News from March 2022
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today hailing inclusion of a provision in the omnibus he has long championed that clarifies the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authority to regulate synthetic nicotine products...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: BOSTON-Boston National Historical Park will receive more than $25 million from the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) to restore the iconic 1902 Dorchester Heights Monument tower and surrounding area known as Thomas Park. When complete, the project will enable visitors to enjoy the improved public green space and spectacular 115-foot landmark on Telegraph Hill that commemorates a pivotal event of the Revolutionary War.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: CHICAGO - Representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will host a virtual Flood Map Information Open House for communities in northwest Cook County and northeast Kane County, Illinois on March 30, 2022, from 4 - 6 p.m. CT. The open house will give residents the chance to review...
By State Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Monte Carlo, Monaco, March 20-21, for the Monaco Blue Initiative and discuss the ocean-climate nexus with key stakeholders. Further information may be found at.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on March 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: Morristown, NJ - On a snowy March 9, much like the weather the Continental Army endured in Morristown during the American Revolution, Morristown National Historical Park (NHP) and the Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area (Crossroads) celebrated the installation of Crossroads welcome...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation approved an additional $17.5 million in WaterSMART Drought Resiliency Project grants for ten more projects in the Western United States. These grants will help communities increase their ability to recover from droughts. This funding supplements the prior $20.5 million in WaterSMART grant funding that was announced in January 2022, for a $38 million total federal investment this year in improving drought resiliency in the West.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - On Tuesday, a federal grand jury in Phoenix returned a four-count indictment against Cesar Alberto Palomares, 23, of Somerton, Arizona.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled, “Lessons from the Frontline: COVID-19’s Impact on American Health Care:"
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: LOS ANGELES - The former CEO of a Valencia-based financial services company was sentenced today to 33 months in federal prison for helping to run a Ponzi scheme that defrauded dozens of investors - including his own clients - out of over $2.3 million with false promises of earning up to 20% monthly returns on their money.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DEMETRIA MYERS SILVIO, age 32, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on March 15, 2022 for Wire Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343. SILVIO pled guilty to this offense on Oct. 12, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston on fentanyl distribution charges.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) this week approved a plan that will pave the way for a long-term solution to the Pretty Rocks Landslide on the Denali Park Road within Denali National Park and Preserve. With an initial $25 million in critical funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the NPS will begin construction in Summer 2022 and keep the project on an accelerated timeline.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: FAYETTEVILLE - A Springdale man was sentenced on March 14, 2022, to 151 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.
By Press release submission | Mar 17, 2022
Our embassies and missions around the world are ready to partner with the private sector and international bodies to support the development and use of digital asset technology in ways aligned with U.S. values.
By Press release submission | Mar 17, 2022
The Department of State’s Office of Global Partnerships has established a public-private partnership with GoFundMe.org to direct funds to organizations that are helping to address the humanitarian needs of those impacted by the Kremlin’s aggression against Ukraine.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - A Wayland woman pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with a scheme to defraud an insurance provider for physical therapy services that were not provided to patients.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: MANTEO, N.C. - Over the past several months, Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) law enforcement rangers have discovered six separate acts of vandalism at the restrooms next to the Ocracoke Island Discovery Center. The Seashore now seeks tips from the public to help catch those responsible for the vandalism.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: Officers Seize Four Kilograms of Pills at Bus Terminal.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) announced today that the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Thursday, March 31, on oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
