News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023



News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (FEB. 3, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) presented ceremonial checks worth $34.3 million to the City of Omaha, Nebraska, to protect children from lead at homes in the city.


Convicted Felon From Worcester Pleads Guilty To Cocaine And Firearm Offenses

News Release: BOSTON - A Worcester man pleaded guilty today to drug and firearm offenses.


153 notices published in December by Energy Department

There were 153 notices published by the Energy Department in December, according to the Federal Register.


News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Representative Jeff Duncan (R-SC) led 126 House Republicans in filing an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in the upcoming case considering the Biden administration’s student loan bailout, which exploits legislation drafted in the wake of Sept. 11, 2001, meant to assist service members and veterans.



Fatal profits: Despite two deadly falls since 2019, inspectors find Nanuet contractor still ignores fall protections, exposing workers to lethal hazards

News Release: HO-HO-KUS, NJ - Two roofing workers dead - victims of preventable workplace falls in New York - both in the month of February - the first in 2019 in Kameisha Lake and the second in 2022 in Spring Valley.



Nine Arrested for Illegally Distributing 1.5 Million Opioid Pills

News Release: Nine Texas individuals were arrested this week in Houston on criminal charges related to their alleged involvement in the unlawful distribution of 1.5 million opioid pills and other controlled substances.


News Release: What Is Wilderness?. “It is not for the sake of any privileged few that we are thus working so strenuously for wilderness preservation, but rather for all Americans. We feel that the privilege of a wilderness experience is something to which every American is entitled, including those who are not yet...


Alleged Perpetrator of $100 Million Crypto Market Manipulation Scheme to Make Initial Appearance in the Southern District of New York

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., the Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation...


Interior Department discusses Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI on Feb. 3

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Greenbrier area to close for road repairs

News Release: * Return to The Civil War.


Renters and Students with Tornado Damage Can Apply for FEMA Assistance

News Release: ATLANTA - FEMA’s Individual Assistance program is available to students, renters and homeowners in Butts, Henry, Jasper, Meriwether, Newton, Spalding and Troup counties whose homes and property were damaged by the Jan.12 severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes.


Co-Chairs’ Statement on the Third ASEAN-U.S. Cyber Policy Dialogue

News Release: The following joint statement was released by the Governments of the United States and Indonesia, co-chairs for the 3rd ASEAN-U.S. Cyber Policy Dialogue.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: A Tulsa man who took part in two carjackings was sentenced in federal court Friday, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. His two codefendants were sentenced in January.



News Release: Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will travel to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and Tokyo, Japan February 5-10, 2023.