News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


2022 Share the Shore & Sea Youth Art Contest Winners Announced

Youth artists show us how to share the shore and sea with corals, whales, dolphins, sea turtles, and Hawaiian monk seals.


Neal Statement on 2022 Medicare and Social Security Trustees Reports

Neal Statement on 2022 Medicare and Social Security Trustees Reports


Risk of Biden Blackouts Rising as Energy Prices Soar

As gas prices continue to reach new heights and predictions that prices will surpass $6 per gallon by August, another energy crisis is emerging: rolling blackouts.


Brady: Denial Worsened Inflation and Worker Shortage – Now the Economy’s in Tough Shape

President Biden’s $2 trillion COVID stimulus drove inflation and disconnected people from work


Leader Rodgers Questions Pro-China, Anti-American Energy Actions by the Biden Administration

Leader Rodgers Questions Pro-China, Anti-American Energy Actions by the Biden Administration


House and Senate Leaders Release Bipartisan Discussion Draft of Comprehensive Data Privacy Bill

House and Senate Leaders Release Bipartisan Discussion Draft of Comprehensive Data Privacy Bill


First U.S. Trade Mission Following Indo-Pacific Partnership Launch Focuses on Clean Energy

Beginning today, the U.S. Department of Commerce is leading a delegation of U.S. business representatives to market destinations across Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines.


Fort Collins Couple Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Selling Unapproved Drugs

News Release: Denver - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Mark Godding and Linda Godding have each been sentenced to six months in federal prison for selling unapproved new and misbranded drugs to treat serious medical conditions through their online business.


Eight Charged with Trafficking More Than 1,300 Pounds of Cocaine in Northeast Ohio

News Release: First Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that a federal grand jury returned a 22-count superseding indictment charging eight individuals for their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed approximately 611 kilograms, or more than 1,300 pounds, of cocaine throughout Northeast Ohio.


News Release: Defendant Convicted of Fraud, Conspiracy, Identity Theft, and Other Crimes.


APHIS Authorization for Importation of Commercial Avocado Fruit from Continental Ecuador into the Continental United States

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is authorizing importation of commercial fresh avocado fruit of all varieties (Persea americana) from continental Ecuador into the continental United States.


Agency Information Collection Activities; Tribal Enrollment Count discussed on June 9 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The United States, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Panama Sign a Memorandum of Understanding in Support of the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor (CMAR)

Release: Today, on the margins of the Summit of the Americas, Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose Fernandez, Civilian Deputy to the Commander and Foreign Policy Advisor, U.S. Southern Command Jean Manes, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Programs in the...


Remarks to the Media in Advance of the High-Level Stockholm+50 Roundtable

Release: Thank you, Minister Strandhäll, and the Government of Sweden for co-hosting this important international meeting.


News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Fayetteville woman was arrested today on charges of Embezzlement, Bank Fraud, and Aggravated Identity Theft.


News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Carlton Sandoval, 43, of Fort Defiance, Arizona, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge John J. Tuchi to 27 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Sandoval previously pleaded guilty to Felon in Possession of a Firearm.


Biden-Harris Administration Takes Key Step Forward in Building a National Network of User-Friendly, Reliable, and Accessible Electric Vehicle Chargers

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In keeping with President Biden’s commitment to jumpstart the construction of a national network of 500,000 electric vehicle (EV) chargers by 2030, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration today announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on proposed . .


Capturing Biogeochemical Details in River Corridor Models

In many streams and rivers, water moves between the open channel and the adjacent groundwater. This exchange enables biological and chemical reactions in the sediments near the streams.


Welcoming the Resumption of Flights Between Sana’a, Yemen and Cairo, Egypt

The United States welcomes today’s flight between Sana’a, Yemen, and Cairo, Egypt, which enables more Yemenis to seek medical care, pursue educational opportunities, and see loved ones from across Egypt’s diverse Yemeni diaspora community.


U.S. Special Representative to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Sung Kim On Recent DPRK Missile Launches

We’re very glad to have Special Representative Kim with us today, who’s going to tell you more about U.S. efforts to engage the DPRK in diplomacy, their most recent ballistic missile launches, and he’ll probably talk a little bit about his recent travel to Seoul.