News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


News Release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Sierra Front Field Office has approved the implementation of the Tamarack Fire Salvage Project in accordance with Title 43 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The project will remove fire-killed trees that are near roads, trails, and camping areas within the Indian Creek Recreation...


News Release: ST. GEORGE, Utah - To help bolster a population of Relict Leopard Frogs, the Bureau of Land Management Arizona State Director signed a decision on March 24, 2022, to begin reintroduction efforts of this sensitive species to its historic range within the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument at Pakoon...


DOI-FWS offers new grant application process starting April 28

Preventing the Introduction and Spread of Invasive through Strategic Landscape-Level Approaches grant opened on April 28.


FEMA Assigns Over $16 Million for Forests, Natural Reserves and Wildlife Refuges

FEMA Assigns Over $16 Million for Forests, Natural Reserves and Wildlife Refuges


Guthrie: “I Am Increasingly Concerned that HHS Has Lost its Way Since President Biden Took Office.”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra on HHS’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget.


Three Ways to Keep Your Request for FEMA Assistance Moving Forward

Three Ways to Keep Your Request for FEMA Assistance Moving Forward


News Release: VAN BUREN, Mo. - Several criminal defendants recently pled guilty to federal felony offenses investigated within Ozark National Scenic Riverways.


News Release: Miami, Florida - A 31-year-old Miami man was sentenced yesterday in Miami federal court to 20 years in prison followed by 50 years of supervised release for distributing child pornography over the course of one year.



News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Environment Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) sent a letter to White House National Climate Advisor, Gina McCarthy, raising concerns she is not following ethics laws or President Biden’s...



Release: Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA), Chair of the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the Department of State Hearing.


Transportation Department discusses Amendment and Establishment of Area Navigation (RNAV) Routes T-354, and T-421; Eastern United States on April 27

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


FEMA Fire Management Assistance Granted for the Crooks Fire

FEMA Fire Management Assistance Granted for the Crooks Fire


FEMA Fire Management Assistance Granted for the Tunnel 2 Fire

FEMA Fire Management Assistance Granted for the Tunnel 2 Fire


There was activity on one bill related to the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on April 27.


Knight: Miguel Roca's experience will be 'invaluable as he takes on this important leadership role' as chief of dam safety

The U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Reclamation recently appointed Miguel Rocha as the bureau's new chief of dam safety.


News Release: Spokane, Wash. - Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Spokane District Manager Kurt Pindel announces the selection of Brie Chartier as the San Juan Islands National Monument Manager.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: SPOKANE, Wash. - Senior U.S. District Judge Edward F. Shea has sentenced Dr. Janet Sue Arnold, age 63, of Benton City, Washington, to 48 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute opioid pain medications and other controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose and outside the usual course of professional practice. Senior Judge Shea also imposed a period of 3-years’ federal supervised release.