News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Transportation Department discusses Proposed Revocation of Colored Federal Airway Red 51 (R-51); Level Island, AK on March 14

The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on March 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Proposed Amendment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-223; Cape Newenham, AK discussed on March 14 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on March 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Promoting Accountability for Human Rights Abuses Perpetrated by the Governments of Russia and Belarus

News Release: The United States, with support from Allies and partners, is taking action to promote accountability for the Russian and Belarusian governments’ human rights abuses and violations within and outside their borders. In doing so, we reiterate our condemnation of President Putin’s premeditated, unjustified, ...



The US Justice Department published a two page notice on March 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Onshore Oil and Gas Operations and Coal Trespass-Annual Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments discussed on March 14 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a three page rule on March 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOT-FHWA grant application closes on May 16

2022 NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM grant opened on March 16.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Anthony R. Riley, II, of Shinnston, West Virginia, has admitted a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.



Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Ivoirian Prime Minister Achi

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Ivoirian Prime Minister Patrick Achi in Washington, D.C. They emphasized the importance of standing together when democracy is threatened across the globe and condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. ...


News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, returned an indictment today charging an Indiana woman with violating an individual’s rights while acting as an officer of the Louisville Metro Police Department.


News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a full committee markup regarding workers’ compensation programs, school safety, and Community Services Block Grants...


Shelby: Senate Passes FY22 Omnibus Appropriations Package

Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.)


Bears are emerging from hibernation in Grand Teton National Park

On Sunday, March 13, the first grizzly bear sighting of 2022 was reported in Grand Teton National Park. Now that bears are emerging from their dens, visitors and local communities are encouraged to secure attractants


Inmate Charged With Possessing Weapon

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 7, 2022, Nelson Ferry, age 32, an inmate at FCI Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, was charged in a criminal information with possession of a weapon.


EPA: Northwest Indiana meets federal air quality standard

The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced a proposal to designate the portion of the Chicago area that is in Indiana as an area that is beholden to the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ground-level ozone.


New Research Verifies Invasive Tegu Lizards Adaptable to Various Climates

The Argentine black and white tegu is a large lizard from South America currently inhabiting the Florida counties of Charlotte, Hillsborough, Miami Dade and St. Lucie.


Reclamation announces nearly $2.4 million in grant programs for Klamath River and Trinity River restoration projects

The Bureau of Reclamation and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation are seeking applicants to submit pre-proposals as part of restoration programs for the Klamath River and Trinity River, funding up to $1.4 million for Klamath River projects and nearly $1 million for Trinity River projects in 2022.


CBP Officers Find 43 Horned Lizards and 9 Snakes In and Under Man’s Clothes

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Ysidro port of entry thwarted a significant smuggling attempt after discovering 52 reptiles, tied up in small bags and hidden in and under a man’s clothing as he tried to cross the border into the U.S.