News from March 2022
By Press release submission | Mar 24, 2022
Bimbo Bakeries USA in Dubuque, Iowa, and Koch Fertilizer plants in Beatrice, Nebraska, and Ft. Dodge, Iowa, were among the 93 U.S. manufacturing plants that earned the Agency’s ENERGY STAR certification in 2021.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 24, 2022
News Release: To help improve access to voting, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has finalized its publication outlining barriers that limit the ability of people with disabilities to vote privately and independently - as well as recommending approaches for addressing them.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 24, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 24, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C.--Republican members of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, led by Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), sent a letter to Senate colleagues highlighting concerns with a proposal to double down on skyrocketing spending during record-high inflation by extending the poorly targeted, badly designed Obamacare subsidy hikes, including for Americans with sizable six-figure salaries.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 24, 2022
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2022
News Release: LOUISVILLE, KY - A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, returned two separate indictments on March 16, 2022, charging two Louisville men with carjackings and business robberies, including one carjacking resulting in a serious bodily injury.
By Press release submission | Mar 24, 2022
Representatives of the Office of Legacy Management (LM) gave a virtual presentation to the Federal Partners Group on Friday, March 25 about the evolution of the STEM with LM program in a meeting titled Fed Partners: Growing from the STEM Up!
By Press release submission | Mar 24, 2022
To many, the term “freshwater” elicits images of rushing streams or wide-open glacial lakes.
By Press release submission | Mar 24, 2022
For the year of 2021 Assateague Island National Seashore received a record 2,662,716 visitors to our Maryland and Virginia units.
By Press release submission | Mar 24, 2022
Shiloh National Military Park will commemorate the 160th anniversary of the battle by offering a variety of real-time hikes and interpretive programs, from Wednesday, April 6, through Friday, April 8.
By Press release submission | Mar 24, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released an action plan to enable the safe and responsible handling of photovoltaic (PV) end-of-life (EOL) materials.
By Press release submission | Mar 24, 2022
House Agriculture Chairman David Scott of Georgia delivered the following statement at today's hearing "A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: The Role of USDA Programs in Addressing Climate Change"
By Press release submission | Mar 24, 2022
Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, held a hearing, chaired by Rep. Robin Kelly, to examine the disproportionate rates by which BIPOC—Black, Indigenous, and People of Color
By Press release submission | Mar 24, 2022
On July 19, 2021, DOJ filed a statement expressing its “fundamental concerns” with the nonconsensual non-debtor releases proposed in Purdue’s plan of reorganization, noting that these legal releases violate due process and are not permitted under the Bankruptcy Code.
By Press release submission | Mar 24, 2022
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Richard Burr (R-NC) and Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) released the following statements on the Committee’s 20-2 vote to advance the Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act (PREVENT Pandemics Act).
By Press release submission | Mar 24, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications from sorghum associations and farm organizations interested in nominating sorghum producers to the United Sorghum Checkoff Program Board.
By Press release submission | Mar 24, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications from lamb producers, seedstock producers, feeders or first handler organizations interested in nominating members to the American Lamb Board.
By Press release submission | Mar 24, 2022
The United States is sanctioning two Russian individuals and three entities in response to the DPRK’s ongoing development of its weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and ballistic missile programs in violation of multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions.
By Press release submission | Mar 24, 2022
They shared their concerns that Russia is escalating its disinformation campaigns to deceive the world, including at the United Nations.
By Press release submission | Mar 24, 2022
“Today, the president signed two strong bipartisan bills into law led by members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
