News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


EPA Adds the Ochoa Fertilizer Co. Site in Guánica, Puerto Rico to the Superfund National Priorities List

News Release: NEW YORK – In a move that will allow it to protect the nearby community, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it will add the Ochoa Fertilizer Co. site in Guánica, Puerto Rico to its Superfund National Priorities List (NPL), along with four other sites across the U.S. EPA will also propose two sites to the NPL, where releases of contamination pose significant human health and environmental risk.


News Release: Miami, Florida - A federal criminal complaint filed this week in U.S. District Court in Fort Lauderdale has charged Matthew Leon Chilcutt, 43, with destruction of federal property for allegedly causing extensive damage to the U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building in Fort Lauderdale on September 5, 2022.


Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes discussed on Sept. 8 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Sept. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: We had, I think, a very productive and in many ways meaningful day here in Ukraine. This is my fifth trip here as Secretary, the third since the Russian aggression started. And I thought – President Biden thought it would be particularly meaningful to come at this time as Ukraine is ...


DOS-IND offers new grant application process starting Sept. 9

Gastrodiplomacy - Exploring the U.S.-India Partnership Fusion Food grant opened on Sept. 9.


Biloxi Man Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl

News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - A Biloxi man was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley of the Drug Enforcement Administration.


News Release: A former executive of Contech Engineered Solutions LLC (Contech) was sentenced to 18 months of imprisonment yesterday in New Bern, North Carolina, for his participation in bid-rigging and fraud schemes targeting the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT).


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Sept. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that WILLIE JACKSON, 27, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 84 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for firearm possession and narcotics distribution offenses.


EPA Selects Georgia Institute of Technology as a Recipient of a Pollution Prevention Grant Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

News Release: ATLANTA (September 8, 2022) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of Georgia Institute of Technology as a pollution prevention (P2) grant recipient made possible by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s historic $100 million program investment. These ...


Wyden Statement on the Biden Administration's Final Proposal to Undo the Harmful Trump-era "Public Charge" Rule

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement on the Biden administration's final rule to ensure that noncitizens will not suffer harmful immigration consequences for receiving health and other benefits (such as nutrition assistance) they qualify for...



The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Sept. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Moss Point Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon

News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - A Moss Point man pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.



News Release: GREENVILLE, NC (September 8, 2022) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of East Carolina University as a pollution prevention (P2) grant recipient made possible by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s historic $100 million program investment. These ...


EPA Selects the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Department for Environmental Protection as a Recipient of a Pollution Prevention Grant Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

News Release: ATLANTA (September 8, 2022) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Department for Environmental Protection as a pollution prevention (P2) grant recipient made possible by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure ...



Harrisburg Man Sentenced to 30 Years’ Imprisonment for Drug Delivery Resulting in Death

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Juan Diaz, age 38, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 30 years’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner for a drug delivery resulting in death.


News Release: MISSOULA - A Butte woman who admitted to diverting drugs while working as a nurse at a Butte hospital was sentenced today to five years of probation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.