News published on Federal Newswire in July 2022

News from July 2022


Release: The United States condemns in the strongest terms the Burma military regime’s executions of pro-democracy activists and elected leaders Ko Jimmy, Phyo Zeya Thaw, Hla Myo Aung, and Aung Thura Zaw for the exercise of their fundamental freedoms. These reprehensible acts of violence further exemplify the...


Release: Washington - The Entomological Society of America (ESA) announced “northern giant hornet" as the common name for Vespa mandarinia (Asian giant hornet) in their list of “Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms" on July 25. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) supports ESA’s plans to adopt this new common name, as well as new common names for two additional hornet species.


Bureau of Land Management to begin the FY2022 Blue Wing Complex Wild Horse and Burro Gather

News Release: Lovelock, Nev. - The Humboldt River Field Office will begin a wild horse and burro gather on or about Aug. 1, 2022 on the Blue Wing Complex (complex) located North of Lovelock, Nevada. The BLM will conduct gather operations using the helicopter-assisted method.


Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is declaring August as “Tree Check Month" for the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB). USDA and its partners are asking residents to check their trees for this invasive insect and the damage it causes. August is the most important time of year to look for the beetle because it is when people are most likely to see adult beetles.


News Release: Miller: Democrats Should Call Off Their Plan to Burden Small Businesses With More Taxes.


New notice from Energy Department to be published on July 27

There are two releases scheduled to be published on July 27.


Savannah River Site Hosts Workshop for Teachers on Environmental Justice

News Release: WAYNESBORO, Ga. - About 25 local middle and high school teachers came together recently at the Augusta Technical College’s satellite location in Waynesboro, Georgia for the Teaching Radiation, Energy and Technology (TREAT) Workshop, an event for area educators held by the DOE Savannah River Operations Office since 1995.


Release: U.S. Department of State Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman will travel to Honiara, Solomon Islands, on August 6-8, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal and meet with Solomon Islands officials. She will lead a delegation that will include U.S. Ambassador to Australia Caroline...



News Release: NORMAN, Okla. - The Bureau of Land Management will hold a wild horse and burro adoption event in Hugo, Okla., Aug. 26-27, at the Hugo Rodeo Arena. The two-day event, featuring 150 wild horses and burros, will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 26. Adoptions will be held from noon-6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 26, and from 8 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Aug. 27. Animals are eligible for adoption. Inquire with BLM staff onsite for more information.


Hinds: Oakland man 'put mail carriers and handlers and numerous others at risk'

An Oakland man was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for mailing two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) with the intention of harming or killing the intended recipients.


Easterly: 'I’m thrilled for CISA’s first international attaché office to open in London'

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency recently announced its first attaché office, located in London, will officially open this month.


Regan: CEC supports 'projects that foster climate resilience and advance environmental justice'

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan recently announced the second round of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation's EJ4Climate EPA website grant program during the 29th Council Session of the CEC in Merida, Mexico.


Holsinger on Endangered Species Act: 'Generally, we’ve seen quite the seesaw trend in ESA regulations'

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has recently proposed changes to the interpretation and application of the Endangered Species Act (ESA).



New International Harmonization Rule Will Help Speed Up the Movement of Goods, Reduce Costs for Americans

News Release: New regulation will save estimated $250 million over the next 10 years in shipping costs


FEMA Fire Management Assistance Granted for the Oak Fire

News Release: OAKLAND, Calif. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) regional administrator authorized the use of federal funds to assist the state of California in combatting the Oak Fire burning in Mariposa County.


News Release: Pearl Harbor National Memorial to honor the continued service and commitment inspired by the Greatest Generation will be offering a special boat program for service members of each respective military branch.


There is one release scheduled to be published on July 27.


Final Cherry Hill Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Participating in Racketeering Conspiracy Including Murdering an Individual Believed to be a Rival Gang Member

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Travis Alewine, a/k/a “Sticks," age 30, of Baltimore, Maryland pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise in connection with his membership in the “Hillside" gang, operating in the Cherry Hill neighborhood of Baltimore.