News from January 2022
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: Beginning Thursday, January 6, National Park Service (NPS) fire managers will begin pile burning along the Hwy. 64 corridor on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: BOISE, Id. - A Boise man was sentenced to 144 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited several projects and sites within Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco, Calif., today, where she highlighted how critical infrastructure investments are helping improve visitor experiences, maintenance operations, and public ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has obtained a settlement agreement with the Housing Authority of the Town of Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, and two of its former employees to resolve allegations that they violated federal law when they denied housing to a Black mother and her young daughter because ...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Departments of the Interior, Agriculture and Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced the establishment of a new Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced the formation of a new Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC), which formally establishes a mechanism for Tribal leaders to engage in routine and robust conversations directly with Secretary Deb Haaland.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited San Diego, Calif. today to kick off a five-day visit to the West Coast as part of the Biden-Harris administration’s “Building a Better America” tour.
By State Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I extend my support for the people of Burma as they celebrate their Independence Day on January 4.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: DECATUR, AL - Exposure to dangerous toxins at an Alabama chemical manufacturing plant - Daikin America Inc. - lead to the deaths of two workers and sickened another worker after the employer failed to provide appropriate protective equipment and implement safe work practices during maintenance activities on chemical processing equipment.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior’s Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) issued an update today on the data breach of its Search Decisions website that supports historical searches on publicly available decisions, discovered on Jan. 14, 2021.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Tanya Trujillo announced several actions during the Colorado River Water Users Association’s annual conference this week that will advance the Department of the Interior’s efforts to mitigate the impacts of drought and assist the public, Tribes and ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: Speaking at a White House event focused on competition in agriculture, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack expressed their shared commitment to effectively enforcing federal competition laws that protect farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural producers and ...
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: BATON ROUGE, La. - The Disaster Recovery Center in Montegut remains open to help survivors affected by Hurricane Ida. Survivors can get help with their disaster assistance applications, upload documents and have their questions about federal disaster assistance answered at the centers.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: ST. GEORGE, Utah-In order to increase recreation opportunities at the Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area (VRCRA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Arizona Strip Field Office (ASFO) is finalizing a supplementary rule that reinstates a stay limit of 14 consecutive days at the site.
By State Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Cavusoglu discussed the importance of continued coordination regarding the threat of Russian escalation in Ukraine. ...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: Obed Wild & Scenic River would like to celebrate your photography skills while using the spectacular views, historic sites, recreational opportunities, and diversity of life at the Obed as a muse. Images may show wildlife, plant life, natural landscapes, historic areas, weather, or people interacting with nature at the park. All photographs should accurately reflect the subject matter and the scene as it appeared.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it will re-engage a Federal Advisory Committee (FACA) that will provide recommendations to the U.S.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that its Build America Bureau has refinanced a $99.6 million TIFIA loan for the City of Bellevue’s BelRed Street Network Project. The Bureau provides Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loans and other surface transportation infrastructure financing to reduce the costs of infrastructure projects.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: Hartford, Conn.- If you applied with FEMA for damage and losses caused by remnants of Hurricane Ida, you will receive a letter in the mail explaining your application current status or eligibility for disaster assistance. Read this letter carefully and follow up with any requests for additional information or provide the documentation requested.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today released its report on federal oil and gas leasing and permitting practices, following a review of onshore and offshore oil and gas programs.
