News published on Federal Newswire in February 2022

News from February 2022


Rule published by Transportation Department on Jan. 31

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a nine page proposed rule on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Remaining Demolition Waste Departs ETEC

Trucks carrying the last of demolition waste safely left the Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC) northwest of Los Angeles on Jan. 26, marking another milestone in EM’s cleanup following the teardown of the final DOE-owned buildings there in October.


Camden County Man Admits Selling Phony Prescriptions

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A former employee of a Mount Holly, New Jersey, medical practice pleaded guilty today to selling fraudulent prescriptions for controlled substances, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Jesus Lopez-Garza 37, of Panama City, Florida, was sentenced to 35 years imprisonment for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking offense, being an alien in the United States after a prior...


Secreta Granholm Honors EM Cost Estimating Office With Appreciation Award

An EM team was recently honored with the Secretary of Energy’s Appreciation Award for its professional expertise and pursuit of project management excellence.


Justice Department Secures Settlement With Meijer, Inc.  To Make Its Online Covid-19 Vaccine Portal Accessible  To Individuals With Disabilities

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan and the Justice Department announced an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) settlement agreement with Meijer, Inc. (Meijer) to eliminate barriers preventing people with certain disabilities from getting...


190+ Congressional Democrats File Amicus Brief Defending EPA’s Clean Air Act Authority

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, more than 190 congressional Democrats submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in the case of West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDA Announces Appointments to the National Watermelon Promotion Board

The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the appointment of 13 members to serve on the National Watermelon Promotion Board.


California Walnut Producers Vote to Continue their Federal Marketing Order

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that walnut producers voted to continue their marketing order program for walnuts grown in California.


Rock Hill Man Sentenced To 15 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Fentanyl Pill Distribution

Justin De Neko Cunningham, 27, of Rock Hill, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute a quantity of fentanyl.


Idaho Operator Enjoys Front Row in Project's Shipments to WIPP

For more than 20 years, the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project (AMWTP) at the DOE Idaho National Laboratory Site has sent shipments of defense transuranic (TRU) waste for disposal to EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico. And one person has been involved in every shipment.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, issued the following statement on the collapse of the Fern Hollow Bridge in Frick Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...


USDA Introduces First Market News Mobile App Providing Instant Access to Market Information

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a new USDA Market News Mobile Application, providing producers and everyone else in the supply chain with instant access to current and historical market information.


Carper: Historic Funding for Bridge Repairs is Going to Improve Lives

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today celebrated the Federal Highway Administration’s launch of the largest-ever bridge repair effort in our nation’s history using funds that Carper secured in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a six page proposed rule on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Norwich Man Sentenced to More Than 14 Years in Prison for Dark Web Fentanyl Distribution, Firearm Offenses

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BARRY DUCLOS, 43, of Norwich, was sentenced today by U.S.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rule published by Interior Department on Jan. 31

The US Interior Department published a three page rule on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.