News from March 2022
By Press release submission | Mar 2, 2022
“I’m extremely proud of our team for accomplishing this task safely and compliantly,” said Jay Schnelle, spent nuclear fuel shift operations manager for EM INL Site cleanup contractor Idaho Environmental Coalition (IEC).
By Press release submission | Mar 2, 2022
A team that operates camera-mounted drones at the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) has been recognized with the 2021 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Unit Award by DOE’s Office of Aviation Management.
By Press release submission | Mar 2, 2022
It’s been a long pull to upgrade the backbone of the communications system at EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).
By Press release submission | Mar 2, 2022
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released its 2020 annual traffic crash data, showing that 38,824 lives were lost in traffic crashes nationwide. That number marks the highest number of fatalities since 2007.
By Press release submission | Mar 2, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor enforces laws that protect workers’ rights. It also holds unscrupulous employers who shortchange their workers accountable, as it has done on behalf of 118 workers at three Oregon restaurants after an investigation revealed wage theft and other violations.
By Press release submission | Mar 2, 2022
A regional leader of the Oath Keepers pleaded guilty today to seditious conspiracy and obstruction of an official proceeding for his actions before, during and after the breach of the U.S.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 2, 2022
Release: WASHINGTON, March 2, 2022 - The Entomological Society of America (ESA) announced a new common name for the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) today replacing “gypsy moth" with “spongy moth" in their list of “Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms." This moth-and related Lymantrid species-are significant ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2022
News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Blaise Caroleo was sentenced by United States District Judge Eric N. Vitaliano to 30 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a minor. Caroleo pleaded guilty to the charge in November 2019.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 2, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced the availability of $25 million in funding for the America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP), which supports the development and expanded use of America’s navigable waterways and will help improve our nation’s supply chains and the movement of goods throughout the country.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 2, 2022
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Fast-Track Phase I and Phase II for American Rescue Plan Act Funds grant opened on March 2.
By State Newswire | Mar 2, 2022
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, everyone. It is really a pleasure to be with my friends and colleagues from Panama, from Costa Rica, from the Dominican Republic, and to be here to meet with the Alliance for Development in Democracy. That alliance is a powerful commitment and an inspiring commitment...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 2, 2022
News Release: BISMARCK, N.D. - The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking a volunteer campground host for the Chain of Lakes (West Park Lake, East Park Lake, Heckers Lake, and New Johns Lake) 2022 recreation season. Hosts are responsible for meeting and greeting campers, stocking brochures and restrooms, and general site appearance. Hosts are provided with a full hookup campsite and a small stipend to help cover incidental expenses.
By State Newswire | Mar 2, 2022
Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2022
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Daniel Quintero, age 36, of Schenectady, New York, was arrested and charged today with receiving child pornography.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 2, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 2, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for Consumer Protection and Commerce Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered opening remarks at today’s hearing on holding Big Tech accountable.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 2, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2022
News Release: GALVESTON, Texas - A 25-year-old local resident has been ordered to federal prison following his convictions of receipt and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 2, 2022
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WV - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Continental Brick Co. after an investigation found the employer exposed workers to respirable crystalline silica at the company’s brick manufacturing facility in Martinsburg.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2022
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Indiana returned an indictment late yesterday charging Dreshaun Carter, 25, of Indianapolis with crimes related to the distribution of fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine, as well as possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
