News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022



Georgia State Physics Professor Wins Prestigious DOE Early Career Research Award



Jackson Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Carjacking

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Jackson man pled guilty to armed carjacking, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.


Jacksonville Convicted Felon Sentenced To Nearly Six Years In Federal Prison For Possessing A Firearm

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Jeromy Washington (25, Jacksonville) to five years and ten months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The court also ordered Washington to forfeit the ammunition and firearm involved in the offense. Washington had pleaded guilty on May 25, 2022.


Interior Department discusses Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey, Colorado on Aug. 31

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.7 million grant to Richmond County, Virginia, for infrastructure improvements at the Richmond County Commerce Park. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


EPA Removes Portion of Tybouts Corner Landfill from List of Nation’s Most Contaminated Sites

News Release: PHILADELPHIA (Aug. 23, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it has deleted a portion of the Tybouts Corner Landfill site in New Castle, Delaware, from the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is a list of the nation’s most contaminated hazardous waste sites.


EPA Announces Availability of $3.6 Million for Tribes to Protect and Expand Critical Wetland Habitats

News Release: WASHINGTON (Aug. 17, 2022) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing $3.6 million in available funding for federally-recognized Tribes and intertribal consortia to develop or refine wetland programs. During this competitive solicitation, EPA anticipates awarding funding for up to 25 projects that help build wetland capacity, strengthen nation-to-nation relationships, promote equity, and improve climate resilience.


What did Commerce Department publish on Aug. 31?

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - José Bou-Santiago, 50, was charged via information and pleaded guilty today in Puerto Rico to engaging in a bribery scheme in which he provided a bribe in exchange for being awarded a future municipal construction service contract that benefited his maintenance service company.


US Department of Labor announces availability of $5M in funding to support working women in Liberia, Nigeria

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a funding opportunity of up to $5 million in grant funding to improve workplace protections for women in Liberia and Nigeria, particularly women from underserved groups or populations.


U.S. and Mexico agree to invest $474M to address Tijuana River sewage problem

News Release: The International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico (IBWC), today held a ceremony to announce that IBWC Minute No. 328, “Sanitation Infrastructure Projects in San Diego, California – Tijuana, Baja California for Immediate Implementation and for Future Development,” has entered into force.


News Release: Gulfport, Miss.- A Houston, Texas man was sentenced to 132 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute a fentanyl analogue, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley of the Drug Enforcement Administration.


Oshkosh Sex Offender Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Attempting to Meet up with 13-year-old for Sexual Activity

News Release: Richard G. Frohling, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that Kevin J. Mueller (age: 60) of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was sentenced on Aug. 30, 2022, to 180 months’ imprisonment by Senior U.S. District Judge William C. Griesbach.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $4 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Tribal Business Expansion in Presque Isle, Maine

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4 million grant to the Aroostook Micmac Council, Presque Isle, Maine, to boot business development and job growth for the Aroostook Band of Micmacs. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan’s Indigenous Communities program.


DOE Announces $540 Million for Technologies to Transform Energy Production and Cut Emissions


DOE Announces $70 Million to Improve Supercomputer Model of Earth's Climate System


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