News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


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EPA Announces Community Meeting Feb. 23 to Discuss Groundwater Contamination in St. Charles, Missouri

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (JAN. 31, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will hold a Community Meeting at the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Parish on Thursday, Feb. 23. The session will begin at 6 p.m. with a formal presentation held at 7 p.m. Following the presentation, EPA staff will facilitate a question-and-answer session until 8:30 p.m.


The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


California; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration discussed on Jan. 31 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chair Rodgers Floor Remarks on Bill to End COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate on Health Care Workers

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today in support of H.R. 497, the Freedom for Health Care Workers Act...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today announced the Democratic subcommittee chairs and committee members for the 118th Congress.


Saudi Arabian National Charged with Interstate Transportation of Stolen School Bus

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Saudi Arabian man was charged for transporting a stolen school bus across state lines, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.


California; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of an Emergency Declaration discussed on Jan. 31 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Raimondo: EDA investment supports 'growth of the tourism sector in Wildwood'

A $1.1 million economic development grant award to North Wildwood, N.J., was announced by Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo.


Former Employee of Beaver County Health Care Facility Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison Following His Conviction on Federal Hate Crime Charges Related to Assaults Against Disabled Residents

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court yesterday for committing federal hate crimes and related offenses involving numerous severely disabled victims, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations discussed on Jan. 31 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a four page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MARTIR PERDOMO-CHAVEZ, age 44, a citizen of Honduras, was indicted on Jan. 26, 2023, for illegal reentry of deported alien in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a).


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. President Joe Biden announced the initiation of a roughly 225,000 acre, 20-year mineral withdrawal in Colorado's Thomson Divide. He also designated a separate 54,000 acre national monument as the Camp Hale - Continental Divide National Monument.


The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Energy Department publishes notice on Jan. 31

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Remarks as Prepared for Assistant Secretary Medina  U.S. India Civil Space Joint Working Group Meeting

Release: Good morning, I would like to welcome all of you to the 8th U.S.-India Civil Space Joint Working Group meeting.


DOS-ECA grant application closes on April 26

FY 2023 Sports Visitor and Sports Envoy Programs grant opened on Feb. 1.


Federal investigation into fatal 2022 electrocution in Kansas City finds Midwest engineering services company again failed to protect workers

News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO ‒ A fourth-year apprentice heating, ventilation and air conditioning technician employed by U.S. Engineering Services suffered fatal electrocution after coming in contact with energized parts while repairing HVAC equipment on Aug. 24, 2022, at University Academy, a college prep charter school in Kansas City, Missouri.


News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price