News from March 2022
By Press release submission | Mar 21, 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 decision by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources (DNREC), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Delaware Division of Public Health, to host a community meeting for citizens exposed to ethylene oxide (EtO) in New Castle, Delaware.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: Tariq Arrhamann Majid, 43, of Vallejo, pleaded guilty today to two counts of sexual exploitation of children, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: King Salmon, Alaska. - This week, the National Park Service (NPS) will begin seeking public review and comment on the Katmai National Park and Preserve and Alagnak Wild River Wilderness and Backcountry Management Plan. The month-long comment period begins March 21, 2022.
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
Release: The United States is designating Sudan’s Central Reserve Police (CRP) for serious human rights abuses committed during protests calling for democracy. We are taking this step to hold to account those perpetrating abuses and to deter future violence. The CRP, a militarized police unit involved in multiple...
By Press release submission | Mar 21, 2022
U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on the Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: Visit Follows the Announcement of a $29.9 Million Broadband Infrastructure Grant to Serve More Than 22,000 Households in Louisiana On Monday, March 21, Vice President Kamala Harris and Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves traveled to Sunset, Louisiana, to hear directly from Louisianans about the struggles ...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Indian and Native American Programs - Employment and Training Grants grant opened on March 21.
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
Release: Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez will travel to Paris, France, March 23-25, to participate in the International Energy Agency (IEA) 2022 Ministerial Meeting and engage in bilateral discussions with international counterparts. The Under Secretary will ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - On Friday, March 18, 2022, U.S. District Court Judge David C. Norton of the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina approved a consent decree that resolves alleged violations of the Clean Water Act by Defendant, Paul Edward Mashni, and several of his related...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced $2.4 million in funding for three projects to advance novel thermal and hydrogen energy storage technologies toward increased duration, reliability and affordability. The technologies...
By Press release submission | Mar 21, 2022
U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s decision to add Paden City, West Virginia, to its Superfund National Priorities List (NPL).
By Press release submission | Mar 21, 2022
Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held an oversight hearing of the Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund (SRF) formula.
By Press release submission | Mar 21, 2022
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, questioned witnesses about the Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund (SRF) formula.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Vancouver, Washington, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on March 21, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
By Press release submission | Mar 21, 2022
EPA Proposes to Add Brillo Landfill Site in Cayuga County, New York to Superfund List
By Press release submission | Mar 21, 2022
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed adding five Superfund sites to the National Priorities List (NPL), including the Highway 3 PCE Site in Le Mars, Iowa. The NPL includes sites where releases of contamination pose significant human health and environmental risks.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: CHICAGO - A man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for violently sex trafficking two children in the Chicago area and Wisconsin.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: LAS VEGAS - Recognizing the need to balance critical habitat for the threatened desert tortoise with high-quality visitor experience, the Bureau of Land Management Las Vegas Field Office is seeking comment on the Draft Environmental Assessment for the Piute Eldorado Valley Area of Critical Environmental Concern Management Plan. Virtual public meetings will be held April 5 and 6 and the comment period will close April 19, 2022.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on March 21, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
