News from February 2023
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 2, 2023
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Eric Passalacqua, 36, of Phelps, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with production, receipt, distribution, and possession of child pornography. The charges carry a minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum of 30 years, a lifetime period of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 2, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its updated Clean Water Act Financial Capability Assessment (FCA) Guidance to help communities ensure public health protections and financial feasibility as they make plans to comply with the Clean Water Act (CWA). The Guidance outlines strategies for communities to follow to support affordable rates while planning investments in water infrastructure essential to protecting our Nation’s waters.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 2, 2023
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 2, 2023
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 2, 2023
News Release: COLUMBUS, OH - A complaint of unsafe work conditions brought federal safety inspectors to a Columbus, Ohio, Dollar Tree store where their findings - employees exposed fire hazards and in danger of unsafely stored and stacked boxes of merchandise falling on them - mirror those violations identified at many other U.S. locations operated by one of the nation’s largest discount retailers.
By State Newswire | Feb 2, 2023
News Release: The United States strongly condemns the January 30 bombing at a mosque in Peshawar’s Police Lines district. We extend our deepest condolences to the families of the many who lost their lives as a result of this senseless act of terrorism. It only compounds the tragedy that so many of the victims were security personnel who had dedicated their careers to protecting and serving their fellow citizens.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 2, 2023
News Release: MIAMI - Benito Montes de Oca Cruz, 60, of Miami-Dade County, has pled guilty to abusive sexual contact with a woman serving part of her 51-month prison sentence in home confinement under his authority.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 2, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page rule on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Feb 2, 2023
News Release: Counselor of the State Department Derek Chollet and U.S. Special Representative to the Western Balkans Gabriel Escobar met with Members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Zeljka Cvijanovic, Zeljko Komsic, and Denis Becirovic today in Washington, D.C. Counselor Chollet welcomed the first joint ...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 2, 2023
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Feb 2, 2023
News Release: I am appointing Louis L. Bono, a member of the Senior Foreign Service, as Senior Advisor for Caucasus Negotiations. In this capacity, Mr. Bono will work with regional leaders to advance the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan and to address Russia’s ongoing occupation of sovereign Georgian territory.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 2, 2023
News Release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - Terry Headen, 48, of Welch, was sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 2, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 2, 2023
The US Interior Department published a four page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Feb 2, 2023
News Release: The United States strongly opposes the Burma military regime’s decision to extend the state of emergency, prolonging the military’s illegitimate rule and the suffering it inflicts upon the country. As we enter the third year since the regime’s unjust and destabilizing coup, we restate our commitment ...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 2, 2023
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 2, 2023
News Release: One Defendant Swung a Flagpole at Police While the Other Recorded It.
By State Newswire | Feb 2, 2023
Release: Today we are opening the U.S. Embassy in Honiara, Solomon Islands less than one year after we announced our intent to open it. Doing so symbolizes a renewal of our relationship and underlines the strength of our commitment to our bilateral relations, the people of Solomon Islands, and our partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 2, 2023
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to life imprisonment plus 20 years of incarceration on his conviction of violating federal narcotics and firearm laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 2, 2023
News Release: KINGMAN, Ariz. - Fire managers from the Bureau of Land Management Colorado River District are planning to conduct prescribed burning in the Hualapai Mountains, 20 to 25 miles southeast of Kingman, AZ from February through March 2023. Specific treatment locations include Blue Tank, Bull, Hibernia, and...
