News from March 2022
By DOE Newswire | Mar 11, 2022
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 11, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement today after the House of Representatives voted on an import ban on Russian oil that fails simultaneously to increase American oil and gas energy and exports. This followed...
By Press release submission | Mar 11, 2022
A new NRDC analysis found that the majority of “chemical recycling” facilities studied are not recycling any plastic, but are instead creating fuels and releasing hazardous pollutants into communities and the environment. T
By Trina Thomas | Mar 10, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on March 9 announced that 39 National Priority List (NPL) Superfund sites will be undergoing comprehensive reviews of the cleanup work.
By Press release submission | Mar 10, 2022
In championing the passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Joe Biden specifically mentioned “highway guardrails” as a positive outcome of the legislation.
By Press release submission | Mar 10, 2022
Three ATSSA chapters sent letters today opposing measures that would suspend state gas taxes during the ongoing crisis.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2022
News Release: GREENSBORO, N.C. - A Browns Summit man pleaded guilty today to unlawfully transporting and dealing in firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Project Concern International (PCI) has agreed to pay the United States $537,500 to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted false claims to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in PCI’s performance of grants to provide agricultural and other aid to developing countries.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Porcupine, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Involuntary Manslaughter and False Statements.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2022
News Release: ST. LOUIS - Collis Lee, age 25, of St. Louis County, Missouri, appeared before United States District Court Judge Henry E. Autrey on today’s date. Based on a previous plea of guilty, Lee was sentenced to 135 months in federal prison for the armed robbery of O’Reilly Auto Parts store in Jennings, Missouri.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2022
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Maria Cervantes-Echevarria, 35, a Mexican national living in Los Molinos, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley, to eight years and nine months in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By State Newswire | Mar 10, 2022
News Release: On International Women’s Day, the United States is proud to join the global community in celebrating the achievements and contributions of women and girls from around the world, while simultaneously recognizing the barriers they continue to face. The United States stands firm in its longstanding commitment to the advancement of gender equity and equality and the empowerment of women and girls, in all their diversity.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2022
News Release: Henry “Enrique" Tarrio, the former national chairman of the Proud Boys, was arrested today following his indictment on conspiracy and other charges related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2022
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An investigation into an armed and violent drug-trafficking organization led to the arrests of 25 Kansas City, Missouri, area residents this week in an operation that involved more than 200 law enforcement officers from multiple local and federal agencies.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2022
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Pamlico County man was sentenced yesterday to 120 months in prison for possessing a firearm as a felon while on supervised probation. On Dec. 1, 2021 Demario Tyair Himbry pled guilty to the charges.
By State Newswire | Mar 10, 2022
PAS Lusaka Request for Statements of Interest (RSOI): American Spaces Small Grants Program grant opened on March 10.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 10, 2022
News Release: A project to repave roads and parking areas within Mather Campground at Grand Canyon National Park will begin in early June and continue through October 2022. Periodic closures will occur within Mather Campground throughout the summer and a fixed number of sites will be available to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 70 months’ imprisonment followed by four years of supervised release on his conviction for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By State Newswire | Mar 10, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita in Rabat. Deputy Secretary Sherman and Foreign Minister Bourita discussed ways to further enhance the long-standing bilateral relationship between the United ...
By State Newswire | Mar 10, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has voted for legislation that authorizes $13.6 billion to support U.S. troops in Europe and provide humanitarian and lethal aid for Ukraine, as well as $4.8 billion in security assistance and missile defense funding for...
