News from August 2022
By Press release submission | Aug 6, 2022
USACE further reduces target flows from Lake Okeechobee to the Caloosahatchee

By DOE Newswire | Aug 6, 2022
“Text of Senate Amendment 5366” was published on page S4326 of the Congressional Record on Aug. 6.
By Press release submission | Aug 6, 2022
Chitosan as a Coagulant and Precipitant of Algae Present in Backwater
By Press release submission | Aug 6, 2022
Corps of Engineers Boundary Refurbishment Survey
By Press release submission | Aug 6, 2022
Organogel Synthesis Towards Electrochemical Sensing Applications

By Homeland Newswire | Aug 6, 2022
News Release: BOTHELL, Wash. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Lind Fire burning in Washington.

By Homeland Newswire | Aug 6, 2022
“Text of Senate Amendment 5361” was published on page S4325 of the Congressional Record on Aug. 6.
By Fed Newswire | Aug 6, 2022
The Congressional Record published “Text of Senate Amendment 5225” in the Senate section on Aug. 6.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 6, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and James Lankford (R-OK) to simplify the process to apply for federal disaster recovery aid has advanced in the Senate. The legislation would require the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a universal...

By Homeland Newswire | Aug 6, 2022
News Release: CHICAGO - On Aug. 1, FEMA announced Lucas County, Ohio, was included in the pre-selection of subapplicants to receive a portion of $160M in funding through the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program to assist communities across the nation enhance climate and disaster resiliency. The county’s proposed $169K project would elevate a residential home designated as a severe repetitive loss property on Dorr Street in Toledo.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 6, 2022
“Text of Senate Amendment 5390” was published on page S4335 of the Congressional Record on Aug. 6.

By Commerce Newswire | Aug 6, 2022
News Release: What travels around the world but stays in one corner? With the U.S. Postal Service releasing 16 new National Marine Sanctuaries Forever® stamps, you don’t need to travel the world to appreciate America’s most spectacular marine places.

By Bob Pepalis | Aug 6, 2022
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowed to “strengthen Taiwan's self-defense capability” during her visit with the Taiwanese people as a symbol of solidarity in the face of Chinese aggression.
By State Newswire | Aug 6, 2022
News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today with Tupou VI, King of Tonga, in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, to celebrate 50 years of bilateral relations between the United States and Tonga. The Deputy Secretary and King Tupou VI discussed Tonga’s efforts ...

By Commerce Newswire | Aug 6, 2022
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA- Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) July 2022 jobs report...

By David Hutton | Aug 6, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Service is kicking off efforts to ensure the long-term survival of giant sequoias from the threat of wildfire by putting in place emergency fuels reduction treatments.

By State Newswire | Aug 6, 2022
Release: On August 5, 2022, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced in Ghana more than $127 million in humanitarian assistance for Africa through the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. This assistance will provide lifesaving support to refugees, asylum seekers, internally...
By State Newswire | Aug 6, 2022
Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2022
News Release: WDC Acquisitions LLC d/b/a Wellman Dynamics located in Creston, Iowa, will pay $500,000 to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act for failing to conduct contractually required testing and falsifying test results for parts used in military aircraft, the Justice Department announced today.

By Commerce Newswire | Aug 6, 2022
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce launched the Job Quality Toolkit, which provides strategies and actions to help small-and-medium-sized organizations recruit and retain a high-performing workforce. The toolkit also includes eight case studies of organizations that have committed to increasing the quality of the jobs they offer.