News published on Federal Newswire in January 2023

News from January 2023


I Didn't Know That!: Exploring Nature in Winter

News Release: The Hike to Lexington Arch is a 5 mile round trip hike through old forest fire burn. Lexington Arch is one of the largest limestone arched in the world at over 200 feet tall. This hike is exposed to the sun the entire hike and also gains 1400 feet.



Arizona congressman: 'China must be held accountable' for role in fentanyl epidemic

At one time the U.S. and China worked hand in hand, but Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), said China must be held accountable for its role in the fentanyl epidemic sweeping the nation.


 Blinken: 'We all have part to play' in fight against human trafficking

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said it’s time to learn even more about human trafficking during National Human Trafficking Prevention Month.


News Release: An individual’s annual home range is the area it uses to acquire what it needs for the year, such as finding food, shelter, and mates. For brown (grizzly) bears, their movements are limited to when they leave their dens in spring and when they enter them in the fall. Annual home range size can be influenced...


Chair Rodgers Statement on COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signal

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a potential link between the Pfizer COVID-19 bivalent vaccine and strokes in adults over 65 years of age...


Chair Rodgers Responds to President Biden’s Comments on Big Tech

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement in response to President Joe Biden’s Wall Street Journal Op Ed today on Big Tech...


Energy Department seeks applicants for next phase of Clean Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator

The U.S. Department of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory are asking for applicants to participate in the second cohort of the Clean Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator program.


January 2023 Calendar

News Release: * Return to The Civil War.


Energy Department joins effort to eliminate all carbon emissions from transportation by 2050

A framework developed by several federal agencies that has strategies and actions for removing all carbon emissions from transportation by 2050 has been released.


News Release: PREPARED BY: The University of Texas at San Antonio's Center for Cultural Sustainability-part of the College of Architecture, Construction and Planning. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Professor William A. Dupont. Co-Principal investigators: Dr. Hazem Rashed-Ali | Dr. Randall D. Manteufel | Dr. Suat Gunhan...


Comer Calls on White House to Release Biden’s Wilmington Residence Visitor Log, Questions Why Biden Aides Continue to Search Properties in Wake of Special Counsel

News Release: WASHINGTON-House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today is calling on White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain to release the visitor log for President Biden’s Wilmington residence and provide documents and communications about all properties and locations searched, including the identities of the Biden aides conducting the searches.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) introduced H. J. Res. 17 to disapprove and challenge the D.C. Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act (D.C. Act 26-640), a new law advanced by the D.C. Council allowing non-citizens, including illegal aliens, the right to vote in the nation’s capital.


George Washington Carver National Monument Announces Coffee with Carver Program

News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: Abolitionist, Activist. Place of Birth: Kentucky. Date of Birth: 1813. Place of Death: Boston, Massachusetts. Date of Death: December 1893. Place of Burial: Everett, Massachusetts. Cemetery Name: Woodlawn Cemetery. Harriet Bell Hayden, a prominent abolitionist and activist, sheltered...


 Interior secretary: New Orphan Wells Program Office is 'historic investment to tackle legacy pollution'

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced this week in a news release that the new Orphaned Wells Program Office will use money from the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for cleanup.


Wind Cave National Park closes backcountry for elk management operation

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Ohanapecosh, 1.5 miles north of the SR123 southern boundary, 11.5 miles northeast of Packwood. Amenities. 6 listed. Grill, Parking - Auto, Picnic Table, Restroom, Trash/Litter Receptacles, Water - Drinking/Potable. Season: Summer (May to September). Ohanapecosh Picnic Area is typically...


Easterly: ‘I’m incredibly proud of our team' at CISA

The director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency highlighted the agency’s accomplishments as it enters its fifth year as a federal agency.


Buttigieg: 'Ensuring flight safety was the reason for this morning's ground stop'

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg commented on flights delays after a key aviation warning system went down.


Thompson: 'For small Alaska ports, electronic monitoring makes so much sense'

The unique characteristic of the pollock fishery in the Gulf of Alaska includes being rationalized so that permit holders are allocated a certain amount of catch for the season.


Keller: Conference presentation ‘was a great opportunity to highlight’ work, planning at long-term disposal sites

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management’s first-time participating in the Council of State Governments Midwestern Radioactive Materials Transportation Committee in October 2022 featured a presentation on the history of the Edgemont, S.D., disposal site.