News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


News Release: PRIME MINISTER KALLAS: Okay. So welcome. It is my great, great honor to welcome you to Estonia. I’ve been a great admirer of all of your work. I have quoted you many times over these weeks (inaudible). I think you’ve made very, very important points.


News Release: PLANO, Texas - A Lewisville man has been sentenced to federal prison for child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Air Plan Approval; Montana; Whitefish PM10 on March 8

The US Environmental Protection Agency published an eight page proposed rule on March 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Transportation Department discusses Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Palestine, TX on March 8

The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on March 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Cleaning Up Tailpipe Pollution from Trucks, Buses

The White House is announcing new measures to cut tailpipe pollution from trucks and spur the spread of zero-emitting buses to communities across the nation.


Biden announces Russian energy ban 'to inflict further pain on Putin'

President Joe Biden announced March 8 that the U.S. will not be buying or using any gas or energy from Russia, increasing the response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, CNBC said.


Bureau of Reclamation announces WaterSMART Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects grant opportunity

A new funding opportunity is available for government entities and other organizations looking to launch small-scale water efficiency projects.


3M raises more than $15k through Toward Zero Deaths pledge wall

The fundraiser ran from Jan. 1 through the final day of ATSSA’s 52nd Annual Convention & Traffic Expo.The company offered to match donations up to $5,000.


Some warn Biden's push for clean energy could increase reliance on China

President Joe Biden expressed his desire to double America's production in wind, solar and other clean energy sources during the March 1 State of the Union address, but some have reportedly taken issue with Biden's intent, claiming a push toward clean energy would increase the nation's reliance on China.


ATSSA joins effort asking Congress to amend ARP to release relief funds

ATSSA joined the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) and 26 other groups asking leaders in the House and Senate to pass legislation that would amend the American Rescue Plan (ARP).


E&C Republicans Call on POTUS & Granholm to Stop Importing Russian Oil and Increase American Energy Production and Exports

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI) led all Republican members of the Energy and Committee on a letter to President Joe Biden and Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm urging them to end Russian imports of crude oil and lower energy prices in America by producing more energy here at home.


More than a dozen indicted in Kentucky for animal fighting, 'we are committed to enforcing federal animal cruelty laws': Attorney General

Federal authorities said earlier in March that more than a dozen Kentucky residents were indicted for animal fighting charges.


Readout: Deputy Undersecretary Lee visits Democratic Republic of Congo, meets officials to discuss mining industry labor rights

News Release: WASHINGTON - In the first visit by a high-level U.S. Department of Labor official to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in nearly 20 years, Deputy Undersecretary of Labor for International Affairs Thea Lee met from Feb. 28 to March 2 with the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi, ...


News Release: SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a former Postal contractor, Rachele Ostrowe, age 39, of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury for theft of Government funds.


News Release: NEW HAVEN, CT. - Marquis Isreal, also known as “Garf" or “Gbaby," 25, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 210 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for racketeering offenses related to his participation in a gang-related shooting in front of a state courthouse in Bridgeport in January 2020.


News Release: Hattiesburg, Miss. - A Jefferson Davis County man pled guilty to illegally possessing firearms while under a domestic violence protection order, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.


Houston Men Indicted for Stealing Beaumont Mail

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - Two Houston men have been indicted for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


News Release: (BUTTE, Mont.) - The Bureau of Land Management’s Butte Field Office has finalized its Scratchgravel Hills Recreation Area Management Plan. The 5,500-acre planning area near Helena is a popular local recreation destination, used by hikers, bikers, trail runners, disc-golfers, and equestrians.


DOS-ISN offers new grant application process starting March 9

Support for Libyan Customs grant opened on March 9.


Murray Secures Inclusion of Maternal Health Bills In Omnibus

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), released the following statement on the inclusion of two bills to address the nation’s maternal mortality crisis as part of the omnibus.