News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.


News Release: Effective this weekend, Grand Canyon National Park will implement mandatory water conservation measures due to diminished water resources and storage on the South Rim. This measure is a reversal from earlier this week when water restrictions were lifted, as park managers have learned that storage tanks...


Four Guatemalan Nationals Indicted by Joint Task Force Alpha and Arrested as Part of Takedown of Deadly Human Smuggling Network Based in Guatemala

News Release: WASHINGTON - On Tuesday, extensive coordination and cooperation efforts between United States and Guatemalan law enforcement authorities culminated in the Guatemalan National Civil Police (PNC) conducting a significant enforcement operation to disrupt and dismantle a transnational human smuggling organization. This operation included the arrest of four alleged human smugglers who have been indicted in the United States.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Before Their Meeting

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, everyone. One of the great benefits and great pleasures of taking part in the ASEAN meetings is the opportunity it also affords to get together and compare notes with our closest partners, starting with my longtime friend, Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar. So this is ...


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Sabry

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry today in Phnom Penh on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum. Secretary Blinken congratulated Minister Sabry on his recent appointment. He reiterated the United ...


DOE-NETL offers new grant application process starting Aug. 5

Innovative Methane Measurement, Monitoring, and Mitigation Technologies (iM4 Technologies) grant opened on Aug. 5.


Justice Department set to publish a new notice on Aug. 8

There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 8.


Rodgers Statement on Biden Administration’s Declaration of a Public Health Emergency

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement today after the Biden administration declared a public health emergency (PHE) for the current monkeypox outbreak in the United States.


Conviction and Sentencing of U.S. Citizen Brittney Griner in Russia

News Release: Today’s conviction and sentencing by a Russian court of U.S. citizen Brittney Griner to nine years in prison further compounds the injustice of her wrongful detention. This step puts a spotlight on our significant concerns with Russia’s legal system and the Russian government’s use of wrongful detentions to advance its own agenda, using individuals as political pawns.


News Release: An Ohio corporation and its vice president pleaded guilty in federal court to the illegal sale of antimicrobial products. Assistant Attorney General Todd Kim of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD), U.S. Attorney Kenneth L. Parker for the Southern District of Ohio and Special Agent in Charge Jennifer Lynn of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Criminal Investigation Division (EPA-CID) made the announcement.


There was activity on one bill related to the Environment and Public Works Committee on Aug. 4.


There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 8.


Owsley County Eligible for FEMA Assistance

News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - Owsley County is now eligible for FEMA assistance after flooding in Eastern Kentucky.



EPA grant application closes on Oct. 4

Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers Program (EJ TCTAC) grant opened on Aug. 5.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $32 million in funding toward the research and development of new monitoring, measurement, and mitigation technologies to help detect, quantify, and reduce methane emissions across oil and natural gas producing regions of the...


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - FEMA is proposing updates to the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for Henrico County, Virginia. Community partners are invited to participate in a 90-day appeal and comment period.


Congressional Scorekeeper Confirms Democrats’ Reconciliation Bill Raises Drug Prices

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Despite Democrats’ claims that their latest budget reconciliation bill will lower prices for families, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today confirmed that the Democrats’ proposed prescription drug price controls will cause prices for new drugs to be more expensive, in response...


There was activity on four bills related to the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Aug. 4.


News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar today on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The two exchanged views on global and regional issues, including Russia’s ...