News from March 2022
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 15, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing to examine how lawmakers can work to ensure that presidential and federal agency records are adequately maintained and preserved. The committee heard from legal...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 15, 2022
News Release: PHOENIX - Managers of the EM sites at Portsmouth, Ohio and Paducah, Kentucky, provided an update at the 2022 Waste Management Symposia last week on cleanup progress at the two locations, as well as on conversion of depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUF6 ), a byproduct of uranium processing at both plants.
By Press release submission | Mar 15, 2022
In western Ghana's major coastal city, Sekondi-Takoradi, 100 school children have become urban farmers thanks to the vision of two women.
By Press release submission | Mar 15, 2022
When looking at the Hope Diamond for the first time, you’re not impressed by its size—even for a rare diamond, it isn’t that big.
By Press release submission | Mar 15, 2022
The Government of Indonesia has asked USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of Fresh Wasabi (Wasabia japonica (Miq.)
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 15, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, delivered the following remarks at a hearing entitled, “The Promise and Challenge of Strategic Trade Engagement in the Indo-Pacific Region.".
By State Newswire | Mar 15, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: In a March 14 trilateral call, U.S. Special Representative for the DPRK Sung Kim, Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Funakoshi Takehiro, and ROK Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace ...
By State Newswire | Mar 15, 2022
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,...
By State Newswire | Mar 15, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee hearing entitled, Combatting Authoritarianism: U.S. Tools and Responses. The witnesses for panel one included: The Honorable Uzra Zeya, under secretary for civilian security, democracy, and human rights at State, and Ms. Jennifer Hall Godfrey, senior official for public diplomacy and public affairs at State.
By State Newswire | Mar 15, 2022
News Release: MS FOTOVAT: Good morning, and welcome to the 16th Annual International Women of Courage awards. My name is Katrina Fotovat, and I am the senior official for the Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues at the U.S. Department of State. I am deeply honored to join you today in recognizing the awe-inspiring achievements and contributions made by the 2022 Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage.
By Press release submission | Mar 15, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement that includes a $80,000 penalty for on-line retailer Penson & Co LLC.
By Press release submission | Mar 15, 2022
Seven plants among 93 nationwide receive ENERGY STAR certification
By Press release submission | Mar 15, 2022
American Rescue Plan Funds Help Buy Electric School Buses
By Interior Newswire | Mar 15, 2022
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT PROGRAM NATIONAL COMPETITIVE GRANTS FY2022 PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT (104g General) grant opened on March 15.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 15, 2022
News Release: PHOENIX - The Bureau of Reclamation announced today the issuance of a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) evaluating the effects of the proposed assignment and transfer of water from GSC Farm, LLC (GSC Farm) to the Town of Queen Creek (Queen Creek).
By John Kelly | Mar 15, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said it deregulated a genetically engineered soybean variety created by BASF Corporation, in a March 14 news release.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2022
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Nine people were arraigned today on illegal drug and firearms charges contained in a 17-count indictment, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 15, 2022
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT PROGRAM NATIONAL COMPETITIVE GRANTS FY2022 PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT For PER &- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS) grant opened on March 15.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - A Lynn man was pleaded guilty today to operating a North Shore-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) that used multiple high-volume pill press machines to produce tens of thousands of fentanyl pills per hour to sell to street gangs for local distribution.
