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News from May 2022


United States Providing More Than $200 Million in Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the Horn of Africa

Today in Geneva, the United States announced more than $200 million in additional assistance to respond to humanitarian needs in the Horn of Africa, including from the devastating drought and to address the needs of refugees, internally displaced persons, and conflict-affected population in the region.


CNN Poll: Americans’ View of Economy Worst in a Decade

Americans haven’t felt this negatively about the economy since the last time President Biden was in the White House


Healthy Future Task Force Treatment Subcommittee Unveils Agenda at Roundtable

Republicans on the Healthy Future Task Force rolled out a new plan for getting Americans greater access to affordable treatments last week, discussing innovative new policies during a roundtable in the Capitol.


Chair Grijalva Hails Passage of Bipartisan Package of Bills, Including Legislation Led by the Late Rep. Young

Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement on the expected House passage of eleven Natural Resources Committee-passed bills, including five that were championed by the late Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska).


MAPLand Act Becomes Law

Today, President Joe Biden signed the Modernizing Access to Our Public LandAct (MAPLand Act) into law. U.S. Rep. Blake Moore (R-Utah) introduced the bipartisan legislation in the House of Representatives last year.


Rodgers Statement on SCOTUS Leak

House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on a leaked draft opinion in the case of Dobbs v.


Leader Rodgers Urges Sec. Granholm to Say ‘Yes’ to American Energy and Lower Costs

Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks in today’s Energy Subcommittee hearing with Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm for the Department of Energy’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget.


Pallone Opening Remarks at DOE Budget Hearing with Secretary Granholm

Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Energy Subcommittee hearing titled, “The Fiscal Year 2023 DOE Budget:”Secretary Granholm, thank you for joining us this morning to discuss the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Fiscal Year 2023 budget.


USITC Makes Determination in Five-Year (Sunset) Review Concerning Iron Construction Castings from Brazil, Canada, and China

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that revoking the existing countervailing duty order on imports of heavy iron construction castings from Brazil,


Walk-Behind Snow Throwers from China Injure U.S. Industry, says USITC

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of walk-behind snow throwers from China that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined are subsidized and sold in the United States at less than fair value.


Next 2020 Census Data Products to be Released in 2023

Census Bureau Announces Schedule Updates for Demographic Profile, Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (DHC) and Detailed DHC


Driving Innovation for Disaster Planning, Response, and Recovery

Every hurricane season, first responders face great challenges as they protect their communities during these storms.


NTIA Seeks Input on Competition in the Mobile App Ecosystem

Apps on mobile devices are a part of daily life for many Americans.


Wi-Fi May Be Coming Soon to a Lamppost Near You

As Wi-Fi is deployed more widely in cities, and perhaps at higher frequencies, it may depend on an abundant urban asset: streetlight poles.


Researchers Find Massive Rare Sponge Mounds Hiding in the Deep Sea

NOAA scientists and collaborators have found rare deep-sea sponge mounds between two of California’s most explored marine protected areas, signifying how vast and mysterious our ocean truly is.


NOAA Announces Projects Recommended for Saltonstall-Kennedy 2022 Funding

NOAA Fisheries Announces $11.87 million in grant funding for the promotion, development, and marketing of U.S. fisheries.


11 Strange But True Facts About Lancetfish

The lancetfish is one of the stranger fish found in Alaskan marine waters. Here are some interesting facts about this unusual fish.


Migrating Puget Sound Steelhead Face Increased Predation at Hood Canal Bridge

The Hood Canal Bridge is a major source of mortality for migrating steelhead smolts, according to new research in the peer-reviewed journal Ecosphere by NOAA Fisheries Northwest Fisheries Science Center scientists and the non-profit Long Live the Kings.


We want your feedback on the NWS Experimental National GIS Map Viewer

In July of 2021, the NWS began an experimental phase of an Experimental National Geographic Information System (GIS) Map Viewer (“the Viewer”) web application, and since then, we’ve made some changes that’d we’d love to hear from you about!The Viewer provides capabilities to display, interrogate, access, and discover data and easily assimilates this information so that those familiar with geospatial data and technology can seamlessly access and digest it.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $7 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds for Construction of a Workforce Development Center in Southaven, Mississippi

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $7 million grant to Northwest Mississippi Community College, Southaven, Mississippi, for construction of a new career technology education and workforce facility.