News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


Join NOAA Fisheries in Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Marine Mammal Protection Act


News Release: Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs and Special Envoy for Biodiversity and Water Resources Monica P. Medina will travel to Tel Aviv, Israel, from November 3-5 as part of U.S.-Israel collaboration and knowledge-sharing on water reuse issues. While in Israel, she will meet with government officials and nongovernmental organizations and visit U.S.-supported water projects.


Lowell Postal Carrier Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Bribe Supervisor to Divert Packages of Cocaine

News Release: BOSTON - A Lowell postal worker pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to attempting to bribe a postal supervisor and sell them cocaine.


News Release: DALLAS, TEXAS (Nov. 2, 2022) — Officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dallas Independent School District (DISD) and three members of the North Texas congressional delegation gathered yesterday to celebrate DISD’s funding through EPA’s Clean School Bus Program. The district will receive $7.1 million to fund the purchase of up to 25 zero-emission electric buses.


Five Men Indicted in Drug Conspiracy Case, Accused of Selling Drugs Within 1,000 Feet of School

News Release: WASHINGTON -Five area men have been indicted on federal narcotics and firearms-related charges stemming from an ongoing investigation into a drug trafficking organization that operated outside a gas station and within 1,000 feet of a school on South Capitol Street.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $43 million for 23 projects to help communities plan their transition to a clean energy future and improve grid reliability and security. Twenty research projects will focus on increasing communities’ resilience to disruptions from...



Secretary Blinken’s Call with South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor. The Secretary expressed appreciation for South Africa’s hosting and mediation of AU-led peace talks, which led to ...


News Release: WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - EM crews at the West Valley Demonstration Project have marked progress in the demolition of the Main Plant Process Building by successfully deconstructing a concrete block structure on the facility’s third floor.


News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced grants to four universities totaling $2,964,932 for research to refine the measurement of benefits of water quality improvements, either directly or through indicators.


The US Commerce Department published a five page proposed rule on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: A Canadian man who imported pseudoephedrine from Canada into the United States and Australia during 2011 and 2012 was sentenced today to 9 years in federal prison.


This Simple Material Could Scrub Carbon Dioxide From Power Plant Smokestacks

News Release: How can we remove carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, from fossil-fuel power plant exhaust before it ever reaches the atmosphere? New findings suggest a promising answer lies in a simple, economical and potentially reusable material analyzed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), where scientists from several institutions have determined why this material works as well as it does.


Olidort on the National Security Strategy: 'The words “equity” and “inclusion” appear more often than the word “adversaries”, which tells you where the Biden Administration’s focus is'

A foreign policy expert with the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) criticized the Biden Administration’s National Security Strategy for prioritizing climate change, “equity” and “inclusion” over actual national security.


News Release: CINCINNATI - A Cincinnati man was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 192 months in prison for distributing fentanyl that caused the near-fatal overdose of a high school student.


El Departamento De Energía De Los EEUU Selecciona Al Director Para El Nuevo Equipo De Modernización Y Recuperación De La Red Energética De Puerto Rico

Release: SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO — El Departamento de Energía de los Estados Unidos (DOE, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció hoy que Agustín Carbó ha sido seleccionado para servir como Director del nuevo Equipo de Modernización y Recuperación de la Red Energética de Puerto Rico (PR Grid Modernization Team). La Secretaria ...


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - An inmate Federal Corrections Institution Hazelton in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, is facing threat charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Spinrad: NOAA 'committed to ensuring that the next 50 years of our conservation efforts build on our heritage'

The head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration marked the 50th anniversary of three historic laws which have been the foundation for ocean and coastal conservation efforts in the United States.


Biden-Harris Administration Announces First Round of Historic Investments to Increase Competition and Expand Meat and Poultry Processing Capacity

News Release: More Than $223 Million in Grants and Loans Will Increase Competition and Economic Opportunities for Meat and Poultry Processors and Producers around the Country, and Help Lower Costs for Working Families


Oklahoma Man Sentenced for Transporting a Minor Across State Lines for Prostitution

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Fort Worth, Texas, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been sentenced in federal court to 78 months’ incarceration and 15 years of supervised release on his conviction of violating the Mann Act by transporting a minor across state lines for the purpose having the minor engage in prostitution and conspiracy, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.