News from April 2023
By Sam Jackson | Apr 10, 2023
During a House Financial Services Subcommittee hearing, Brookings Institute senior fellow Vanda Felbab-Brown said in her testimony that China won't take accountability for its role in fentanyl trafficking unless the U.S. and its allies take a multilateral approach.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 10, 2023
The Biden-Harris administration has announced $196 million in grants for 37 projects across 19 states to improve public safety, protect public health, and reduce methane emissions from natural gas distribution pipes.
By Sam Jackson | Apr 9, 2023
Acting on behalf of the EPA, DOJ’s Environment and Natural Resources Division recently filed a complaint against Norfolk Southern Railway Company for the derailment in East Palestine.
By Sam Jackson | Apr 9, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently issued its 2021 Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) data for the Mid-Atlantic Region,
By Sam Jackson | Apr 9, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $78 million in funding for clean water infrastructure upgrades in the Pacific Southwest and other Pacific territories.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken recently spoke with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, where he touched upon the “grave concern” the U.S. has about Russia detaining a U.S. journalist.
By Federal Newswire | Apr 9, 2023
There were four notices published by the Federal Reserve System in week ending March 25, according to the Federal Register.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
A former attorney from New York is being charged with one count of falsification of bankruptcy records and one count of false oaths and claims in bankruptcy.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
Long-time politician Mark Ridley-Thomas was found guilty of bribery.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found a Fort Walton Beach framing contractor endangered employees by not following federal safety standards for fall and eye protection and other hazards.
By Sam Jackson | Apr 9, 2023
The H Canyon chemical separations facility at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina is preparing to recycle its used, highly enriched uranium (HEU) and down blend it to provide fuel for advanced nuclear reactors in the United States.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
Texas is expected to receive about $27 billion for roads and bridges, $3.4 billion for public transportation and $1.2 billion for airports from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, according to a Department of Transportation press release in addition to more than $400 million for electric vehicle chargers, according to the Texas Tribune.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg visited three U.S. airports as part of President Joe Biden’s Investing in America tour and reviewed plans for infrastructure improvements.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
In less than an hour, a Georgia man was found guilty of all charges brought against him for his role in a scheme to defraud the government of more than $1 million in pandemic-relief aid.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
The U.S. Department of Justice has reached an agreement in principle to settle civil cases filed in response to a mass shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Tex., in November 2017 which left 26 worshipers dead and 22 others injured.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 8, 2023
A former Baldwin County doctor was sentenced to four years in prison for charges including bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.
By Karen Kidd | Apr 8, 2023
U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resource Conservation Service in Oklahoma opened its second signup for the Inflation Reduction Act Environmental Quality Incentives Program.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 8, 2023
The U.S. EPA recently announced that six states in Region 8 would receive more than $24 million from the Clean Water State Revolving Funds.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 8, 2023
A Michigan man pleaded guilty to four counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft in connection with his operation of trucking companies.
By Federal Newswire | Apr 8, 2023
The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
