News from May 2022
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2022
News Release: Defendant allegedly bought lighter fuel, set fire, and left the island by ferry as fire smoldered.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2022
News Release: TULSA, Okla. - A man who contacted Ottawa County authorities to report that he sexually abused a minor was sentenced Monday in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2022
News Release: Defendant Assaulted Law Enforcement Officer With Flagpole, Tackled Him, and Tried to Remove Officer’s Helmet and Gas Mask.
By Interior Newswire | May 2, 2022
News Release: Queens, N.Y. -Queens, N.Y. - The National Park Service (NPS) is pleased to announce the inauguration of a Stewardship Plan for the East and West Pond area of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Gateway National Recreation Area. This planning effort will help define the future of this beloved area by identifying...
By Interior Newswire | May 2, 2022
News Release: Montrose, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Southwest District lifts annual seasonal closures of certain public lands in the Tres Rios and Uncompahgre Field Offices April 30, 2022. The closures are necessary to protect critical wildlife habitat, minimize stress to wintering mule deer, elk and nesting raptors while also preventing road damage.
By Interior Newswire | May 2, 2022
News Release: WILLIAMSPORT, Md. - The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking input as we take steps to improve opportunities for public recreation at Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. The NPS is seeking public comments from May 11 through June 11 to aid the preparation of a Development Concept Plan for White’s Ferry. The public is invited to help shape the long-term vision for the area and provide feedback on an initial range of proposed concepts.
By Homeland Newswire | May 2, 2022
Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Individual State Earthquake Assistance (ISEA) - Region 8 grant opened on May 2.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2022
News Release: Florence, South Carolina --- Cory Dewayne McNeal, 39, of Darlington, has been sentenced to over 12 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing controlled substances with the intent to distribute those substances.
By USDA Newswire | May 2, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, May 2, 2022-Mark Williams, a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist, today was named a finalist for a Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal in recognition of his pioneering research to protect water quality and aquatic life from pollutants in agricultural runoff.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2022
News Release: Mohamad Yassine and Hassan Rahman Sought to Launder Tens of Millions of Dollars for Criminals Worldwide.
By Interior Newswire | May 2, 2022
WaterSMART Grants: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants for Fiscal Year 2023 grant opened on May 2.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2022
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Kathryn Mizelle has sentenced Willard Green Porter (44, Tampa) to five years and three months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Porter was also ordered to forfeit the firearm. He had pleaded guilty on Jan. 18, 2022.
By Interior Newswire | May 2, 2022
News Release: Montrose, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Southwest District lifted annual seasonal closures of certain public lands in the Tres Rios and Uncompahgre Field Offices April 30, 2022. The closures are necessary to protect critical wildlife habitat, minimize stress to wintering mule deer, elk and nesting raptors while also preventing road damage.
By EPA Newswire | May 2, 2022
“REPORTS OF COMMITTEES“ was published in the Senate section on page S2218 on April 28
By Bob Pepalis | May 2, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative met with their counterparts in the Republic of Korea April 25 to strengthen and protect labor rights.
By Trina Thomas | May 2, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's New England regional office is accepting 2022 Environmental Merit Awards nominations until May 16.
By Bob Pepalis | May 2, 2022
NOAA Fisheries announced the discovery of a link between blooms of harmful algae called red tides and conditions with low or no oxygen (hypoxia).
By Bob Pepalis | May 2, 2022
President Joe Biden announced a new program called Uniting for Ukraine, which will help expedite the process for immigrant visas and refugee processing for Ukrainians.
By Zachary Richter | May 2, 2022
The Bureau of Reclamation is anticipating another difficult year for the Rio Grande with below-average water runoff.
By Trina Thomas | May 2, 2022
An Eastern District of Texas federal grand jury recently indicted seven members of the criminal organization La Mara Salvatrucha for a Jan. 31 prison attack on its rival gang members.
