News from August 2022
By USDA Newswire | Aug 27, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 26, 2022 – Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced more than $65 million of investments to help the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service improve water quality, roads, trails and fish habitat nationwide.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 27, 2022
News Release: DENTON, Texas - Revised Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review by residents and business owners in portions of the cities of Bixby, Broken Arrow and Tulsa, and unincorporated areas of Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2022
News Release: Our nation-wide commitment to reducing gun crime in America.
By State Newswire | Aug 27, 2022
News Release: Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele Sison will travel to Slovenia on August 27-30, 2022, to meet with Slovenian government officials and to participate in the Bled Strategic Forum. The United States recognizes Slovenia as a key partner in achieving shared multilateral ...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced that Ohio has been awarded an initial grant of $25 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to begin work to plug, cap and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells across the state.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Two Montana men, who are brothers, pleaded guilty today to a felony charge for their actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2022
News Release: The United States, through the Department of Justice and FBI, forfeited approximately $23 million traceable to the corruption and money laundering of former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha and his co-conspirators. This money will be returned to the Nigerian people through an agreement between the Governments...
By State Newswire | Aug 27, 2022
Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Athens, Greece, August 28-29 to meet with government counterparts on efforts to reduce global emissions, decarbonize ocean-based shipping, and continue the momentum of the Our Ocean Conferences. From August 30-Sept. 1, Secretary Kerry...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced that Kentucky has been awarded an initial grant of $25 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to begin work to plug, cap and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells across the state.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 27, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced the award of $8 million to support a four-year cooperative agreement with the National Disability Institute to operate a policy development center focused on employment for people with disabilities.
By State Newswire | Aug 27, 2022
News Release: One year ago today, 13 American service members lost their lives in a terrorist attack on the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. These American heroes were engaged in a selfless mission to undertake an unprecedented airlift, making the ultimate sacrifice while helping to successfully move nearly 124,000 people to safety and giving tens of thousands of Afghan families the opportunity to pursue the American dream. We honor their memory and mourn their loss.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 27, 2022
There was activity on one bill related to the Education and Labor Committee on Aug. 26.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced that Illinois has been awarded an initial grant of $25 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to begin work to plug, cap and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells across the state. Millions of Americans across the country live within a mile of an orphaned oil and gas well.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - As the nation marks the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech this weekend, the Department of the Interior today released its Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan outlines ongoing and future plans to root the agency’s work in equity and justice, address barriers to access to the outdoors, and increase equal employment opportunities throughout our bureaus and offices.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2022
News Release: HOPKINS, SC - Congaree National Park staff was recognized this week for their work in enhancing wilderness stewardship at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. by the National Park Service and its philanthropic partner the National Park Foundation. Present to accept the NPS Director’s 2021 Wes Henry Excellence in Wilderness Stewardship Team Award on behalf of park staff was Acting Superintendent Stephen Akins.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2022
News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Dale Meyer Elliott (41, Kissimmee) with three counts of receipt of child sex abuse material and one count of possession of child sex abuse material. If convicted, Elliott faces a minimum mandatory...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 27, 2022
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today applauding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for proposing a new rule which would designate the two most common per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) - perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Taheed Ebron, 21, and Nathan Coleman, 29, both of Washington, D.C., have been sentenced to prison terms for kidnapping two men at gunpoint over a five-day period in August 2021 and using blindfolds and zip ties to restrain their victims.
By Lucas Nava | Aug 27, 2022
U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., and Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller joined U.S. Transportation Under Secretary Carlos Monje Jr. in celebrating the Biden-Harris Administration awarding Albuquerque approximately $11.5 million grant funds through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the Albuquerque Rail Trail.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2022
News Release: FBI Las Vegas Federal Fact Friday: Tech Support Fraud.
