News published on Federal Newswire in July 2022

News from July 2022


Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Emissions Statement Program and Base Year Emissions Inventory discussed on July 6 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on July 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking creative ideas to help re-envision the use of facilities and associated lands adjacent to the Washington Sailing Marina on Daingerfield Island. The public is invited to submit their ideas in a Request for Expression of Interest (RFEI) starting today through September 19.



Deming man pleads guilty to producing child pornography

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Guillermo Rodriguez Garcia pleaded guilty on July 6 to production of a visual depiction of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Garcia, 40, of Deming, New Mexico, will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.


Hanover, Maryland Man Who Used a Ghost Gun to Shoot at United States Secret Service Security Guards is Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - On Tuesday, July 5, 2022, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Jeremiah Peter Watson, age 24, of Hanover, Maryland, to 10 years in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for assault on a federal officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon and using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm in relation to a violent crime.


Tyler County man sentenced for drug charge

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Shirl Norman Baker, III, of Paden City, West Virginia, was sentenced yesterday to 60 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


U.S. Energy Secretary Granholm Teams Up With Robert Downey Jr. on LinkedIn Account Launch Video

Release: Sec. Jennifer M. Granholm Becomes First Biden Cabinet Official on LinkedIn to Recruit the Next Wave of Earth’s Mightiest Climate Heroes


News Release: MISSOULA - A man who admitted to dealing controlled substances in the Missoula area for more than two years was sentenced today to 10 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


Notice of Approved Class III Tribal Gaming Ordinance discussed on July 6 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Phoenix, Arizona, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Obstructing Justice by Retaliating Against a Witness, Victim or Informant, was sentenced on July 5, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.


DOI-BOEM grant application closes on Aug. 9

PC-22-02: Seafloor Condition OCS Monitoring: BIGHT'23 grant opened on July 7.


News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. They discussed the upcoming G20 Foreign Minister meeting in Bali and the outcomes from the G7 and NATO summits, which underscored firm Allied and partner ...


What did Justice Department publish on July 6?

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on July 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 46-year-old out-of-state woman has pleaded guilty to her role in a conspiracy to import over 3,700 kilograms of marijuana, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Versailles, Ky., man, Randall “Rocky" Blankenship, Jr., 49, was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison on Thursday, by U.S. District Judge Karen C. Caldwell, after pleading guilty to a conspiracy to commit wire fraud to obtain Paycheck Protection Program loans under false pretenses.


News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer was sentenced on July 5, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.


McCracken Bridge Dedication in Oak Ridge Honors Historic Career




Paducah Contractors Win Kentucky Governor’s Safety and Health Award