News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


News Release: Families Had a Double Dose of Bad Inflation News Last Week.


News Release: Rice: $19 Billion in Improper EITC Payments at IRS - Let’s Fix Underlying Problems & Customer Service.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Greek Foreign Minister Dendias

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias to condemn in the strongest terms the May 27 seizure of two Greek-flagged vessels by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Iran’s continued harassment of ...


Biden Administration Launches Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Initiative to Connect More Clean Energy to the Grid

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Biden Administration through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today launched the Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X) - a new partnership funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that brings together grid operators, utilities, state and tribal governments...


“HONORING THE EXTRAORDINARY CAREER OF JUDGE CHARLES PRICE” published by the Congressional Record  on May 27

“HONORING THE EXTRAORDINARY CAREER OF JUDGE CHARLES PRICE“ was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E560-E561 on May 27


News Release: Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, Calif. May 31, 2022 - Fire managers with Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks have scheduled upcoming prescribed burns in Sequoia National Park.


News Release: 10 Years of U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Proves Why We Need an Ambitious Trade Agenda.


News Release: Memorial Day BBQ Prices Setting Fire to Americans’ Budgets.


U.S. Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons Stern’s Travel to Lithuania, the Netherlands, and Sweden

News Release: U.S. Special Envoy Jessica Stern will travel to Lithuania, the Netherlands, and Sweden, May 31-June 8. During her visits, Special Envoy Stern will engage with local human rights defenders and civil society representatives regarding the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons globally, with a specific focus on LGBTQI+ refugees from Ukraine.


Three Indicted for Large-Scale Meth Conspiracy

News Release: Officers Seized 29 Pounds of Meth, Firearms.


What releases are upcoming from the Energy Department on June 1

There are two releases scheduled to be published on June 1.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Italian Foreign Minister Di Maio

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


News Release: * A 25-year-old female from Grove City, Ohio, approached a bison to within 10 feet on the morning of May 30, 2022.


Big Thicket National Preserve Celebrates Texas Free Fishing Day

News Release: KOUNTZE, Texas - Calling anglers of all ages! Visit Big Thicket National Preserve on Saturday, June 4th, for a free family fishing event. Together with the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, we are providing certified Angler Education instructors to teach basic fishing skills to beginning anglers and...


News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - An EM team is working to resolve issues and questions related to asbestos at more than 3,000 buildings and structures across the 310-square-mile Savannah River Site (SRS).


Smith: Advocating for American Farmers and Ranchers Requires Full Enforcement of USMCA

News Release: Smith: Advocating for American Farmers and Ranchers Requires Full Enforcement of USMCA.


Americans Deserve a Level Playing Field Through USMCA Enforcement

News Release: Americans Deserve a Level Playing Field Through USMCA Enforcement.


USDA to Allow Producers to Request Voluntary Termination of Conservation Reserve Program Contract

USDA to Allow Producers to Request Voluntary Termination of Conservation Reserve Program Contract


USDA Announces Plans for Eradicating Asian Longhorned Beetle in Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, and South Carolina

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing its plans for combatting the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) infestations in Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, and South Carolina in 2022. Every year, APHIS evaluates and determines the most effective options to achieve ALB eradication and eliminate the pest from the United States.


Denison, Iowa, Selected to Receive $400K as Biden Administration Announces $254M to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites

Selected grant targets assessment and reuse plans for Denison Municipal Utility Power Plant and Avenue C sites