News from September 2022


Interior Department Invests Over $5.1 Million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Advance Wildfire Resilience in Colorado

Interior Department Invests Over $5.1 Million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Advance Wildfire Resilience in Colorado


Interior Department Invests Over $5.9 Million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Advance Wildfire Resilience in Nevada

Interior Department Invests Over $5.9 Million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Advance Wildfire Resilience in Nevada


Morlock: 'We are eager to welcome everyone to Saratoga National Historical Park for these fun and educational events'

Morlock: 'We are eager to welcome everyone to Saratoga National Historical Park for these fun and educational events'

The National Park Service (NPS) recently announced the return of historical reenactment encampments and anniversary events to Saratoga National Historical Park.


Apostle Islands National Lakeshore's Cooper receives John. L Cotter Award: 'Dave is a big picture thinker'

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore's Cooper receives John. L Cotter Award: 'Dave is a big picture thinker'

David J. Cooper, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore archeologist and Cultural Resource manager, has been selected to receive the John L. Cotter Award for Excellence in NPS Archeology for Professional Achievement.


Haaland: 'The Biden-Harris administration is committed to improving food access and affordability across Indian Country'

Haaland: 'The Biden-Harris administration is committed to improving food access and affordability across Indian Country'

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) recently announced advancements in health and nutrition efforts in Indian Country.


Study Reveals Agriculture-Related Injuries More Numerous than Previously Known

Study Reveals Agriculture-Related Injuries More Numerous than Previously Known


Georgia Extension Supporting County Governments and Poultry Industry

Georgia Extension Supporting County Governments and Poultry Industry


USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture celebrate 50-year partnership

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture celebrate 50-year partnership


Specialty Crop Participation in Federal Risk Management Programs

Specialty Crop Participation in Federal Risk Management Programs


Household Food Security in the United States in 2021

Household Food Security in the United States in 2021



Massachusetts Man Arrested With Ten Kilograms Of Fentanyl Packaged For Distribution

Massachusetts Man Arrested With Ten Kilograms Of Fentanyl Packaged For Distribution

News Release: CONCORD -Johan M. Rodriguez, 37, of Lawrence, Massachusetts was charged in a criminal complaint today, with one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and to distribute controlled substances, specifically, fentanyl, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announces.


Former Methuen Resident Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl And Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

Former Methuen Resident Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl And Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: BOSTON - A former Methuen man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to his role in a Lawrence-based drug trafficking conspiracy involving fentanyl and cocaine.


Malden Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Methamphetamine

Malden Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Methamphetamine

News Release: BOSTON - A Malden man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston in connection with distributing methamphetamine to an undercover law enforcement officer.


Brooklyn Man Sentenced for Distributing Cocaine Base

Brooklyn Man Sentenced for Distributing Cocaine Base

News Release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on Sept. 23, 2022, Tyrish Stevenson, 48, of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss to 37 months’ imprisonment and a 3-year term of supervised release for distributing cocaine base on September 9, 2021.


Supplier And Distributor for Two Boston-Area DTOs Sentenced

Supplier And Distributor for Two Boston-Area DTOs Sentenced

News Release: BOSTON - The main supplier and drug distributor of two Boston-area drug trafficking organizations (DTO) was sentenced yesterday for his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy.


Defendant Convicted of Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in U.S. Marine’s Death

Defendant Convicted of Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in U.S. Marine’s Death

News Release: SAN DIEGO - A jury convicted Nameer Mohammad Atta yesterday in federal court of distributing the fentanyl that led to the fatal overdose of an active-duty lance corporal in the United States Marine Corps on May 21, 2020.


Boise Man Sentenced to Over 14.5 Years in Prison for Federal Gun and Drug Charges

Boise Man Sentenced to Over 14.5 Years in Prison for Federal Gun and Drug Charges

News Release: BOISE, Idaho - A Boise man was sentenced to 175 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and the unlawful possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced.


Dallas Man Sentenced to Life Over Meth Concealed in Cauliflower

Dallas Man Sentenced to Life Over Meth Concealed in Cauliflower

News Release: DALLAS, TX - A Dallas man who accepted a delivery of $3.7 million worth of methamphetamine concealed in boxes of cauliflower was sentenced today to life in federal prison, announced Eduardo A. Chavez, Special Agent in Charge of DEA Dallas.


Rodgers and Guthrie Statement on Two Health Bills Passing the People’s House

Rodgers and Guthrie Statement on Two Health Bills Passing the People’s House

News Release: Washington D.C -Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 8163, the Improving Trauma Systems and Emergency Care Act, and S. 958, the Maximizing Outcomes through Better Investments in Lifesaving Equipment for (MOBILE) Health Care Act.