News from January 2023
By USDA Newswire | Jan 19, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 18, 2023 - Researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) bred four cotton lines that can be used to make self-extinguishing textiles when exposed to fire and will reduce the need for flame-retardant chemicals to be embedded in consumer products, according to a recent study published in PLOS ONE.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 19, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced the transfer of regulations governing offshore renewable energy activities - including workplace safety and environmental compliance - from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE).
By State Newswire | Jan 19, 2023
News Release: I was deeply saddened to hear this morning’s terrible news from Brovary, Ukraine. On behalf of the United States, I offer my sincere condolences to the family and loved ones of all of those killed in the helicopter crash, including our friends Minister of Internal Affairs Denys Monastyrskyy, First Deputy Minister Yevhen Yenin, and State Secretary Yuri Lubkovych. We mourn these heartbreaking deaths, a tragic loss beyond words.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2023
News Release: Alpine, TX - Manuel Adriano-Ruiz was captured by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (LSFTF) after Mexican authorities charged him with the aggravated murder.
By State Newswire | Jan 19, 2023
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 19, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - As much as Americans depend upon young migrant and seasonal farmworkers to supply fruits and vegetables to their households, few may realize the difficulties these workers face on farms throughout the nation.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 19, 2023
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Monterey, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties have been added to the major federal disaster declaration for California’s severe storms and flooding, meaning residents who had damage or losses from the storms may now apply for FEMA disaster assistance.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 19, 2023
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MI - A federal court has ordered the owner of a Haslett assisted living facility to pay $15,238 in back wages and damages to six healthcare workers, whom the employer failed to pay during meal breaks when their duties forced them to work during or through the breaks.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2023
News Release: Four former correctional officers at the Hawaii Community Correctional Center have been sentenced for their roles in the assault of an inmate and participation in a multi-year conspiracy to cover-up the abuse.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 19, 2023
News Release: LAKE MARY, Fla. - FEMA continues to schedule open public forums throughout Southwest Florida in its mission to inform hurricane survivors of available state and federal recovery programs. Over the past three months, FEMA has supported more than 100 community meetings throughout a 20-county area in which...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2023
News Release: The founder and majority owner of a cryptocurrency exchange, Bitzlato Ltd. (Bitzlato), was arrested last night in Miami for his alleged operation of a money transmitting business that transported and transmitted illicit funds and that failed to meet U.S. regulatory safeguards, including anti-money laundering requirements.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2023
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Winsted, Connecticut, man pleaded guilty today to participating in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl over the darknet.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 19, 2023
A comeback story more than 20 years in the making is being celebrated as 'a tremendous success story' by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
By State Newswire Report | Jan 19, 2023
The United States and the United Kingdom are taking the next step in a commitment made by leaders of the two countries to create a "technology partnership."
By USDA Newswire | Jan 18, 2023
Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is allocating more than $2.3 million to North Carolina as part of a nationwide effort to strengthen the country’s infrastructure for pest detection, surveillance, and mitigation, as well as protect the U.S. nursery system. USDA is providing more ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 18, 2023
Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is allocating more than $2 million to Oregon as part of a nationwide effort to strengthen the country’s infrastructure for pest detection, surveillance, and mitigation, as well as protect the U.S. nursery system. USDA is providing more than $70 million in funding this year to support 350 projects in 48 states, Guam, and Puerto Rico. The Plant Protection Act Section 7721 gives USDA the authority to provide this funding.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2023
News Release: HOUSTON - A 54-year-old Lyford man had entered a guilty plea to extortion under color of law, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 18, 2023
Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is allocating more than $1.7 million to Maryland as part of a nationwide effort to strengthen the country’s infrastructure for pest detection, surveillance, and mitigation, as well as protect the U.S. nursery system. USDA is providing more than $70 ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2023
News Release: Kevin Vorndran Named Special Agent in Charge of the Mission Services Division at the Washington Field Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2023
“ISSUES OF THE DAY” was published on pages H229-H230 of the Congressional Record on Jan. 12.
