News from February 2022

By Press release submission | Feb 16, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency congratulated Maryland Environmental Service (MES) today on their Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) grant award of $1.8 million to replace diesel powered yard trucks, forklifts, and cargo handling equipment with less polluting equipment, and replace three drayage trucks with electric vehicles at the Port of Baltimore.

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: Jamie Johnson Fraudulently Obtained More Than $700,000 in Benefits.
By State Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The Secretary reiterated the U.S. commitment to continue to pursue a diplomatic solution to the crisis Moscow has precipitated. He stated that the United ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: Miami, Florida - Hector Alejandro Cabrera Fuentes, 36, a Mexican citizen who had resided in Singapore, has pled guilty to acting within the United States on behalf of a foreign government without notifying the Attorney General.

By Commerce Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: Brady: With More Bad Inflation News, Worst Thing Washington Could Do Is More Spending, Tax Hikes.

By Press release submission | Feb 16, 2022
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM) staff supported outreach for the Atomic Legacy Cabin (ALC) at two STEM events in January for Pomona Elementary School in Grand Junction, Colorado.

By Press release submission | Feb 16, 2022
On Feb. 11, the United States recognizes National Inventors Day, a day designated to salute past and present great inventors.

By Press release submission | Feb 16, 2022
A snapshot of the work LM completed throughout 2021 shows sustained momentum in protecting human health and the environment.

By Press release submission | Feb 16, 2022
In January, the Office of Legacy Management (LM) conducted baseline aerial surveys to collect photogrammetry, lidar, and thermal data at the Shiprock, New Mexico, Disposal Site in a routine inspection for future monitoring of site conditions.

By Press release submission | Feb 16, 2022
FERC today issued two policy statements, providing guidance for future consideration of natural gas projects by the Commission.

By Kaleb Brown | Feb 16, 2022
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services joined other federal agencies in recognizing February 6 as the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation and calling for an end to the harmful practice.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 36-year-old Brownsville man has been ordered to prison for conspiracy to distribute 15 kilograms of meth, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.

By Press release submission | Feb 16, 2022
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville Port of Entry intercepted alleged narcotics in three separate enforcement actions that have a combined estimated street value of $1,671,950.

By Press release submission | Feb 16, 2022
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) today announced a series of reforms to the Office of Justice Services (OJS) Correctional Program to protect the rights, dignity and safety of those who are in custody.

By Press release submission | Feb 16, 2022
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $18 million for research and development (R&D) in accelerator science and technology for nuclear physics research.

By Fed Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: Mesquite Financial Services, Inc., Alice, Texas Written Agreement, dated July 6, 2017 (PDF) Terminated February 8, 2022 Additional enforcement actions can be searched for here.

By Press release submission | Feb 16, 2022
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a plan to provide $22 million for efforts to advance particle accelerator technology for medical, security, energy, and industrial applications.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A St. Joseph, Missouri man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a $4 million drug-trafficking conspiracy that distributed more than 520 kilograms of methamphetamine over three years.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A federal grand jury in Kansas City returned an indictment charging a pharmacist with one count of tampering with a consumer product, one count of possession of Tramadol by deception and subterfuge, one count of possession of Zolpidem by deception and subterfuge, and one count of possession of Oxycodone Hydrochloride by deception and subterfuge.

By State Newswire | Feb 16, 2022
Management of English Language Small Grants Program (ELSGP) grant opened on Feb. 16.