News from February 2022
By DOE Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
Release: 68 Selectees Across 22 States Will Drive the Development and Commercial Deployment of Advanced Technologies for Fusion Energy, Electric Vehicles, Offshore Wind and More
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C.--With inflation having accelerated under the Biden Administration to 40-year highs, Americans face soaring prices across the board for everyday expenses. Today, U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, led a news conference with Republican colleagues...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following opening remarks, as prepared, from the hearing titled “Examining Digital Assets: Risks, Regulation, and Innovation."
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Departments of Transportation and Energy today announced nearly $5 billion that will be made available under the new National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program established by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to build out a national electric vehicle charging network, an important step towards making electric vehicle (EV) charging accessible to all Americans.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: DETROIT - Former Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith, 53, of Macomb Township, was sentenced today to 21 months in federal prison after having pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice, announced United States Attorney Dawn Ison.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: Dems Want to Revive Crippling Tax Hikes on Main Street and Workers.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: BOISE - A Caldwell man was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: ST. LOUIS - Barry J. Parrott, 55, appeared before United States District Court Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk today and pled guilty to the offense of solicitation of child pornography. Judge Pitlyk set sentencing for May 18, 2022. This offense is punishable by imprisonment of not less than five years and not more than twenty years, a fine of not more than $250,000, and the Court shall also impose a period of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: To be held on Feb. 26, 2022, at McGeorge School of Law.
By Bob Martin | Feb 16, 2022
In an effort to make electric vehicle charging stations along the Interstate highway system more accessible, the U.S. Department of Transportation and Energy announced last week that $5 billion will be made available to build a national electric vehicle charging network.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: Kelly: Americans Need Real Infrastructure Investment, Not Trillions of Dollars In More Reckless Spending.
By Karen Kidd | Feb 16, 2022
The Federal Aviation Administration recently announced new testing phase to safely integrate drones into the nation's airspace will begin with field testing, according to an FAA news release
By State Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Counselor of the Department Derek Chollet and Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose Fernandez hosted a high-level delegation from Bulgaria yesterday for discussions focused on energy diversification and the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: NASHVILLE - Alan Douglas Fox, 29, of Nashville, was sentenced today to seven years in federal prison for a series of church arsons which occurred in 2019, announced U.S. Attorney Mark H. Wildasin for the Middle District of Tennessee. Fox was charged by criminal information on Aug. 25, 2021, and pleaded guilty to all counts on October. 20, 2021.
By State Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s been a pleasure to welcome Prime Minister Rama here to the State Department, to the United States, and give us an opportunity to talk about the work that the United States and Albania are doing together in so many different areas, so many (inaudible). We actually sit next to each other at the Security Council at the United Nations. We’re grateful for the work that we’re doing there together.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: The Battle Mountain District Office is planning to conduct prescribed burning activities 20 miles southwest of Currant, NV February 22-25 in the Big Well and Blue Eagle areas of the Railroad Valley Wildlife Management Area.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: Rep. Adrian Smith: Rein in Government Spending to Grow Our Economy.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Timothy Foley, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Division (“DEA"), and Keechant L. Sewell, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD"), announced...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that Andrew Wirth, 33, of Ravenna, Ohio, was sentenced on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, to 14 years in prison by U.S. District Judge John R. Adams after Wirth pleaded guilty to sex trafficking of a minor in December 2021.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: Washington D.C. -Today, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, held a hearing to examine Russia’s destabilizing activity in Eastern Europe, including its recent buildup of approximately 150,000 troops along Ukraine’s borders.
