News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022



Team wraps up five-year bird-banding effort in southern Nevada

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel recently completed the fifth year of banding migratory birds on the Moapa Valley National Wildlife Refuge as part of a project to assess the overall status of birds that migrate to southern Nevada to breed and their use of habitat on and adjacent to the refuge.


Fire Hire Introduces New Generation to Wildland Fire

This fall, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and National Park Service teamed up to connect to the next generation of wildland firefighters.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard Before Their Meeting

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. It’s a great pleasure to have my friend Marcelo Ebrard here at the State Department, and we have a lot of work that we’re doing almost every single day between us, but it’s particularly good to get the chance to catch up in person. We are preparing for the ...


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“Text of Senate Amendment 6549” published by Congressional Record in the Senate section on Dec. 19

The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “Text of Senate Amendment 6549” on Dec. 19.


Federal safety inspections at six Amazon warehouse facilities find company failed to record, report worker injuries, illnesses

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Amazon during inspections at six warehouse facilities in five states for failing to properly record work-related injuries and illnesses. The findings are part of an ongoing investigation.


Judgment in the Appeal of Dominic Ongwen at the International Criminal Court

Release: The United States welcomes the International Criminal Court (ICC) judgment affirming the conviction of former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander Dominic Ongwen for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The conclusion of Ongwen’s appeal, filed against the February 2021 verdict that sentenced him...


DOE-GFO grant application closes on March 27

DE-FOA-0002813: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Resilient and Efficient Codes Implementation grant opened on Dec. 19.


Goblin Sharks

Picture yourself like any free-swimming squid, thousands of feet underwater in the ethereal silence of the freezing-cold deep sea. In the crushing pressure and near-absolute black void, something is moving towards you slowly, but steadily.


Draft Compatibility Determination for Commercial Timber Harvest

The Refuge is seeking public review and comment on our draft Compatibility Determination (CD) for commercial timber harvest. Commercial timber harvest to achieve the Refuge’s habitat management goals were described in the Refuge’s CCP and Habitat Management Plan


Pacific Lamprey Biggest Winner in Award-winning Oregon Fish Passage Project

Fish passage restoration projects have historically had a laser-like focus on restoring passage for endangered salmonids such as the threatened coho and sockeye salmon and steelhead.


Dolphin and Union Caribou Listed as Endangered

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined the Dolphin and Union caribou, a distinct population segment of the barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) and endemic to Victoria Island and the Canadian mainland, warrants federal protection as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act.


News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Kenyan President William Ruto on the sidelines of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. The Secretary reiterated the importance the United States places on its strategic partnership with Kenya. He expressed gratitude for Kenya’s collaboration on the UN Security Council and pledged to continue working on shared global priorities.


Holiday Open House

Mammoth Spring National Fish Hatchery held its annual Holiday Open House Event on December 3rd, 2022. The event took place in the Aquatic Conservation Center and Aquarium.



A Holiday Meat-and-Eat

The holidays are coming. I don’t want to hear about how you’re going to buy a pre-cooked ham, put some shrimp in a cup and call it a cocktail, or drink enough eggnog so you fall asleep on the couch and miss lighting the Hanukkah candles or whatever else you do


Fort A.P. Hill earns Military Conservation Partner Award

U.S. Army Garrison Fort A.P. Hill has been recognized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for significant conservation achievements on military lands.


Searching for Aquatic Invasive Species in South Florida

While it is not rare to encounter a non-native aquatic invasive species (AIS) in South Florida's tropical waterways, one may be surprised to encounter 30+ fish biologists hovered around plastic folding tables, buckets, and coolers full of these non-native AIS in a mall parking lot in South Florida.


Lockwood House Interior

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