News from July 2022
By Press Release | Jul 22, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a $96 million funding opportunity to support decarbonizing the domestic transportation sector. The funding will focus on expanding electric vehicle (EV) charging accessibility, create cleaner non-road vehicles through electrification and the use of alternative fuels, and develop electric drive components and materials to maximize EV efficiency and affordability.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 22, 2022
News Release: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. July 22, 2022 - The National Park Service (NPS) is announcing the next steps in advancing recovery efforts to mitigate roadside tree hazards resulting from the KNP Complex Wildfire which burned over 88,000 acres of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 22, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 22, 2022
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 22, 2022
News Release: BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS - On Thursday, July 21, at 7:45 PM, Big Bend National Park’s Communications Center received notice of a fatality along the Chimneys Trail. Rangers responded, and a deceased 75-year-old male from Houston was located approximately ½ mile from the trailhead. There was no obvious cause of death.
By State Newswire | Jul 22, 2022
There was activity on three bills related to the Foreign Affairs Committee on July 21.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 22, 2022
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 22, 2022
News Release: Effective immediately, Grand Canyon National Park will implement mandatory Level 2 water conservation measures due to diminished water resources. At Level 2, measures require that all concessions operations switch to disposable dishes and utensils; alter menus to use less water for food prep and dish washing; adopt low water use for hotel room cleaning; and serve drinking water at restaurants by request only.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2022
News Release: A Michigan real estate consultant and accountant was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for filing false tax returns with the IRS that omitted more than $800,000 in income, most of which he earned from a kickback scheme.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 22, 2022
There is one release scheduled to be published on July 25.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 22, 2022
FY22 Railroad Safety State Participation Grant Program grant opened on July 22.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 22, 2022
There is one release scheduled to be published on July 26.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 22, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 22, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - 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 to the Acting Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Lawrence A. Tabak asking why the NIH has failed to convene the Scientific Management Review Board (SMRB) as required by the NIH Reform Act.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 22, 2022
There was activity on one bill related to the Environment and Public Works Committee on July 21.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 22, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 22, 2022
This bill is sponsored by Rep. Earl Blumenauer.
By State Newswire | Jul 22, 2022
Post-Quantum Cryptography in the Indo-Pacific grant opened on July 22.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 22, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and James Lankford (R-OK) introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure that guidance, instructions, and other public information published by the federal government is written in plain language. The bill updates existing laws to expand the types of information agencies must publish publicly in plain writing.
By Bob Pepalis | Jul 22, 2022
A federal court order has been secured by the U.S. Department of Labor to stop a Long Island restaurant’s chef/owner from hiring minors to work at unauthorized hours of the night.
