News from December 2022

By DOE Newswire | Dec 19, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Petroleum Reserves today announced that it will start repurchasing crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). This repurchase is an opportunity to secure a good deal for American taxpayers by repurchasing oil at a lower price than the $96 per barrel average price it was sold for, as well as to strengthen energy security.

By Press release submission | Dec 19, 2022
Once in awhile a snow bunting (plectrophenax nivalis) shows up on Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge and recently was one of those times.

By Commerce Newswire | Dec 19, 2022
News Release: GAITHERSBURG, Md. - The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has drafted updated guidelines to help the nation combat fraud and cybercrime while fostering equity and preserving fundamental human rights. The guidelines support risk-informed management of people’s personas online - their “digital identities" - often required to engage in everyday digital transactions from banking to ordering groceries.

By Press release submission | Dec 19, 2022
Guinea citizen Amara Cherif was sentenced to serve 57 months in U.S. federal prison for conspiring to traffic in millions of dollars in rhinoceros horns and elephant ivory, both parts of endangered wildlife species.

By Press release submission | Dec 19, 2022
When the weather outside is frightful, and the garage seems so delightful, fish hatchery trucks have nowhere to go, so let it snow.

By Interior Newswire | Dec 19, 2022
News Release: Quick Facts. Location: US Hwy 276 on the west side of Lake Powell. Significance: Entrance Station. Amenities. 3 listed. Entrance Passes for Sale, Information, Information - Maps Available. Welcome to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Halls Crossing Entrance is the gateway to the Halls Crossing Marina...

By DOL Newswire | Dec 19, 2022
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and U.S. Representative Susan Wild (D-PA-07), introduced legislation to protect every American’s right to access in vitro fertilization...

By Press release submission | Dec 19, 2022
In the forested hills of the Pennsylvania Highlands, undeveloped land is becoming more expensive and harder to find. For Pennsylvania state agencies tasked with conserving outdoor spaces for public recreation and wildlife protection, finding creative ways to acquire new lands is a priority.

By Press release submission | Dec 19, 2022
Our lives are brighter because of national wildlife refuges.

By State Newswire | Dec 19, 2022
Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.

By Press release submission | Dec 19, 2022
Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is announcing a final action to list the whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

By State Newswire | Dec 19, 2022
Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Norway, and the United Kingdom (the Troika) and the European Union.

By State Newswire | Dec 19, 2022
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s a real pleasure to welcome President Ruto here to Washington to the summit, and the opportunity to have this conversation. Kenya is a key strategic partner for the United States. We’re working together and also applauding Kenya’s leadership on so...

By State Newswire | Dec 19, 2022
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.

By Press release submission | Dec 19, 2022
Everyone should have the opportunity to fish.

By Press release submission | Dec 19, 2022
The North American Wetlands Conservation Council is excited to announce several significant and profound changes to the U.S. North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) grant programs that will go into effect with the 2024 proposal cycles.

By State Newswire | Dec 19, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul issued a statement on the Biden administration’s continued blind eye toward Nicaragua’s pattern of oppression.

By Press release submission | Dec 19, 2022
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service launched the Center for Pollinator Conservation to address the decline of pollinator populations across North America.

By Press release submission | Dec 19, 2022
Join in on a guided tour of the Pungo Unit to watch the magnificent migratory waterfowl.
