News from March 2022

By Press release submission | Mar 11, 2022
The U.S. Census Bureau today announced the beginning of data collection for phase 3.4 of the experimental Household Pulse Survey (HPS).

By Press release submission | Mar 11, 2022
The U.S. Census Bureau released today the 2019 Wealth and Asset Ownership Detailed Tables highlighting state-level data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP).

By Press release submission | Mar 11, 2022
Real gross domestic product (GDP) for the U.S.

By Press release submission | Mar 11, 2022
Fire raged in Boulder County, Colorado, during the last hours of 2021, covering more than 6,000 acres of densely populated land. In what would become the state’s most destructive fire in history, the Marshall Fire left thousands of residents without homes.

By Press release submission | Mar 11, 2022
The NASA DEVELOP team at NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) is hard at work using satellite data to study seasonal water variability in the Midwest.

By Press release submission | Mar 11, 2022
Exactly one month ago, for the first time in more than a decade, this Committee held a hearing examining America’s mental health crisis.

By Kaleb Brown | Mar 11, 2022
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced March 3 it was designating Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status for 18 months, citing the ongoing Russian invasion as the reason for the change.

By Chris Lang | Mar 11, 2022
Belarus was hit with export restrictions for helping Russia in its invasion of Ukraine, Department of Commerce officials said.

By Press release submission | Mar 11, 2022
Following clear Clean Air Act requirements and meeting a court deadline, EPA is proposing a federal plan that would cut pollution from power plants and industrial sources that significantly contribute to unhealthy levels of ground-level ozone, or smog, for millions of Americans who live downwind.

By Press release submission | Mar 11, 2022
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new requirements for certain facilities to plan for worst-case discharges of Clean Water Act (CWA) hazardous substances.

By Press release submission | Mar 11, 2022
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposal to formally redesignate the Illinois portion of the Chicago area to attainment of the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone.

By Press release submission | Mar 11, 2022
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a report highlighting the importance of resiliency and effective planning for management of debris from natural disasters.

By Press release submission | Mar 11, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) settled with Allied BioScience, Inc. (Allied BioScience) over alleged violations of federal pesticide regulations with the company’s SurfaceWise2 product, a residual antimicrobial surface coating.

By Press release submission | Mar 11, 2022
House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement about the government spending bills that passed the House of Representatives today.

By Press release submission | Mar 11, 2022
Republican Leader for the House Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on President Joe Biden’s plan to impose stricter auto emission standards across the country.

By Press release submission | Mar 11, 2022
A U.S. District Court recently issued a preliminary injunction that blocked federal agencies from using so-called Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases (SC-GHG) estimates in regulatory reviews and other activity.

By Press release submission | Mar 11, 2022
Consumer Protection and Commerce Republican Leader Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered opening remarks at today’s Subcommittee hearing on reforming daylight savings.

By Press release submission | Mar 11, 2022
House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks a today’s Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing on daylight savings time.

By Bob Martin | Mar 11, 2022
A Tennessee man faces up to 20 years in prison after being convicted earlier this month of possessing child exploitation materials.

By Bob Pepalis | Mar 11, 2022
Washington State University’s Center for Innovation established its Manufacturing Roundtable to connect local inventors, start-ups and entrepreneurs to nearby experts in manufacturing to help them bring products to market.