News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


News Release: Crescent City, CA - In order to safely perform maintenance on a large culvert, there will be temporary delays on Enderts Beach Road, three miles south of Crescent City. Starting Sept. 1, traffic will be one-way from Crescent Beach Day Use Area to the end of the road with delays up to 15 minutes.


Bear activity increasing on Moose-Wilson Road

News Release: Bears have begun to gather within the Moose-Wilson Corridor to forage on seasonally-abundant, natural foods. We need your help to provide bears ample space and allow them the opportunity to feed as part of their natural behavior.



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


Marking Five Years Since the Genocide in Burma

Release: Five years ago, Burma’s military launched a brutal campaign against Rohingya - razing villages, raping, torturing, and perpetrating large-scale violence that killed thousands of Rohingya men, women, and children. More than 740,000 Rohingya were forced to flee their homes and seek refuge in Bangladesh.


Apply with FEMA Today, Application Deadline One Month Away

News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY-Oklahoma residents affected by the tornadoes, severe storms and flooding May 2-8 have one month remaining to apply for federal assistance. The deadline to apply is Sept. 28, 2022.


There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 31.


News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - After a one-year pilot, the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM ) is growing a program at the Savannah River Site (SRS) that simplifies the process of transitioning interns into new hires.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced new Biden-Harris administration appointees who will join agency leadership to help create jobs in the clean energy economy, steward America’s public lands and waters, pursue environmental justice, and honor our nation-to-nation relationship with Tribes.


Fox: EPA to spend $3.6 million to 'enhance and build capacity for tribal wetlands'

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced $3.6 million in funding for federally-recognized tribes and intertribal consortia wetland programs to protect such resources.


US Department of Labor to make $5M in funding available to increase protection of workers in Brazil, Paraguay’s cattle-raising areas

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced availability of up to $5 million in grant funding to support efforts to address abusive labor practices, particularly in cattle-raising areas of Brazil and Paraguay.


USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Maryland

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Maryland under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). Through LFPA, the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) seeks to purchase and distribute locally grown, produced, and processed food from underserved producers.


Leaders Rodgers and Brady Demand Transparency from Secretary Becerra on Cure-Killing Price Control Scheme

News Release: Washington, D.C. - In their massive tax and spending spree, Democrats and President Joe Biden just granted U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra sweeping and unprecedented authority to implement government price controls over prescription drugs.



News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA is launching a notice of intent for a new program to fund resilience projects that will make communities safer from natural hazards. The Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund program will make $50 million available in capitalization grants to states to fund low-interest loans to local governments.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Aug. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


Elizabeth Horst

News Release: Elizabeth Horst is the Deputy Assistant Secretary responsible for Pakistan. She came from U.S. Embassy Berlin, where she was Minister Counselor for Public Diplomacy for Mission Germany. She is a member of the Senior Foreign Service.


Call for 2023 Community Artist in the Parks Applications

News Release: MOAB, UT-The Southeast Utah Group of parks will begin accepting applications for the 2023 Community Artist in the Parks (CAIP) program on Sept. 1, 2022.


Granholm: 'States are the vanguard of our nation’s energy planning and implementation efforts'

The U.S. Department of Energy announced the opening of applications to all 50 states, five U.S. territories and the District of Columbia for $425 in formula funding to help develop and deploy clean energy programs.