent ICBM launches. He will meet with ROK Special Representative...


Forestland Management Benefits Salmon and Steelhead in Northern California

Conserving our forests is not only good for us, but good for fish.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.3 Million to Grow Businesses and Create Jobs in Kings Mountain, North Carolina

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.3 million grant to the city of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, for wastewater infrastructure improvements.


USDA Seeks Nominees for the Hass Avocado Board

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking six nominees for the Hass Avocado Board.


From Forests to Faucets: Where does your drinking water come from?

Standing on the banks of the Yadkin River in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, the river tumbles peacefully by.


Leader Rodgers Statement on Biden Administration Announcement for LNG Partnership with Europe

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.


Leader Rodgers Urges FERC to Flip the Switch to Unleash American Energy

House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) meeting today where the Commission walked back its controversial natural gas policy statements.


News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - A Nicholas County man was sentenced today to one year in prison, to be served on home confinement, for fraudulently obtaining a line of credit.


BLM Seeks Public Input on Use of Additional Herbicides for Vegetation Treatments on Public Lands

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input as it begins considering use of certain herbicides to control noxious weeds and invasive species that impact about a third of public lands. A Notice of Intent published today in the Federal Register initiates a 30-day public comment period that will inform development of a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act.


Commerce Department discusses Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; Quota Transfer From MD to NC on March 30

The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on March 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Justice Department Files Statement of Interest in Fair Housing Act Case Alleging Unlawful Exclusion of Tenants Who Do Not Speak English

News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - The Justice Department filed a Statement of Interest today in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York explaining how policies that exclude rental housing applicants because they do not speak English may violate the Fair Housing Act.


Energy Department discusses Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Microwave Ovens on March 30

The US Energy Department published a one page rule on March 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


There were 12 press releases published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service in March.