News from February 2022
By Press release submission | Feb 25, 2022
There’s something big going down at EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).
By Ariana Chiarenza | Feb 25, 2022
A money launderer was sentenced to 84 months in prison on Feb. 10 after participating in a multi-million dollar conspiracy to launder the proceeds of business email compromise frauds with nine other conspirators.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 25, 2022
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on Feb. 23, 2022, Faizal Bhimani, age 45, of Bartonsville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 180 months’ imprisonment by U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for sex trafficking and drug trafficking offenses.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 25, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 25, 2022
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Virginia Hernandez-Covington has sentenced Jordan Jysae Pulido (27, Trinity) to 10 years in federal prison, and his father, Roberto Santana Jimenez (62, Trinity) to 20 years in federal prison for child exploitation offenses. The Court also ordered both men to serve...
By Andy Nghiem | Feb 25, 2022
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently announced more than $45 million in grants to improve public transportation in 11 states and territories.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 25, 2022
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Feb 25, 2022
Release: The U.S. Department of State Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, Jose W. Fernandez, will travel to Mexico from February 27-March 3, 2022. While in Mexico, Under Secretary Fernandez will meet with various senior officials in the Mexican government to discuss cooperation on...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 25, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 25, 2022
The US Energy Department published a two page proposed rule on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 25, 2022
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 25, 2022
News Release: Memphis, TN - U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the arrest of Terrence Dale for Second Degree Murder.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 25, 2022
News Release: Today, the Justice Department filed suit against the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania (UJS) for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The department previously notified the UJS that its courts had engaged in discrimination by prohibiting or limiting the use of lawfully prescribed ...
By State Newswire | Feb 25, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman spoke today with French MFA Secretary General Francois Delattre, German MFA State Secretary Andreas Michaelis, Italian MFA Secretary General Ettore Sequi, and UK Minister of State for Europe and North America ...
By Press release submission | Feb 25, 2022
Harold Conner has been a force behind many accomplishments at DOE for more than 50 years.
By State Newswire | Feb 25, 2022
News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis, and Estonian Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets. Secretary Blinken thanked the Baltic states for ...
By Press release submission | Feb 25, 2022
One of EM’s two plants that convert depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUF6) to more stable compounds recently returned to conversion operations following a 20-month safety pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
By State Newswire | Feb 25, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with EU High Representative Josep Borrell. The Secretary and HRVP Borrell reaffirmed their steadfast support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and underscored the importance of ...
By Press release submission | Feb 25, 2022
EM recently announced the expansion of its Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (MSIPP) for postdoctoral researchers.
By Press release submission | Feb 25, 2022
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.
