News from February 2022
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 17, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a seven page rule on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 17, 2022
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By David Beasley | Feb 17, 2022
The National Park Service plans to feature an exhibit of photographs of Japanese Americans who served in the U.S. military during World War II to commemorate the 80th anniversaries of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s issuance of Executive Order 9066 and the opening of the Manzanar Relocation Center in March 1942.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2022
In early February, commercial fishermen spotted at least two endangered North Pacific right whales among a large group of around 20 whales.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2022
When Spencer Baird established the nation’s first fisheries lab in 1871 in Woods Hole, he also established a fisheries aquarium.
By Karen Kidd | Feb 17, 2022
The Department of the Interior announced Feb. 7 that the Biden administration is making nearly $725 million in fiscal year 22 funding available to 22 states and the Navajo Nation to create jobs and reclaim abandoned mines.
By Sam Jackson | Feb 17, 2022
The Bureau of Reclamation’s California Great-Basin Region announced Feb. 4 that it selected Jesse Castro as manager of its Division of Design and Construction.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is seeking zoos, aquariums, and wildlife facilities to participate in an important SARS-CoV-2 Serology Study to identify animal species that may be susceptible to the virus.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), responded to the unprecedented challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic on trade by allowing importers of plant commodities to upload copies of phytosanitary certificates and forms.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the appointment of seven members and 10 alternate members to serve on the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an investment of approximately $50 million in grants to support seafood processors, processing facilities and processing vessels through the Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety Block Grant Program (SPRS).
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Itamp Inc. satisfied a $26,912 reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint against G & K Citrus LLC for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint against R & S Export & Import Inc. for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By Press release submission | Feb 17, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on five produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By Press release submission | Feb 16, 2022
A Fayette County man pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the destruction of an energy facility.
By Press release submission | Feb 16, 2022
A Charleston woman pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime.
By Press release submission | Feb 16, 2022
A Central Coast woman was sentenced last week to 17 and one half years in federal prison for possessing a quantity of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, authorities with the Central Coast Safe Streets Task Force announced today, February 15, 2022.
By Press release submission | Feb 16, 2022
A former member of the New Bedford Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) was sentenced today on racketeering charges.Tyson Jorge, a/k/a “King Music,” 35, was sentenced by U.S.
By Press release submission | Feb 16, 2022
The former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Boston Grand Prix was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with multiple schemes to defraud equipment and small business financing companies as well as the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Internal Revenue Service.
