News from February 2023
By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2023
News Release: REDDING, Calif. - Fire crews from the Bureau of Land Management will be burning piles of brush and tree limbs near the Trinity County communities of Douglas City and Lewiston beginning Monday, Feb. 13, and continuing through Friday, Feb. 24.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2023
News Release: When the Civil War came to Petersburg, it affected and displaced the people living there, including the people living at the Hare House. The Eastern Front of Petersburg National Battlefield, has many archeological sites holding these stories. Today, Petersburg National Battlefield helps the National Park Service tell the story of over 12,000 years of history: from the first people to explore the area, to the establishment of plantations, through the Civil War.
By State Newswire | Feb 11, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the following statement following Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s decision to pause the docking of Iranian warships in Brazil ahead of his meeting today with President Joe Biden.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that WILLIE DENNIS was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff to two years in prison for cyberstalking three victims, all his former colleagues at a global law firm (the “Law Firm"). DENNIS was convicted in October 2022 following a one-week trial before Judge Rakoff.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 11, 2023
Release: Proposed Rules Build on Decades-Long Collaboration with Public and Private Sector to Deliver Safer, More Efficient Appliances, Lower Costs, and Cut Carbon Pollution
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 11, 2023
The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2023
News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Kambiz Attar Kashani, a dual citizen of the United States and Iran, was sentenced by United States District Judge Eric R. Komitee to 30 months’ imprisonment for conspiring to illegally export U.S. goods, technology, and services to end users in Iran, including...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2023
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Norfolk man was sentenced today to 5 years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2023
News Release: Hailey, Idaho-The Bureau of Land Management Shoshone Field Office is restricting public access to portions of the Wood River Valley to protect wintering wildlife beginning Feb. 15, 2023. The restriction will primarily apply to several of the south facing slopes from North Picabo Road to East Fork/Triumph...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2023
News Release: Introduction. A Cultural Landscapes Inventory (CLI) is currently in progress for the Lincoln Memorial. The work is being prepared by the Urban Heritage Project | PennPraxis at the University of Pennsylvania. To help support this effort, the project team used existing documentation, including a Cultural...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2023
News Release: Three men pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to committing sex crimes against children, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2023
News Release: The sandstone cliffs and spires of Colorado National Monument attract hundreds of climbers a year. Most routes in the park require "traditional" climbing techniques. The installation of new permanent hardware is prohibited. Please be respectful of this pristine environment, and adhere to the park's (45KB PDF).
By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2023
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2023
News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Rio Grande Village Nature Trail. Amenities. 1 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits. Explore this rocky outrcop and look for round depressions in the limestone bedrock. These depressions are known as bedrock mortars. The mortars are archeological features once used...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2023
News Release: Madison, WI - Today, members of the U.S. Marshals Service’s Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force (GLRFTF) captured a fugitive on the 300 block of Rethke Avenue on Madison’s east side.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 11, 2023
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 11, 2023
News Release: NEW YORK – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the second wave of approximately $1 billion in funding from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for new cleanup projects at 22 Superfund sites. This includes the Dorado Groundwater Contamination site in Dorado, Puerto Rico.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 11, 2023
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Feb 11, 2023
Release: We strongly condemn today’s terrorist attack on civilians, including children, at a bus stop in Jerusalem and express our condolences to the families of those killed. The deliberate targeting of innocent civilians is repugnant and unconscionable. The United States extends our deepest sympathies to the injured, and we stand firmly with them in the face of this attack.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2023
News Release: The U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) announced today the disbursement of over $115 million to 38,889 victims in connection with fraud schemes processed by MoneyGram International Inc. (MoneyGram). The victims, many of whom are elderly, will recover the full amount of their losses.
