News from February 2022
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 28, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Press release submission | Feb 28, 2022
Based on a review of the best available scientific information, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is listing the peppered chub as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2022
News Release: SPRINGDALE, Utah - In 2021, Zion National Park recorded 5,039,835 visits, the most in park history. Zion is among a small group of national park areas to ever exceed 5 million annual visits. This milestone caps a decade during which the number of visits to Zion nearly doubled.“Clearly our visitors value their parks and public lands.

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2022
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Patrick Lawrence Wood, age 35, of Silver Spring, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to produce child pornography. Wood admitted that he paid co-conspirators in the Philippines to procure images and videos of children under the age of 12 engaged in sexually explicit conduct requested by Wood.

By Homeland Newswire | Feb 28, 2022
Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Transportation Security Administration officers at Norfolk International Airport stopped a Windsor, Va., woman from carrying a loaded gun onto her flight on Friday, Feb. 25, just one day after stopping a Virginia Beach woman who also had a loaded gun when she attempted to pass through the security checkpoint.

By US DOT Newswire | Feb 28, 2022
Competitive Academic Agreement Program (CAAP) grant opened on Feb. 28.

By Press release submission | Feb 28, 2022
The National Park Service (NPS) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are seeking public input on potential alternatives for an air tour management plan (ATMP) for Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.

By Press release submission | Feb 28, 2022
Effective July 1, 2022, Grand Canyon National Park will increase the cost of overnight backcountry permits.

By Press release submission | Feb 28, 2022
Last week, National Park Service (NPS) Director Chuck Sams followed the flow of water from the Big Cypress Swamp, through the Everglades famed River of Grass, over the vast mangrove forests, and out to Florida and Biscayne Bays during a visit to South Florida’s national parks and preserve.

By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2022
Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 28, 2022
The US Agriculture Department published a nine page rule on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Press release submission | Feb 28, 2022
Thomas Edison National Historical Park (TENHP) announces the release of 2,400 historic Edison disc sound recordings, digitized and made available online in cooperation with the University of California, Santa Barbara Library Special Research Collections on their Discography of American Historical Recordings (DAHR)

By Press release submission | Feb 28, 2022
Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Announces Prescribed BurnsREPUBLIC, MO -- Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield will conduct a prescribed burn in the park sometime between February 28 and March 12, 2022.

By Press release submission | Feb 28, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada Department of Corrections – Silver State Industries conducted a saddle-started wild horse adoption event at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center on February 26, 2022.

By Press release submission | Feb 28, 2022
The National Park Service (NPS) published 2021 annual visitation statistics and a news release that provide a picture of 2021 by the numbers for the NPS, including a list of the 25 most visited parks.

By Press release submission | Feb 28, 2022
The National Park Service (NPS) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are seeking public input on potential alternatives to be considered for an air tour management plan (ATMP) for Haleakalā National Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2022
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Sissonville man was sentenced today to two years and six months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.

By Homeland Newswire | Feb 28, 2022
The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 28, 2022
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2022
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A Quincy, Illinois, man, Earl Wierschem, 53, of the 600 Block of South 21st Street, was sentenced on Feb. 25, 2022 to 120 months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, to be followed by a five-year term of supervised release, for possession of child pornography.