News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


DOE Announces $35 Million To Deploy Clean Energy on Tribal Lands and Power Unelectrified Tribal Buildings

Release: New Investment Highlights President Biden’s Commitment to Strengthening Tribal Energy and Economic Development and Ensuring Tribal Nations Benefit from a Clean Energy Future


Harrisburg Bar Owner Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking And Firearms Offenses

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Saqueena Williams, a/k/a "Queenie," age 46, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Oct. 27, 2022, to 20 years' imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner for cocaine trafficking and weapons offenses.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Energy Department discusses Moon Lake Electric Association, Inc.; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation on Nov. 1

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S.-UAE Signing of the Partnership for Accelerating Clean Energy

Release: The United States and the United Arab Emirates have signed in Abu Dhabi a major new clean energy framework - the “Partnership for Accelerating Clean Energy" (PACE). This memorandum of understanding is an important step forward in our joint efforts to accelerate our collective movement toward clean energy. It will catalyze $100 billion in financing, investment, and other support, allowing us to accelerate toward a goal of deploying 100 gigawatts of clean energy by 2035.


Iowa City Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Child Pornography Charges

News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa - An Iowa City man and India native, Sameer Chandulal Patel, age 30, was sentenced on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, to 210 months in prison for receipt and distribution of child pornography. Following his imprisonment, Patel was ordered to serve five years of supervised release, unless he is deported from the United States.


Release: I would like to extend my congratulations to the government and people of Antigua and Barbuda on their 41st year of independence.


News Release: NEW YORK - The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) is transforming how New York City children get to school, accelerating the transition to zero-emission vehicles, and producing cleaner air for our communities. That is the message delivered today by EPA Deputy Regional Administrator Walter Mugdan, Mayor ...


EPA, MDE Lead Tour of Hagerstown Superfund Site

News Release: PHILADELPHIA (Nov. 1, 2022) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), joined by U.S. Congressman David Trone, led stakeholders, contractors, responsible parties and others on a tour today of ongoing cleanup work at the Central Chemical Superfund Site, located along Mitchell Avenue in Hagerstown, Maryland.



The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


EPA Announces more than $6.3 Million in Rebates for Clean School Buses in Orangeburg, South Carolina

News Release: ORANGEBURG, SC (Nov 1, 2022) – Today at an event in Orangeburg, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that the Orangeburg County School District (OSCD) will receive $6,320,000 in funding for Clean School Bus Program rebates. The funds will allow the district to purchase 16 electric school ...


News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Debra E. Craig, 66, of Converse, Louisiana, entered a guilty plea today before Chief United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. to one count of obtaining controlled substances by fraud.


News Release: SHREVEPORT/LAFAYETTE/MONROE/ALEXANDRIA/LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced today that Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) Cytheria Jernigan and Karen King will lead the efforts of this office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program...


Interior Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Broad Agency Announcement for Water Monitoring Technologies on Nov. 1

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, and Egypt

Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to London, UK, November 3-4 to engage government and private sector officials on climate finance and action. He will then travel to Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, November 5 to attend the Sir Bani Yas Forum, where he will discuss regional ...


Transportation Department discusses Amendment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-269; Yakutat, AK on Nov. 1

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BRIAN WARD, 30, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 37 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for narcotics distribution and ammunition possession offenses.


Ranking Member Boozman Requests Accounting of USDA COVID-19 Relief Spending from FY21 Appropriations Bill

News Release: WASHINGTON-Raising concerns that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has begun using unobligated COVID-19 funds for unintended purposes, U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, is asking for an accounting of the $11 billion included in last year’s appropriations bill to help farmers, ranchers, loggers, restaurants, schools, and others respond to the pandemic.


Springfield Man Sentenced for Role in Large-Scale Heroin Trafficking Organization

News Release: BOSTON - A Springfield man was sentenced on Oct. 27, 2022 in federal court in Springfield for his role in a large-scale heroin trafficking organization.