News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News Release: The recently established committee will advise on CHIPS for America's R&D efforts.

EPW Committee Advances Tennessee Valley Authority Nominees

By US DOT Newswire | Sep 30, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) voted by voice to advance the nominations of Michelle Moore, Robert Klein, William Renick, Adam Wade White, and Joe Ritch to be members of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors.

Statement from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on the Election of Doreen Bogdan-Martin as ITU Secretary-General

News Release: Congratulations to Doreen Bogdan-Martin on her historic election victory, becoming the first woman ever to lead the International Telecommunication Union. I’m especially thrilled to see an alumna of the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) bring her ...

EPA Announces Proposed Tower Standard Petroleum Site Corrective Action Will Not Affect Historic Lac du Flambeau Reservation Properties

News Release: CHICAGO (Sept. 29, 2022) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a determination under the National Historic Preservation Act that the proposed interim measure for the Tower Standard site, located at Haskell Lake at County Road D and State Highway 70 on the Lac du Flambeau Reservation, will not impact any historic properties or cultural resources.

Biden-Harris Administration Will Double Clean School Bus Rebate Awards to Nearly $1 Billion

News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would nearly double the funding awarded for clean school buses this year following increased demand, with school districts from all 50 states applying for the 2022 Clean School Bus Rebates. This is the first round of funding ...

Ahead of Hearing, Oversight Committee Releases Memo Detailing Extreme Anti-Abortion Positions of Congressional Republicans

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, released a Committee staff analysis detailing efforts by Republicans at all levels of government to ban abortion or impose restrictions that would erect barriers to care, including congressional Republicans’ efforts to impose a national abortion ban.

Comer & McCaul Press Blinken on China Detaining U.S. Diplomats in COVID Quarantine Camps

News Release: WASHINGTON-House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Committee on Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-Texas) today are pressing Secretary of State Antony Blinken for information about the State Department’s efforts to end the detainment of U.S.

Secretary Granholm Announces 7th Tribal Energy Summit

By DOE Newswire | Sep 30, 2022

Release: The Two-Day Summit Held in Washington, D.C. will Address Accelerating Energy Access and Transition to Clean Energy in Tribal Communities

US Department of Labor urges Midwest employers to emphasize lawn worker safety after lawn mower roll-over deaths in Nebraska, Missouri

News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO - In two incidents in September, Midwest workers operating riding mowers suffered fatal injuries when the machines rolled over on top of them, prompting the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to alert employers to train workers of the hazards they face and how to avoid them.

FEMA, Federal Partners Continue Supporting Hurricane Ian Response

News Release: WASHINGTON -- President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. approved Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s request for a major disaster declaration this morning. The declaration authorizes FEMA to provide individual assistance for survivors in nine counties -- Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Hardee, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas...

FEMA Offers Free Repair and Rebuilding Advice at Local Stores

News Release: FEMA is providing free information about how to make your home stronger and safer - whether it was damaged by this summer’s flooding or not. Investing now can help prevent or reduce costly flooding damage in the future.

Containerboard Manufacturer Will Pay $2.5M for Violating Clean Air Act at its Louisiana Mill

News Release: WASHINGTON – Packaging Corporation of America (PCA), headquartered in Illinois, has agreed to pay $2.5 million in civil penalties to resolve allegations that it violated the Clean Air Act’s General Duty Clause and Risk Management Program Regulations at its containerboard production mill in DeRidder, Louisiana.

NRT West Inc. dba Coldwell Banker Settles with EPA over Claims of Lead-Based Paint Violations at Bay Area Properties

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with NRT West Inc. dba Coldwell Banker to resolve claims of ten violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act at seven residential properties in and around the cities of San Jose, Sunnyvale, and Vallejo, California. ...

US Department of Labor renews ‘Star Level’ designation of Huber Engineered Woods LLC for workplace safety, health achievements

News Release: Participant: Huber Engineered Woods LLC, Easton, Maine.

US Department of Labor urges first responders, recovery crews, public to be vigilant, protect themselves from hazards in Hurricane Ian recovery

News Release: ATLANTA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration reminds first responders, those involved in rescue and recovery efforts, and residents in areas affected by Hurricane Ian to be vigilant and protect themselves from the many hazards that flooding, power loss, structural damage, fallen trees and storm debris may create.

FEMA Awards $600,000 for Flood Reduction Project in Arlington Heights, Ill.

News Release: CHICAGO - FEMA has released $600,000 for a Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Congressional Community Project to upgrade and construct an underground stormwater storage system that will control drainage in the village of Arlington Heights, Ill. This community flood mitigation project addresses issues of flooding in residential areas along Chicago and Race avenues and is expected to minimize street ponding and flood damages.

FEMA Awards $248,625 to Install a New Storm Water Pump Station in St. Clair Shores, Mich.

News Release: CHICAGO - FEMA has released $248,625 for a Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Congressional Community Project to reduce street flooding and maintain emergency access for residents near Lake St. Clair. The new storm water pump station located at the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Masonic Boulevard will include the replacement of sidewalks and pavement and a new storm conveyance system designed to prevent flooding to nearby roadways.

US Department of Labor launches awareness effort for miners with black lung, promote testing to reduce exposures to hazardous levels of coal dust

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an effort to raise awareness of regulations that give coal miners with development of pneumoconiosis, or black lung, the right to work at a section of a mine with lower levels of dust without having their pay reduced or fearing discrimination or termination.

US Department of Labor awards nearly $2M in grants to help low wage-earning women access employment rights, benefits

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced the award of nearly $2 million in grant funding to support efforts by six non-profit organizations to help low wage-earning women understand and exercise their employment rights and benefits.

Eastern Kentucky Disaster Recovery Centers Change Hours of Operation