News from February 2022
By Press release submission | Feb 15, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to sell 48.53 acres of public lands east of Collbran, Colorado.
By Press release submission | Feb 15, 2022
Logging planned around the communication tower on Blue Ridge, east of Coos Bay, Ore., will temporarily impact access to two Bureau of Land Management trails in the area starting today.
By Press release submission | Feb 15, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management’s Little Snake Field Office is planning prescribed burns five miles west of Greystone in the Douglas Mountain area of approximately 50 cottonwood piles located on both private and BLM lands.
By John Kelly | Feb 15, 2022
A joint statement was issued by the U.S. and European Union energy council
By Andy Nghiem | Feb 15, 2022
The U.S. Department of State recently announced that it has declassified and publicized former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez to its list of corrupt and undemocratic actors list.
By Ariana Chiarenza | Feb 15, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) signed off on a potential $10 million in funding earlier this month designed to support small businesses working to reduce energy consumption in the U.S.
By Ariana Chiarenza | Feb 15, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy filed a Notice of Intent and Request for Information earlier this week on the implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s $6 billion Civil Nuclear Credit Program.
By Ariana Chiarenza | Feb 15, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy successfully reached an agreement last week on a nine-year deal with TRIGA International aimed at securing new fuel elements for half of the nation’s university-operated research reactors.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: Defendant attempted to obtain a kilogram of cocaine from Puerto Rico sent through the mail.
By State Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
Release: Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa David Satterfield will travel to the United Arab Emirates February 15-16 for discussions related to developments in the Horn of Africa. Special Envoy Satterfield will then travel to Sudan February 16-18 to engage stakeholders in support of the Sudanese people’s desire to advance their country’s democratic transition under a civilian-led government.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Fayette County man pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the destruction of an energy facility.
By State Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
Release: One year ago, the United States joined like-minded nations in sending an unambiguous message that the arbitrarily detention of foreign nationals is unacceptable and governments who engage in this practice must cease immediately.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C.--In light of high and accelerating inflation, Senate Finance Committee Republicans, led by Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), are asking the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) for detailed information on the harmful effects inflation has on the federal budget. As inflation continues to hammer pocketbooks of Americans, it also eats up fiscal space by increasing deficits and debt, and acts like a stealth tax on households and businesses.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: ATLANTA - Chalmer “Chuck" Detling, II, a disbarred attorney, has been sentenced to prison after being convicted by a jury of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Without their knowledge or authorization, Detling used his clients’ identities-sometimes repeatedly-to obtain dozens of fraudulent litigation advances, totaling over $400,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A former resident of Clearfield County pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal firearms laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - An East Longmeadow man was sentenced today in federal court in Springfield for placing a lit firebomb at the entrance of a Longmeadow senior health care facility on April 2, 2020, and for lying to the FBI about his whereabouts on that day.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: Each year to protect raptor nesting sites, Rocky Mountain National Park officials initiate temporary closures in areas of the park. To ensure that these birds of prey can nest undisturbed, specific areas within the park are closed temporarily to public use during nesting season and monitored by wildlife...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Juan Carlos Montalbo, 59, of San Antonio, Texas, was sentenced today to two years in prison for a conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a timeshare fraud in Mexico, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) released the following statement after the January Producer Price Index (PPI) release showed persistently high producer prices...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS - After missing for over two weeks, Hector Flores Jr., and his daughter Luna have been successfully located alive and well in the Mexican state of Coahuila adjacent to Big Bend National Park.
