News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


EPA and Colorado seek community input on Workplan to advance environmental justice goals


Duquesne Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Controlled Substances and Possessing a Firearm

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Duquesne, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of a firearm in furtherance of that drug trafficking crime, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


BLM seeks public input on proposed improvements to Muddy Mountain Road, parking areas

News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management, in conjunction with the Federal Highway Administration, is seeking public input on a proposal to improve Muddy Mountain Road and parking areas within the Muddy Mountain Environmental Education Area south of Casper. The 14-day public comment period ends October 10.


U.S. Attorney, FBI bring murder charge in Indian Country

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced that Evan Haceesa was charged with murder in Indian Country. Haceesa, 30, of Nageezi, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, appeared for a preliminary and detention hearing on Sept. 23 and will remain in custody pending trial, which has not been scheduled.


Justice Department set to publish a new notice on Sept. 29

There is one release scheduled to be published on Sept. 29.


Victor M. Zavala: Then and Now / 2012 Early Career Award Winner

Victor M. Zavala: Then and Now / 2012 Early Career Award Winner


Department of Energy Announces $50 Million for a Milestone-Based Fusion Development Program


U.S. Department of Energy Announces $42 Million to Develop High Performance Cooling Systems for Data Centers


Upcoming: Third-Party Advisor Engagement Opportunities with LPO


Business Leaders and DOE Come Together at GCEAF to Discuss Path to Commercial Scale for Critical Clean Energy Technologies


Administrator Samantha Power Attends United Nations General Assembly On September 21, 2022

Administrator Samantha Power Attends United Nations General Assembly On September 21, 2022


The United States Announces More Than $170 Million In Additional Humanitarian Assistance For Vulnerable People In Burma And Bangladesh


Saving Lives and Taxpayer Dollars by Adapting Off-the-Shelf Technology for Humanitarian Demining




U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $5.3 Million to Support Business Growth and Job Creation in West Virginia

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $5.3 million in grants to support West Virginia communities economically impacted by the declining use of coal and the coronavirus pandemic.


News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Phoenix man, Rosario Diaz Barraza, 32, was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison, on Tuesday, by U.S. District Court Judge Karen Caldwell, after previously being convicted of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and interstate transportation of stolen automobiles.


News Release: CONCORD -Johan M. Rodriguez, 37, of Lawrence, Massachusetts was charged in a criminal complaint today, with one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and to distribute controlled substances, specifically, fentanyl, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announces.


Former Government Contractor Executive Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Campaign Contributions

News Release: WASHINGTON - A former government contractor executive pleaded guilty today to conspiring to make unlawful campaign contributions to a candidate for Congress and a political action committee (PAC), making unlawful campaign contributions, and causing the submission of false information to the Federal Election Commission.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $800,000 in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Capitalize Revolving Loan Fund to Serve Small Businesses in Utah