News from July 2022
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2022
News Release: THOUSAND OAKS, Calif - National Park Service rangers from Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA) will host “Las Montañas," a festival featuring family-friendly events, guided hikes, and speakers who work in conservation.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 13, 2022
News Release: PORT SAINT LUCIE, FL - A fall from elevation, the leading cause of death in the construction industry, has claimed another victim; this time a 19-year-old worker in Port Saint Lucie whose fatal injuries in January 2022 - a federal workplace safety investigation has determined - could have been prevented if their employer used required fall protection.
By State Newswire | Jul 13, 2022
There was activity on three bills related to the Foreign Affairs Committee on July 12.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 13, 2022
News Release: Today, NOAA released the "Restoration Blueprint" for Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Once finalized, it will be the first comprehensive update of the sanctuary’s boundary, regulations, marine zones and associated management in nearly a quarter century.
By State Newswire | Jul 13, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) recently published an opinion editorial in The Hill, discussing the importance of revitalizing the US Defense Industrial Base. McCaul stressed the importance of ensuring both the US and its allies have the weapon systems necessary to defend themselves.
By State Newswire | Jul 13, 2022
Release: In line with the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to robust re-engagement and leadership in multilateral institutions, the United States marked its second session back on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) by actively advancing respect for and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms during the body’s 50th regular session.
By Fed Newswire | Jul 13, 2022
“Nomination of Michael S. Barr (Executive Session)” was published on pages S3246-S3247 of the Congressional Record on July 13.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 6,675,119 visitors to national parks in Maryland spent $246.6 million in the state in 2021. That spending resulted in 2,940 jobs and had a cumulative benefit to the state economy of $344.3 million.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 13, 2022
The Congressional Record published “Biden Administration (Executive Calendar)” in the Senate section on July 13.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 13, 2022
News Release: Eighteen years ago, Taylor Energy’s MC20 oil production platform collapsed in an underwater mudslide caused by Hurricane Ivan, spilling oil into the Gulf of Mexico from the well site. This week marks the milestone of more than one million gallons of oil collected and removed from the environment by the U.S. Coast Guard.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 13, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.9 million grant to Bismarck State College, Bismarck, North Dakota, to purchase high-tech laboratory and classroom equipment in support of polytechnic career programs. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2022
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 2,187,125 visitors to national parks in West Virginia spent $108.9 million in the state in 2021. That spending resulted in 1,447 jobs and had a cumulative benefit to the state economy of $131 million.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 13, 2022
News Release: Expands Insurance Coverage for Double Cropping for 2023 to Support Food Production, Lower Costs for American Families
By DOE Newswire | Jul 13, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Morgan...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2022
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - The Bureau of Land Management requests public input during a 30-day scoping period on an analysis to exchange more than 90,000 acres of BLM-managed public lands for more than 115,000 acres of trust lands managed by the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration throughout up...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 13, 2022
Distracted Driving and Walking Among Hispanic Youth grant opened on July 13.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 13, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1 million grant to the city of Mitchell, South Dakota, for improvements and development at the Lake Mitchell marina and surrounding trail system. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2022
News Release: CINCINNATI - A Greene County man was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to nine years and 364 days in prison for illegally possessing the gun he used to shoot an Ohio wildlife officer. Brian R. Liming, 45, of Jamestown, Ohio, was indicted by a federal grand jury and arrested by ATF agents in April 2021. He pleaded guilty in August 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2022
News Release: The Justice Department announced today the establishment of the Reproductive Rights Task Force. The Task Force formalizes an existing working group and efforts by the Department over the last several months to identify ways to protect access to reproductive health care in anticipation of the possibility ...
