News from February 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page proposed rule on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced a list of candidate replacement names for more than 660 geographic features with the name “squaw,” which was officially declared a derogatory term as a result of Secretary’s Order 3404. The Department has initiated Tribal consultations and an opportunity for public comment to recommend and review proposed replacement names.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
News Release: Hattiesburg, Miss. - A Greensburg, Louisiana man was sentenced today to 152 months in prison for attempted enticement of a minor following his arrest in a Marion County Human Trafficking operation, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge David Denton of Homeland Security Investigations in New Orleans.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
News Release: A Texas man was sentenced today to one year in prison for willfully failing to file tax returns.
By Trina Thomas | Feb 22, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a listening session for Region 6 to address the Draft Strategy.
By Emily Bevard | Feb 22, 2022
The Department of Homeland Security Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers recently hosted state and local law enforcement officers for a Human Trafficking Awareness Training program.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
News Release: HOUSTON - A 37-year-old resident of Cypress remains in custody pending trial on charges of sexual exploitation of children, possession of child pornography and coercion and enticement, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery and acting FBI Special Agent in Charge Richard A. Collodi.
By State Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
Release: Digital press briefing on the growing economic and commercial ties between the United States and the African continent. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Akunna Cook and Prosper Africa Acting Chief Operating Officer, Leslie Marbury connected live from Johannesburg during their February 14-March 1 trip to Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and Namibia.
By David Beasley | Feb 22, 2022
U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has declared "fishery disasters" at multiple locations in Alaska, making them eligible for federal disaster assistance, according to a recent news release.
By Zachary Richter | Feb 22, 2022
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has deported two noncitizen fugitives wanted for aggravated homicide in El Salvador, a news release said.
By David Beasley | Feb 22, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $3.8 million in grants to train environmental workers to fill jobs created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, according to a recent news release.
By State Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
News Release: QUESTION: And joining me now is the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Mr. Secretary, let’s start with what you just heard Clarissa reporting on, learning that troops from Russia and Belarus will continue those joint exercises there, past their planned end dates. What does that tell you? Does it ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Daryol Richmond, 31, a Kern Valley State Prison inmate pleaded guilty today to conspiracy and aggravated identity theft charges for his role in a $25 million unemployment insurance fraud scheme during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Harold Conner has been a force behind many accomplishments at DOE for more than 50 years. In a career that has come full circle, he has a unique distinction of supporting uranium enrichment operations and then leading efforts related to its cleanup at Oak Ridge.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative grant opened on Feb. 22.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Two Huntington men who participated in a multi-state drug ring appeared today in federal court.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Press release submission | Feb 22, 2022
A Massachusetts man was arrested today for assaulting law enforcement during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
By David Beasley | Feb 22, 2022
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the state of Connecticut have created a new national estuarine research reserve in Long Island Sound.
