News from March 2022

By Press release submission | Mar 22, 2022
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 10, 2022, Jose William Perez Felipe, age 25, and Wilber Sori San Miguel age 31, both of Louisville, Kentucky, were indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiracy to transport 30 stolen catalytic converters from Kentucky and Ohio to State College, Pennsylvania.

By Commerce Newswire | Mar 22, 2022
News Release: Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have discovered a potential source of error when using acoustic waves to measure the properties of fluids such as blood. Their discovery raises the possibility of more accurate diagnostic tests for certain types of blood cancer and more precise sorting of blood cells.

By DOL Newswire | Mar 22, 2022
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led a hearing focused on the broken child care system and the Democratic plan to lower child care costs, get families more child care options, and boost wages for child care workers-fully paid for by making the wealthiest pay their fair share.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2022
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on March 21, 2022, Malik Pratt, 24, of Burlington, Vermont was arrested and appeared in United States District Court in Burlington, Vermont for his initial appearance following the filing of a complaint which alleges that he robbed People’s United Bank in Burlington, Vermont on March 1, 2022.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of theft of mail matter, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.

By Press release submission | Mar 22, 2022
U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s ‘Good Neighbor’ proposal to reduce ozone-forming emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and help states meet the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).

By State Newswire | Mar 22, 2022
Release: UNDER SECRETARY FERNANDEZ: Ministers and distinguished guests, welcome. Thank you for joining us this morning, both here in person and by video.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 22, 2022
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - EM recently awarded Oak Ridge cleanup contractor UCOR $24.7 million for its performance from April 2021 through October 2021, amounting to 98% of the available fee for the evaluation period.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 22, 2022
News Release: GULF BREEZE, Fla. -- Gulf Islands National Seashore will close the Fort Pickens Area today, March 22, at 10 a.m. due to predicated weather conditions that could result in impassable conditions on Fort Pickens Road.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2022
News Release: BOISE - A Caldwell man was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it to others.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2022
News Release: BILLINGS - A Billings woman accused of possessing multiple drugs, including methamphetamine and more than 9,000 fentanyl pills, for distribution admitted to a trafficking crime today, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.

By State Newswire | Mar 22, 2022
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2022
News Release: Anchorage, AK - The U.S. Marshals Service and the Alaska State Troopers are warning the public today of a telephone scam involving a fraudulent caller contacting convicted sex offenders and alleging they are in violation of their sex offender registration requirements and demanding payment to avoid being arrested.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2022
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Yamini Potter, age 36, was sentenced to 33 months in prison for his convictions of Obtaining Money by False Pretenses and Obstruction of Justice.

By State Newswire | Mar 22, 2022
DRL Strengthening Regional Media in Europe and Eurasia grant opened on March 22.

By Press release submission | Mar 22, 2022
Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and representatives from the Interagency Working Group (IWG) on Coal and Power Plant Communities visited several sites in Cabell, Fayette and Kanawha counties to highlight new investments in West Virginia.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 22, 2022
News Release: GALT, Calif. - Beginning Monday, March 28, to Wednesday, April 6, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Mother Lode Field Office, in partnership with Galt Joint Union Elementary School District, The Nature Conservancy, Sacramento County Parks and Wilderness Inquiry, will host approximately 700 elementary...

By Press release submission | Mar 22, 2022
Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to consider the nomination of Dr. Kathryn Huff to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Energy. U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, underscored the need to preserve and expand the United States’ nuclear fleet, highlighting that nuclear energy is critical to providing reliable power and addressing climate change.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 22, 2022
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - One of the nation’s most complex environmental management challenges is detecting, monitoring and remediating contaminated groundwater.

By USDA Newswire | Mar 22, 2022
Mississippi Conservation Delivery Technical Assistance &- FY2022 grant opened on March 22.