News published on Federal Newswire in February 2022

News from February 2022


Cantwell Says Rising Sea Level Projections Underscore Need for Action on Coastal Resiliency

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Chair of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation reacted to a NOAA-led report released today which predicts sea levels along the U.S. coastline will rise an additional 10-12 inches by 2050 – as much as we have experienced over the last 100 years


News Release: James Velissaris inflated the values of numerous positions in the investment funds managed by Infinity Q and falsified documents to Infinity Q’s auditors and the SEC in order to hide the fraud.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement regarding the Biden administration’s request for $30 billion.



US Department of Labor offers online compliance webinar for federal contractors, stakeholders, workers amid Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments

News Release: WASHINGTON - The historic investment in our nation’s aging infrastructure made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - signed by President Biden on Nov. 15, 2021 - will have a significant impact on those involved in federal construction contracts.


Capito Defends Small Refinery Exemptions in RFS Program

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, questioned witnesses in a hearing to examine the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program.


News Release: ST. CROIX FALLS, WI. - The National Park Service (NPS) has completed the planning and regulatory process required to allow bike use on the Cable Connector Trail, a 0.25-mile connector trail across NPS land near Cable, Wisconsin.


Opening Statement of Ranking Member Capito for Hearing on Renewable Fuel Standard Program

Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing to examine the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program.


Notice published by Homeland Security Department on Feb. 14

The US Homeland Security Department published a three page notice on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOT-FRA offers new grant application process starting Feb. 17

FY22 National Network Cooperative Agreement to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation grant opened on Feb. 17.


The US Energy Department published a six page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rule published by Environmental Protection Agency on Feb. 14

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a nine page rule on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Disbarred Lawyer Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Stealing Injured Clients’ Settlement Money and Cheating on Federal Income Taxes

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A disbarred personal-injury lawyer was sentenced today to 144 months in federal prison for stealing settlement money from multiple clients, including a multimillion-dollar settlement that should have been paid to a car accident victim, and for cheating on his federal income taxes.


New X-Ray at SRS Ensures Continued Safe Waste Shipments to WIPP

EM recently installed equipment at the Savannah River Site (SRS) that ensures continued safe shipment of transuranic (TRU) waste to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) for disposal.


Hanford Tank Waste Treatment Plant Running Water Tests

Crews at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) have completed the first test to demonstrate that liquids can safely run through and between facilities that will support vitrification, a process that will transform the Hanford Site’s radiological and chemical tank waste into a safe form for disposal.


EM to Demolish Submarine Reactor Prototype at Idaho Site

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) is set to deactivate and demolish the prototype for a reactor plant used for the first nuclear-powered submarine, a major step toward advancing environmental cleanup at the DOE Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site.


LM Orders Three Electric Vehicles in Support of New Infrastructure Law

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM) recently leased three electric vehicles from the GSA leasing program to start replacing LM’s government vehicle fleet.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - An Alabama man was sentenced today to one year in prison for escape to run consecutively to the federal sentence he is currently serving.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Socorro Man Indicted on Child Pornography Charges

News Release: EL PASO - A federal grand jury in El Paso returned an indictment yesterday charging a Socorro man with two counts of child pornography.