News from September 2022
By Press release submission | Sep 3, 2022
At Detroit Field Hearing, Members and Witnesses Call for Reforms to Protect Frontline Communities from Corporate Pollution
By Gregory Burnett | Sep 3, 2022
The National Park Service's (NPS) American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) recently awarded $489,200 in grants to six projects.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2022
News Release: EVANSVILLE - Nathaniel J. Jacobs, Sr., 54, of Evansville, Indiana, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for unlawful possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and witness tampering. Jacobs was found guilty on June 2, 2022, following a three-day federal jury trial.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 3, 2022
There was activity on one bill related to the Education and Labor Committee on Sept. 2.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2022
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A former telecommunications company employee was charged for his role in a scheme to fraudulently unlock the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards of thousands of mobile phones, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 3, 2022
There was activity on one bill related to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Sept. 2.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2022
News Release: CHICAGO - A Grundy County man has been sentenced to 12 and a half years in federal prison for illegally possessing firearms and explosive devices.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2022
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Mikal Smith, age 28, of Albany, was convicted on August 31 of unlawfully possessing ammunition as a felon, and possessing and intending to distribute cocaine base, following a three-day trial. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Division; and Albany Police Chief Eric Hawkins.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2022
News Release: ALBANY, Ga. - An Albany resident with a lengthy criminal history trafficking controlled substances in the community was sentenced to federal prison after being caught distributing methamphetamine during a GBI-led investigation.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 3, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh issued the following statement on Labor Day 2022:
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 3, 2022
News Release: Funding Provides Regional Investments to Transform Local Economies, Create Good-Paying Jobs, Jumpstart Emerging Industries, and Prepare Workforce for the Future WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden will announce the 21 winners of the $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge , the most impactful ...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 3, 2022
News Release: MILLS, Wyo. - Access across Boysen Dam will temporarily be interrupted as the Bureau of Reclamation prepares for and performs testing of spillway gates during the week of Sept. 11, 2022.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 3, 2022
News Release: MILLS, Wyoming - The Bureau of Reclamation will be lowering the water level at Guernsey Reservoir as the 2022 irrigation season draws to a close.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2022
News Release: Defendant, Aiming Elsewhere, Hit Motorist in Northeast Washington.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2022
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Corbin Charles Linthicum, of Kearneysville, West Virginia has admitted to his role in a drug conspiracy, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2022
News Release: Spokane - Senior United States Senior District Judge Rosanna Malouf Peterson sentenced James Drew Bradley, age 65, of Addy, Washington, to twelve years in prison this week for Attempted Online Enticement of a Minor. At the conclusion of his prison term, Bradley will spend the rest of his life on federal supervision. Judge Peterson also imposed a $55,000 fine. Bradley entered a guilty plea on May 26, 2022.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2022
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that EDDIE HARRIS, age 38, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged on Sept. 1, 2022 in a three-count indictment by a Federal Grand Jury for violations of the Federal Gun Control and Controlled Substances Acts.
By David Beasley | Sep 3, 2022
Then U.S. Department of Agriculture approved $75 million in funding to ensure residents of Greenbrier County, W.V., have clean drinking water for years to come.
By David Beasley | Sep 3, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing steps to protect communities from the health risks posed by specific polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
By Bob Pepalis | Sep 3, 2022
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced $13.5 million to support 11 trade adjustment assistance centers, which assist import-affected manufacturers in adjusting to rising international competition and generating jobs.
