News from May 2022
By Press release submission | May 2, 2022
Today FERC took the next step toward modernizing wholesale electricity market design by directing the operators of six regional organized electric power markets to provide information regarding their changing system needs and plans for potential reforms.
By Press release submission | May 2, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $45 million in funding to support the domestic development of advanced batteries for electric vehicles.
By Press release submission | May 2, 2022
Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today after the Department of Energy (DOE) announced new energy efficiency standards for lightbulbs:
By Press release submission | May 2, 2022
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.
By Press release submission | May 2, 2022
House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra on HHS’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget.
By Press release submission | May 2, 2022
Today, as the agency kicks off Air Quality Awareness Week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) are announcing a new pilot feature of the AirNow Fire and Smoke Map to make it more accessible to people with color vision deficiencies.
By Press release submission | May 2, 2022
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Gulf of Mexico Division (GMD) announced the Gulf Guardian Winners for several recipients in Biloxi.
By Press release submission | May 2, 2022
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it has awarded $75,000 to the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community under the Environmental Justice Small Grants program.
By Press release submission | May 2, 2022
Today, Administrator Samantha Power met with Chief Executive Officer of YouTube Susan Wojcicki to discuss expanding institutional ties and coordination between USAID and YouTube to better address disinformation and to support efforts to increase the business viability of independent media outlets.
By Press release submission | May 2, 2022
On April 28, 2022, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a goal to commit up to $50 million over five years, subject to the availability of funds, to the World Bank’s Childcare Incentive Fund to expand access to quality child care and early learning programs globally.
By Press release submission | May 2, 2022
Today, the Biden Administration announced that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are taking the extraordinary step to draw down the full balance of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust (BEHT) as part of an effort to provide $670 million in food assistance to countries in need as a result of Putin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
By Press release submission | May 2, 2022
On April 25, Administrator Samantha Power and Honduran Minister of Foreign Affairs Enrique Reina discussed shared priorities and ongoing collaboration to address the root causes of irregular migration, including by creating economic opportunities, strengthening democratic governance, and addressing violence against women.
By Press release submission | May 2, 2022
Yesterday, Administrator Samantha Power met with Ken Ofori-Atta, Ghana’s Minister of Finance, to discuss a range of USAID’s development programs in the country and the urgent need to address rising food insecurity around the world.
By Press release submission | May 2, 2022
On Monday, April 25, 2022, Administrator Samantha Power and Honduran Minister of Foreign Affairs Enrique Reina will commemorate their new Development Objective Grant Agreements to advance development commitments and shared priorities.
By Press release submission | May 2, 2022
The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing nearly $313 million in additional humanitarian assistance to help people affected by the ongoing conflict in northern Ethiopia.
By Press release submission | May 2, 2022
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will contribute an additional $18 million to Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the major global fund for education in emergencies.
By Press release submission | May 2, 2022
The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:Secretary of State Antony J.
By Press release submission | May 2, 2022
The United States, our allies, and our partners worldwide are united in support of Ukraine in response to Russia’s premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified war against Ukraine.
By Press release submission | May 2, 2022
Bureau of Land Management’s Challis Bridge Recreation Site to reopen
By Press release submission | May 2, 2022
Bureau of Land Management Seeks Public Comment on 172.51 Acres Non-competitive Direct Sale of Public Land to Lander County
