News from February 2022
By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2022
Members of the U.S. Marshals Mountain State Fugitive Task Force arrested Joel Keck, 44, of Charles Town, WV on outstanding felony warrants issued out of Jefferson County.
By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2022
Today, at a virtual roundtable with state and community representatives, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honored 49 water infrastructure projects for excellence and innovation within the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) and Drinking Water SRF programs.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
Release: The Government of Jordan has asked USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of cucumber (Cucumis sativus) and white marrow (Cucurbita pepo) for consumption into the United States. APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment that describes potential pests associated ...
By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2022
On February 7, 2022, U.S. Marshals arrested three suspects for their involvement in a homicide that occurred in Stevens County, Washington in September of 2021.
By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued its Proposed 2022 Clean Water Act (CWA) Financial Capability Assessment (FCA) Guidance for public comment.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Office of Justice Programs Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Amy L. Solomon announced today that President Biden has appointed Karhlton Moore director of OJP’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). Moore, whose appointment takes effect Feb. 28, joins BJA from the Ohio Office...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, held a field hearing in Baltimore, Maryland to examine the longstanding poor performance of the U.S. Postal Service in the greater Baltimore area, including an examination of the root causes and potential solutions to slow mail service.
By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2022
Today, EPA and partners from Connecticut and New York virtually celebrated $106 million over a five-year period going to the Long Island Sound Study Program under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A Portland man affiliated with the Hoover Criminal Gang and Unthank Park Hustlers, two allied Portland street gangs, pleaded guilty today after robbing a Eugene marijuana dispensary.
By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2022
Heidi Royal, who was employed as an accountant at an Atlanta-based wealth management firm, has pleaded guilty to federal charges arising from a scheme to defraud one of the firm’s clients. “Royal exploited the trust placed in her by an elderly client who was unable to manage her own affairs,” said U.S.
By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $175 million for 68 research and development projects aimed at developing disruptive technologies to strengthen the nation's advanced energy enterprise.
By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2022
Recharting the U.S.’s path to a better climate future, the Biden Administration recognizes a modernized electricity delivery system as an imperative link between a rapidly changing power generation sector and increasing demand from end-users.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released a Request for Information (RFI) on the design, construction and operation of a new facility to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of a full-scale rare earth element (REE) and critical minerals (CM) extraction and separation refinery...
By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced two funding opportunities, totaling $6.1 million, for student training and research on remediating legacy pollution from coal-based electricity generation and using carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) to generate low-carbon power.
By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released a Request for Information (RFI) on the design, construction and operation of a new facility to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of a full-scale rare earth element (REE) and critical minerals (CM) extraction and separation refinery using unconventional resources.
By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2022
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced up to $96 million in federal funding for projects that will develop point-source carbon capture technologies for natural gas power plant and industrial applications capable of capturing at least 95 percent of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated.
By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is calling for applications for the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF).
By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued two notices of intent to provide $2.91 billion to boost production of the advanced batteries that are critical to rapidly growing clean energy industries of the future, including electric vehicles and energy storage, as directed by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2022
FBI representatives will drop in at an Albuquerque coffee shop to answer the public’s questions about special agent and other careers on Thursday, February 17.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 14, 2022
News Release: By many measures, 2020 - a year dominated by an emerging pandemic and overrun with natural disasters - was bad for business. A multitude of variables affected the ability of businesses to adapt, but according to new research, demographics were closely tied to impacts on small businesses.
