News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging TEEJAY JOHNSON, 37, of New Haven, with unlawful firearm possession and fentanyl distribution offenses.

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Boost Cultural Tourism Through Improvements to Visitor Facilities in Idaho and Oregon

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1 million grant to the Nez Perce Tribe, Lapwai, Idaho, to support the recovery of the tourism and outdoor recreation sector through development of new visitor facilities. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

Murray, Burr Statement on Agreement to Reauthorize FDA User Fee Programs, Continue Work on Additional Critical Priorities

By DOL Newswire | Sep 28, 2022

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Richard Burr (R-NC), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), released the following statement on the language they negotiated for passage this week reauthorizing the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) user fee programs and their commitment to continue working to pass several other bipartisan priorities as part of a larger package later this year.

Elk County Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Methamphetamine

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Kersey, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to violation of federal narcotics laws related to a nine-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking in and around the counties of Jefferson, Clearfield, and Allegheny, United States Attorney Cindy Chung announced today.

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.7 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Fortify Energy Infrastructure in Support of Business Growth in Huslia Village, Alaska

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.7 million grant to Huslia Village, Alaska, to support business growth and boost economic resiliency by improving the village’s energy infrastructure. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan’s Indigenous Communities program.

BLM to host virtual scoping meetings on recreational target shooting at the Sonoran Desert National Monument

By Interior Newswire | Sep 28, 2022

News Release: PHOENIX - The Bureau of Land Management Lower Sonoran Field Office will host two virtual scoping meetings as it considers an amendment to the Sonoran Desert National Monument Resource Management Plan. The purpose of the amendment is to determine where and whether recreational target shooting should be allowed inside the monument, to meet the terms of an April 2022 settlement agreement.

Commerce Department discusses Council Coordination Committee Meeting on Sept. 27

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Sept. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.1 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds for Water Infrastructure Upgrades to Support Tourism in Santa Claus, Indiana

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.1 million grant to the town of Santa Claus, Indiana, for water infrastructure upgrades in support of the tourism industry. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

Former Army Reservist Convicted of Acting Within the United States as an Unregistered Agent of the People’s Republic of China

News Release: Former Army Reservist Convicted of Acting Within the United States as an Unregistered Agent of the People’s Republic of China.

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $585,534 in American Rescue Plan Funds to Boost Tourism by Restoring the Historic Liberty Theater in La Grande, Oregon

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $585,534 grant to the Liberty Theatre Foundation, Inc., La Grande, Oregon to support the recovery of the local tourism sector through the revitalization of a historic La Grande landmark. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

Chair Grijalva Cheers Rejection of Dirty Permitting Rider, Awaits Vote on Clean Continuing Resolution

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement on the announcement that Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.V.) permitting rider will be removed from the Continuing Resolution.

Mission Man Indicted for Larceny

News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Larceny.

Bills addressed by Finance Committee on Sept. 27

There was activity on four bills related to the Finance Committee on Sept. 27.

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.5 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Expand Water and Sewer Access and Support Business Development on the Gun Lake Tribe Reservation in Michigan

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.5 million grant to the Gun Lake Tribe, also known as the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan, Shelbyville, Michigan, for water and sewer infrastructure upgrades needed to support economic growth. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan’s Indigenous Communities program.

EPA settles with L.A.-area Clean Harbors for claims of improper monitoring of hazardous waste

EPA settles with L.A.-area Clean Harbors for claims of improper monitoring of hazardous waste

Oakridge-Westfir communities attain Clean Air Act standards for fine particle pollution

Oakridge-Westfir communities attain Clean Air Act standards for fine particle pollution

Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce Delivery of Historic Water Infrastructure BIL Funding to D.C.

Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce Delivery of Historic Water Infrastructure BIL Funding to D.C.

U.S. EPA Reaches Settlement with Petrochemical Producer Altivia on Clean Air Act Violations in Ohio