News from February 2022

By Press release submission | Feb 5, 2022
Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized the achievements and innovations of two Arizona businesses that participated in EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge in 2020 and 2021.
By State Newswire | Feb 5, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement following multiple comments made by NBC journalists during the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics that downplayed the horrific genocide and human rights abuses committed by the...

By Press release submission | Feb 5, 2022
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that the Heartland Conservation Alliance in Kansas City, Missouri, has been selected to receive a grant for a Brownfields job training program, one of 19 organizations across the country to be chosen.

By Press release submission | Feb 5, 2022
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that the Hunters Point Family in San Francisco, the City of Richmond, Calif. and the City of Pittsburg, Calif., will each receive a $200,000 Brownfields job training grant.

By Press release submission | Feb 5, 2022
Three companies operating in New England have reported publicly on their use of certain chemicals, creating a safer environment for the public, because of investigations and enforcement actions taken by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The companies are in Bristol, Conn., Norwood, Mass. and Providence, R.I.

By Press release submission | Feb 5, 2022
The United States joins the international community in observing the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation and recommits to ending this grave human rights abuse.

By Press release submission | Feb 5, 2022
United States United States Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL FY2021 Research and Evaluation Innovation Fund: Security Force Engagement in Africa

By Press release submission | Feb 5, 2022
United States Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL FY2021 Research and Evaluation Innovation Fund: Contact Theory in DRG Programs

By Press release submission | Feb 5, 2022
United States Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL FY2021 Research and Evaluation Innovation Fund: Global Trends in Democratic Erosion and Autocracy

By Press release submission | Feb 5, 2022
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today led several of her colleagues in a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan.

By Press release submission | Feb 5, 2022
United States Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL FY21 Strengthening Disability Inclusive Governance

By Press release submission | Feb 5, 2022
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the selection of 19 organizations to receive a total of $3,797,102 in grants for job training programs across the country, including one New York-based organization that will train students in Puerto Rico.

By Press release submission | Feb 5, 2022
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that the Los Angeles Conservation Corps will receive a $200,000 Brownfields job training grant.

By Press release submission | Feb 5, 2022
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that St. Louis Community College (STLCC) in St. Louis has been selected to receive a grant for a Brownfields job training program, one of 19 organizations across the country to be chosen.

By Press release submission | Feb 5, 2022
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the selection of 19 organizations to receive a total of $3,797,102 in grants for job training programs across the country.

By Press release submission | Feb 5, 2022
United States Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Anti-Corruption and Election Integrity Programs in the Balkans

By Press release submission | Feb 5, 2022
The Department of State is imposing visa restrictions on Belarusian nationals under the “Khashoggi Ban,” a tool the Administration announced last year to counter transnational repression.

By Press release submission | Feb 5, 2022
Fourteen organizations representing the Federal government, states, Tribes, industry and non-profit sectors have announced a new plan to protect public health and reduce the risks of radon, “The National Radon Action Plan (NRAP) 2021–2025.” The NRAP is a public-private partnership spearheaded by the U.S.

By Press release submission | Feb 5, 2022
United States Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL: Promoting Government Accountability in Thailand through Citizen Journalism

By Press release submission | Feb 5, 2022
United States Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Improving the Security of Technology for Ukrainian and Moldovan Anticorruption Efforts