News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News Release: Defendant Threw Lit Object At Police.

Biden-Harris administration announces $11.3 million to Delaware for Water Infrastructure upgrades through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

By EPA Newswire | Feb 28, 2023

News Release: PHILADELPHIA (Feb. 27, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $11.3 million to Delaware from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that communities can use to upgrade essential water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure that protects public health and treasured water bodies.

Statement by Ambassador Pamela Hamamoto World Health Organization (WHO) Fourth Meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB)

By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2023

Release: In the year since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has killed tens of thousands of Ukrainian men, women, and children; uprooted more than 13 million people from their homes and bombed more than 700 hospitals. The U.S. joins others in condemning Russia’s unprovoked, unjustified war against Ukraine. We continue to stand with the Ukrainian people and call for a just and durable peace, in accordance with the UN charter.

Under Secretary Zeya’s Travel to Amman, Jordan and Muscat, Oman

By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2023

News Release: Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will travel to Amman, Jordan and Muscat, Oman February 25-March 2, 2023.

Acadia National Park Investigates Recent String of Vandalism Incidents

News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: World War Two Buffalo Soldier and Medal of Honor Recipient. Place of Birth: Birmingham, Alabama. Date of Birth: April 17, 1920. Place of Death: Wayne, Michigan. Date of Death: Feb. 15, 1980. Place of Burial: Wayne, Michigan. Cemetery Name: West Lawn Cemetery. Charles Leroy Thomas...

E&C Leaders Send Letters to Ohio, Pennsylvania State Environmental Protection Agencies for Details on East Palestine Train Derailment Response

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH), and Subcommittee Vice Chair Rep. John Joyce (R-PA) sent letters today to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) requesting information about their response to the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

Opportunities for solitude in Death Valley National Park, even with 1,100,000 visitors

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: 301 W. Dominick Street, Rome, NY. Significance: This sculpture sits at the center of the Oneida Carry; a vital mode of transportation, trade, and commerce that connected Wood Creek to the Mohawk River before and during the Revolutionary War. Designation: Dedicated on May 25, 2021...

E&C Leaders Send Letters to Ohio, Pennsylvania State Environmental Protection Agencies for Details on East Palestine Train Derailment Response

By EPA Newswire | Feb 28, 2023

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH), and Subcommittee Vice Chair Rep. John Joyce (R-PA) sent letters today to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) requesting information about their response to the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

Chairs Rodgers, McCaul to Biden: America’s Sovereign Rights Must Be Protected

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Committee Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) issued the following statement today in advance of the World Health Organization’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Body meeting this week...

Fresno Man Charged in Operation No Fly Zone Pleads Guilty to Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Patrick Feaster, 23, of Fresno, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.

Interior Department discusses Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians on Feb. 27

The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Mexican National Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

News Release: DENVER - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Jesus Ruiz Velasco-Ochoa, age 38, of Guadalajara, Mexico, was sentenced to 8 years in federal prison after earlier pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine.

BLM invites public input on Middle Gila South Transportation Plan

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management Tucson Field Office invites the public to participate in the scoping stage of the Middle Gila South Access and Transportation Management Plan and associated environmental assessment. This 30-day public scoping period is from March 2 to April 3, 2023.

Additions of Entities to the Entity List discussed on Feb. 27 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a six page rule on Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

USDA-FS grant application closes on April 30

By USDA Newswire | Feb 28, 2023

Forest Service Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy RFA 2023 grant opened on Feb. 28.

ATF Announces New Senior Law Enforcement Partnership Advisor

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Director Steven Dettelbach announced Vail Police Chief Dwight Henninger as the first Senior Law Enforcement Partnership Advisor to the Director for ATF.

Two Additional Municipal Employees Plead Guilty to Fraud Conspiracy

News Release: Two Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) employees pleaded guilty on Feb. 9 to conspiring with another individual to engage in fraud on MTA excess vehicle auctions.

Bipartisan E&C Leaders Commend Passage of Bipartisan FCC Auction Authority Bill

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Doris Matsui (D-CA) commended the passage of H.R. 1108 to extend the Federal Communication Commission auction authority deadline to May 19, 2023.

Ann Van Kuren