News from January 2022
By EPA Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today applauding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) series of actions aimed at protecting Americans from toxic coal ash...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
News Release: HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawaiʻi - All of Kīlauea Visitor Center, including the restrooms, lānai, administrative space and the Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association store, will be closed to everyone for termite treatment January 19 and 20.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
News Release: Less Than a Dime of Every Dollar in Biden’s COVID Spending Went to Fighting COVID.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM has reduced its operational footprint at the F Area Complex by moving from around-the-clock operations to dayshifts, a measure of progress toward completing cleanup and closure of that portion of the Savannah River Site (SRS).
By State Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
Release: The United States and Canada concluded the twelfth round of negotiations to modernize the Columbia River Treaty regime on January 10. During this round, the United States and Canada discussed post-2024 flood risk management, Canada’s desire for more operational flexibility, and mechanisms for achieving ecosystem objectives.
By State Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
Release: We send our deepest condolences to the people of the European Union on the passing of European Parliament President David Sassoli. President Sassoli will be remembered as a strong supporter of the U.S.-EU partnership, a voice for democracy and human rights globally, and an advocate for a European Union that serves its citizens and is made stronger by its diversity. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Jordan Thomas, 24, of Vidalia, Louisiana, pled guilty today to possessing a firearm after having been previously convicted of a felony crime, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Kurt Thielhorn, Special Agent in Charge of the Jackson Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Marquese Pompey, age 25, of Troy, New York, was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for possessing cocaine and cocaine base with intent to distribute.
By State Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
Release: The new U.S. Embassy in Niamey, Niger has been certified LEED Platinum by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). USGBC’s LEED green building program certifies the design, construction, maintenance, and operations of high-performance buildings. This certification marks the first Platinum project...
By State Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
Release: The new U.S. Embassy in Niamey, Niger has been certified LEED Platinum by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). USGBC’s LEED green building program certifies the design, construction, maintenance, and operations of high-performance buildings. This certification marks the first Platinum project...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Dan Keith Bobelu, 31, of Albuquerque, was sentenced today in federal court to two years and six months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Bobelu pleaded guilty on May 18, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew today sentenced Derrick Hutchins (36, Tampa) to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison for distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
News Release: Miami, Florida - Federal prosecutors in Ft. Lauderdale have charged an owner of a Lauderdale Lakes towing company with underreporting income and failing to pay federal tax on money he received through a Personal Injury Protection (PIP) kickback scheme and other cash-based fraud.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
News Release: Brady: Biden Admin Took Eye Off Ball on COVID.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
News Release: ST. LOUIS - Stephen Lawrence, age 70, of Palmyra, Missouri, appeared before United States District Court Judge Steven R. Clark on today’s date. Based on a previous plea of guilty, Lawrence was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for possession of child pornography.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C.-Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans today highlighted bills members are leading to combat and stop influence from the Chinese Communist Party in American medical research. E&C Republicans introduced seven bills that increase transparency, improve oversight, and protect biomedical intellectual property through the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
News Release: CONCORD - Santo Benito Lara, 48, of Lawrence, Massachusetts was sentenced on Monday to 120 months in federal prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today. Lara was convicted by a federal jury on May 10, 2019.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C.-Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans today highlighted bills members are leading to combat and stop influence from the Chinese Communist Party in American medical research. E&C Republicans introduced seven bills that increase transparency, improve oversight, and protect biomedical intellectual property through the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
By Press release submission | Jan 11, 2022
An Essex County, New Jersey, man made his initial appearance today on charges of sex trafficking, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
By Press release submission | Jan 11, 2022
Two members of a violent street gang operating in Newark were arrested today on charges of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking offenses, U.S.
