News from January 2022
By Interior Newswire | Jan 17, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today, in coordination with the Departments of Agriculture and Commerce and the Council on Environmental Quality, invited public comment and announced listening sessions regarding the development of the American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas (Atlas), a new tool that will be used to reflect baseline information on the lands and waters that are conserved or restored.
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
As 2022 begins, I am feeling the loss of two of the titans of U.S. science and conservation – E.O. Wilson and Tom Lovejoy – both of whom passed away in late December.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2022
“Trafficking in persons” and “human trafficking” are umbrella terms – often used interchangeably – to refer to a crime whereby traffickers exploit and profit at the expense of adults or children by compelling them to perform labor or engage in commercial sex.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2022
The United States Government (USG), through the Department of State (DOS) Bureau of Population, Migration and Refugees (PRM), supports the identification, prevention, and reduction of statelessness and the protection of stateless persons.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2022
FY 2022 Notice of Funding Opportunity for Technical Support to Central American Minors (CAM) Program Petitioners
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2022
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) approved a fifth exchange of 400,000 barrels of crude oil for release to Atlantic Trading and Marketing, Inc. from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2022
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing $40 million in additional humanitarian assistance to vulnerable people in Lebanon as they continue to confront the impacts of the ongoing economic and financial crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, and continued displacement resulting from the Syrian civil war.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2022
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Rebecca Chalif:On January 14, 2021, Administrator Power met with High Representative Christian Schmidt in advance of her visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2022
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management announced that contracts have been awarded from the recent Congressionally-mandated Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) crude oil sale.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2022
Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening to those of you who are joining us from wherever you are, whether it’s in person or from around the world [virtually].
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2022
This is the first in a series of stories about Clean Energy Champions—real people who are taking action to support or join the transition to a clean energy economy.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2022
Among numerous highlights in the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s recently published Geothermal Power Production and District Heating Market Report, one in particular stands out: since 2019, 11 new geothermal power purchase agreements have been signed across four states.
By State Newswire | Jan 17, 2022
Release: Ambassador Lucy Tamlyn, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister Counselor, will serve as Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim, at our Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan following Brian Shukan’s nomination as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Benin. Ambassador Tamlyn will bring a wealth...
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2022
Deputy Administrator Adams-Allen: Hello, everyone, and good morning from Washington, D.C.! What an honor it is to speak to you all, colleagues and partners, leaders and activists on the front lines making inclusive development a reality.
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 Energy (DOE) today selected four new projects to receive up to $8.4 million to establish new geothermal energy and heat production from abandoned oil and gas wells.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2022
As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is launching the MujerProspera (WomanProsper) Challenge, a regional challenge to advance gender equity and equality in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2022
Throughout the world, children and families confront poverty, disease, conflict, disasters, violence, inadequate access to basic needs, or some odious combination of these circumstances that harms their development.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2022
UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) recognizes the inordinate impact of war and conflict on women and the pivotal role women must play in conflict management, conflict resolution, and sustainable peace.
