News from February 2022
By David Beasley | Feb 15, 2022
The National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Radiological Security (ORS) has launched a new program to remove radioactive material from facilities in 100 metro areas nationwide, a news release said.
By Timothy Stuckey | Feb 15, 2022
GenH2, a provider of hydrogen infrastructure solutions will be a platinum sponsor of the 2nd American Hydrogen Forum, a yearly energy industry event.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: Cedarwood oil can be found in many consumer products-perfumes, soaps and deodorants among them. In addition to its pleasing scent, cedarwood oil also is prized for its insect-repelling and anti-fungal properties.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - EM crews at Oak Ridge recently devised innovative approaches to enable deactivation and demolition of the final portion of the former Radioisotope Development Laboratory.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Lorenzo Clark, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 57 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
By State Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
Release: The United States welcomes the lifting of the state of emergency in Ethiopia. This is another important step by the Government of Ethiopia to pave the way for a peaceful resolution of the ongoing conflict. We urge that this move be immediately followed by the release of all individuals arrested or detained...
By Tamara Browning | Feb 15, 2022
A collegiate competition that promotes the design and building of “high-performance, low-carbon buildings powered by renewables” is noting its 20th anniversary in 2022 in part by opening up voting for the 20th Anniversary People’s Choice Award.
By Ariana Chiarenza | Feb 15, 2022
The Department of State announced earlier this year new measures to impose visa restrictions on eight Cuban officials implicated in attempting to silence the voices of the Cuban people through repression, unjust detentions and severe prison sentences.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) - RFI on Clean Hydrogen Manufacturing, Recycling, and Electrolysis grant opened on Feb. 15.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - An Upper Marlboro, Maryland, man was sentenced today to 17 years in prison for committing five armed robberies across Northern Virginia and Maryland.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: Oxford, MS - A Greenville man was sentenced on Friday to 9 years and 2 months in prison for selling illegal narcotics and for possession of a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking offense.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
Release: Private exporters reported sales of 101,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to Mexico. Of the total, 53,500 metric tons is for delivery during the 2021/2022 marketing year and 47,500 metric tons is for delivery during the 2022/2023 marketing year.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: ST. LOUIS - United States District Court Judge Stephen R. Clark sentenced Andrew Hotchkiss to 27.5 years in federal prison to be followed by a lifetime on supervised release for the production of child pornography. Hotchkiss previously pleaded guilty in November 2021.
By David Beasley | Feb 15, 2022
California’s Endangered Black Abalone Face Unique Challenges
By Interior Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: FARMINGTON, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Farmington Field Office reminds the public of the upcoming public meetings for the proposed public land withdrawal surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park on Feb. 23 and 24. The agency proposes to withdraw 351,479.97 acres of public lands...
By Ariana Chiarenza | Feb 15, 2022
U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield and other U.N. member states participated in a virtual meeting helmed by the Republic of Korea for the 2021 U.N. Peacekeeping Ministerial in December.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
OVW Fiscal Year 2022 Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations Solicitation grant opened on Feb. 15.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: PRICE, Utah -The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Price Field Office announced today that it will conduct a wild burro gather in the Sinbad Herd Management Area this year. This area is located in Emery County, about 30 miles west of Green River, Utah, and consists of approximately 99,241 acres of federal and state lands. The BLM proposes to gather and remove excess wild burros, and to implement fertility control to the remaining herd.
By Ariana Chiarenza | Feb 15, 2022
Ambassador Michele J. Sison was sworn in as the new assistant secretary of state for International Organization Affairs on Dec. 21, 2021, after serving as an ambassador to five different countries over almost 20 years.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Columbus man pleaded guilty in federal court this morning to threatening to bring a bomb to a local reproductive health services facility.
