News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


Reclamation's Fullard: Water quality forecasts pointed to 'potential for reaching low dissolved oxygen levels' below Glen Canyon Dam

Low water levels below Glen Canyon Dam are now affecting trout health, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced.


News Release: EMINENCE, Mo. - Ozark National Scenic Riverways will celebrate and remember the Alley community of yesteryear on Sunday, Sept. 25, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. All are invited to attend this free event, which will be hosted in partnership with the Shannon County Museum Association and Ozark Riverways Foundation.


There is one release scheduled to be published on Sept. 16.


Chairman David Scott Releases Statement Following Hearing on Soil Health Practices and Programs that Support Regenerative Agriculture

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott delivered the following statement after today's hearing titled “Soil Health Practices and Programs that Support Regenerative Agriculture."



Columbia Sex Offender Sentenced to 20 Years for Sending Obscenity to a Minor

News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Columbia man who is a registered sex offender was sentenced in federal court today for sending obscenity to a minor over Skype.


Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Carstens Travel to Vatican City

Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens will travel to Vatican City from September 14-17. During his trip, Special Envoy Carstens will engage with Holy See officials and stakeholders on matters related to the prevention and resolution of wrongful detention and hostage cases worldwide.


Madison Man Sentenced to 110 Months for Methamphetamine Trafficking

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Derrick Shelton, 30, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 110 months in federal prison for distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Shelton pleaded guilty to this charge on May 18, 2022.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service today awarded $2.75 million in funds from the 9/11 Memorial Act grant program to the National September 11 Memorial & Memorial Plaza in New York City. This funding will provide critical support for the continued operation, maintenance, and security of the memorial and museum.


The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on Sept. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: BOSTON - The leader of a drug trafficking organization (DTO) has pleaded guilty to his involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, carfentanil and fentanyl analogue in and around the Lawrence area, as well as to possessing a loaded firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking offense.


Justice Department Announces COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force Teams

News Release: Strike Force team locations include Sacramento, Los Angeles, Miami, and Baltimore.


Guthrie Opening Remarks at Health Subcommittee Markup

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee markup on five bills.


News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JAVON MOORNING, 43, of New Haven, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to possession of a stolen firearm. Moorning also admitted that he violated the conditions of his supervised release from a prior federal conviction.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Sept. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


EPA Selects Arizona Department of Environmental Quality for $296K Pollution Prevention Grant Funded by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

News Release: PHOENIX - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) to receive a $296,544 pollution prevention (P2) grant made possible by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The P2 grants being awarded across ...


26-Year-Old Sentenced to 19 Years in Federal Prison for Business Robberies

News Release: Memphis, TN - Malik Williams, 26, has been sentencedto 228 months in federal prison for committing.


New Bedford Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Heroin Intended for Distribution

News Release: Defendant faces five-year mandatory minimum. BOSTON - A New Bedford man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston in connection with heroin distribution. Ramon Serrano, 43, pleaded guilty on Sept. 12, 2022 to possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin. U.S. District Court Judge...


Public press releases: Federal Reserve System publishes eight in August

There were eight press releases published by the Federal Reserve System in August.


News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office, the Vermont Attorney General’s Office, and the Rutland Area NAACP will be co-hosting a Hate-Free Vermont Forum in Bennington on Sept. 28, 2022, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.