News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


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

News Release: CHICAGO (Sept. 23, 2022) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a settlement with Altivia Petrochemicals LLC for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at its petrochemical manufacturing facility in Haverhill, Ohio. The company will pay a $1,112,500 civil penalty, improve leak detection ...


News Release: ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk on Friday sentenced a man from St. Louis County who robbed two stores and was shot while robbing a third to ten years in prison.


Camden County Man Sentenced To 130 Months In Prison For Fentanyl Trafficking And Illegally Possessing Firearm

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden County, New Jersey, man with four prior felony convictions was sentenced to 130 months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and to illegally possessing a firearm, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Minerals Security Partnership Convening Supports Robust Supply Chains for Clean Energy Technologies

Release: The United States convened Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) partners and key minerals-rich countries to discuss priorities, challenges, and opportunities in responsible mining, processing, and recycling of critical minerals. Secretary Antony Blinken opened the meeting, held in New York City on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week.


Oversight Committee to Vote on Comer’s Resolution Forcing President Biden to Hand Over Documents about His Family’s Shady Foreign Business Deals


Release: Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Monica Medina and Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Mallory Stewart will travel to Houston, Texas, on Friday, September 9, to participate in the second meeting of the National Space Council of the Biden-Harris Administration, chaired by Vice President Harris.


Chairman David Scott Releases Statement on Meeting with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

News Release: WASHINGTON - Below is a statement from House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott following a meeting with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the implementation of the loan modification and discrimination financial assistance provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).


News Release: CONCORD - Katie Ricker, 22, of Littleton, New Hampshire, and formerly of South Ryegate, Vermont, pleaded guilty in federal court to bank fraud, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.


News Release: Gulfport, Mississippi - A Louisiana man pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Brad Byerley of the Drug Enforcement Administration.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Texas was sentenced in federal court for his role in defrauding federally-funded meal programs, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Vernon Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Illegal Gun Possession

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RONDELL CHAMBERS, 32, of Vernon, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 33 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for unlawfully possessing a loaded firearm.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - Charles WADE, a/k/a “Poosie," age 41, David Hester, a/k/a “Goon," age 33, Brison Shelton, age 48, William Lang, age 44, Alfred Clay, age 58, and Saul Macedo-Rodriguez, age 36, were indicted Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, by a federal grand jury, for violations of the Federal Controlled Substances Act.


News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with his illegal possession of ammunition.


Research, Engineering, and Development Advisory Committee (REDAC); Notice of Public Meeting discussed on Sept. 23 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: Yesterday in New York, Norwegian Minister of Climate and Environment Espen Barth Eide and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Monica Medina co-hosted the Nature Crime Roundtable with ministers and senior officials from 11 countries, who...


“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS“ was published in the Senate section on pages S4857-S4858 on Sept. 20


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Two men were sentenced to prison for roles in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) responsible for distributing large quantities of methamphetamine in Kanawha County, with one also sentenced for participating in a foiled Fourth of July 2021 murder scheme.


Free Rebuilding and Repair Tips in Martin and Whitley Counties

News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - As Kentuckians recover, survivors of the July 26 flooding can get tips and advice on how to rebuild stronger and safer against storms.


News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Conspiracy to Launder Monetary Instruments.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Taylor Thompson, 27; Tiana Fairfax, 29, both of Philadelphia, PA, and Theodore Robinson, 29, of Upper Darby, PA, were arrested and charged by Indictment with seven counts of wire fraud in connection with their scheme to defraud...