News from January 2022
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2022
Increased acreage and higher yields for corn and soybeans led to record high soybean production and near-record high corn production, according to the 2021 Crop Production Annual Summary released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2022
House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter today to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle P. Walensky requesting a briefing on the multiple crises that have occurred under her leadership at the agency.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2022
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is opening a 60-day comment period requesting public comments on the sixth proposed rule in an ongoing series of revisions to the pesticide crop grouping regulations.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced up to $225 million in available funding for conservation partners through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). RCPP is a partner-driven program that leverages collective resources to find solutions to address natural resource challenges on agricultural land.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2022
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Forest Service Chief Randy Moore will today launch a comprehensive response to the nation’s growing wildfire crisis – “Confronting the Wildfire Crisis: A Strategy for Protecting Communities and Improving Resilience in America’s Forests.”
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2022
Jerry Perez is stepping into a critical role for the USDA Forest Service as its newest national director for fire and aviation management.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a new calculator and updated worker exposure data used to assess occupational safety for new seed treatment pesticides, new seed treatment uses of registered pesticides, and existing seed treatment pesticides currently undergoing review.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing Lebanon, N.H. for completely eliminating all of its Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) outfalls, therefore eliminating the need for the Consent Decree established between EPA and the City in 2009.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 17, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 3, 2022 – Speaking at a White House event focused on competition in agriculture, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Attorney General Merrick B. Garland expressed their shared commitment to effectively enforcing federal competition laws that protect farmers, ranchers, and other ...
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2022
U.S. Special Representative for the DPRK Sung Kim held separate calls on January 11 with Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Funakoshi Takehiro and ROK Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Noh Kyu-duk to discuss bilateral and trilateral cooperation following the DPRK’s recent ballistic missile launches.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2022
Today, the Department of State released a Limits in the Seas study on the PRC’s maritime claims in the South China Sea.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2022
The United States has designated eight DPRK-linked individuals and entities under Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and WMD delivery systems.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 17, 2022
News Release: LAPWAI, Idaho - Beginner and intermediate basket weaving with yarn will be taught by Jenny Williams. Class size is limited on Saturday, February 5, 2022 and will be 11:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Nez Perce National Historical Park visitor center in Lapwai, ID. The course is free, no reservations are being taken.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2022
Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights Uzra Zeya met today with six Belarusian Olympians and National Athletes representing the Belarusian Sports Solidarity Foundation (BSSF).
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $3,599,571 in funding for nine small businesses today, including Philadelphia-based OLIN.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2022
Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $3,599,571 in funding for nine small businesses nationwide, including $1,199,586 for three companies in California, to further develop and commercialize technologies to protect the environment and public health.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2022
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loans totaling $688 million to help finance water infrastructure projects in Baltimore, Md.; Milwaukee, Wis.; and the San Francisco Bay area. In the first year of the Biden-Harris administration, EPA closed 29 WIFIA loans that are investing over $5 billion in communities across the country to protect public health and the environment while creating over 36,000 jobs.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2022
Thank you, Foreign Minister Huitfeldt, for convening us to discuss this critical issue.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2022
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects to strengthen the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms online through an open, interoperable, reliable, and secure global Internet.
By State Newswire | Jan 17, 2022
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
