News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 11.

EPA Issues Stop Sale Order for Rat Poison Sold in Plastic Bags in St. Louis

EPA Issues Stop Sale Order for Rat Poison Sold in Plastic Bags in St. Louis

EPA Recognizes Punahou School Student Team with President’s Environmental Youth Award

EPA Recognizes Punahou School Student Team with President’s Environmental Youth Award

EPA Issues Guidance to Help Communities Locate Lead Pipes that can Contaminate Drinking Water

EPA Issues Guidance to Help Communities Locate Lead Pipes that can Contaminate Drinking Water

EPA Announces $8 Million in Grants Available for Tribes and Insular Areas to Replace Diesel Equipment and Reduce Harmful Emissions

EPA Announces $8 Million in Grants Available for Tribes and Insular Areas to Replace Diesel Equipment and Reduce Harmful Emissions

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Boost Digital Manufacturing Technologies Program at Kansas State University

By Commerce Newswire | Aug 10, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, to boost the capacity of the university’s Technology Development Institute to assist Kansas manufacturers. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

EPA Recognizes Corte Madera Teacher with Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators

EPA Recognizes Corte Madera Teacher with Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators

Access to Panamint Valley Open, most of Death Valley Closed

By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2022

News Release: DEATH VALLEY, CA - State Route 190 is open to the western portion of Death Valley National Park. The road remains closed from the Trona/Wildrose Junction in Panamint Valley through Death Valley Junction. Additional areas are expected to open no earlier than August 19 as work to clear debris and repair roads continues.

S&T Seeks Information on Scientific Capabilities for Food, Agriculture and Veterinary Defense

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) released a request for information (RFI) seeking capabilities for scientific support for the S&T Food, Agriculture and Veterinary Defense (FAV-D) Program, including laboratory and vivarium space, IT infrastructure, as well as subject matter expertise.

Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with New Zealand’s Prime Minister Ardern

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.

Chickahominy Tribe Adopts Its First Hazard Mitigation Plan

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - On August 4th, FEMA Region 3 approved its first tribal-only Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) after more than a year of work and collaboration between the Chickahominy Tribe and FEMA. The nine-member Chickahominy Tribal Hazard Mitigation Committee and Chief Stephen Adkins formally adopted the Tribe’s plan, which allows for the community to receive non-emergency disaster aid funding.

The United States-Democratic Republic of the Congo Relationship

News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, where he will meet with government leaders and representatives of civil society to discuss the extensive partnership on issues including regional security, respect for human rights, environmental conservation, climate change, and bilateral trade and investment.

Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Perry County

News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - A Disaster Recovery Center is open in Perry County to assist Kentucky flood survivors who experienced loss from the Eastern Kentucky flooding.

California Man Pleads Guilty to $3.5 Million Scam-PAC Fraud

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2022

News Release: A California man pleaded guilty yesterday in the Western District of Texas to conspiracy to solicit millions of dollars in contributions to two political action committees based on false and misleading representations that the funds would be used to support presidential candidates during and after the 2016 election cycle.

U.S. Delegation to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

News Release: The Biden-Harris administration is deeply committed to addressing the challenges of systemic racism both at home and abroad, including the structures, policies, laws, and practices that sustain racial injustices. The administration further believes that any pledge to advance human rights around the world must begin with a pledge to advance human rights at home.

Oversight and Reform Committee and the bills it addressed on Aug. 9

By Commerce Newswire | Aug 10, 2022

There was activity on one bill related to the Oversight and Reform Committee on Aug. 9.

Signing of U.S. Instruments of Ratification of Finland and Sweden’s NATO Accession Protocols

News Release: Today President Biden signed the United States Instruments of Ratification of the Accession Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty for the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden, which the U.S. Senate approved on August 3. We celebrate this historic moment, which underscores the U.S. commitment to our shared Transatlantic security.

Kentucky Renters Can Apply for FEMA Assistance