News published on Federal Newswire in January 2023

News from January 2023



There were 25 press releases published by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs in November 2022.


Release: U.S. Department of State Special Envoy for Global Food Security, Dr. Cary Fowler will travel to Lusaka, Zambia, January 15-18; Lilongwe, Malawi, January 18-21; and London, United Kingdom, January 23-24.


Occupational Safety and Health Administration publishes 17 press releases in December 2022

There were 17 press releases published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in December 2022.


Zacharia: Langan 'well positioned to help sustain the lab’s record of accomplishment in biological and environmental science’

Paul Langan has been named associate laboratory director for the Biological and Environmental Systems Science Directorate of Oak Ridge National Laboratory.


&&&Agriculture Department expands locally produced food program for West Virginia students

Public school children in West Virginia will have more local foods and beverages in their meal programs thanks to an agreement between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the state.


Whatcom County levee repair to start Saturday

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District is responding to a levee breach along the Nooksack River near Slater Road in Whatcom County, Washington.


23-001 The Walla Walla District to celebrate its 75th anniversary in November

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, will be celebrating its 75th anniversary on Nov. 1, 2023.


Chittenden Locks updates large locks extended closure schedule

The upcoming large lock extended closure schedule will close the large lock to all vessel traffic during:


Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,850 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 16.


Water Resources Development Act of 2022 signed into law, authorizing advancement of Coastal Texas Program

President Biden signed the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 into law on December 23, 2022, which includes authorization of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Coastal Texas Program


Christmas tree fish cover program announced

omplete your gift giving by donating your discarded Christmas tree for fish cover at Bull Shoals and Norfork Lakes.


Freshwater crustacean still found across historical range in Virginia and North Carolina

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that based on a review of the best available science, the Chowanoke crayfish is not in danger of extinction now, or likely to become so within the foreseeable future, and does not warrant listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).


New Lock at the Soo reauthorized in WRDA 2022 at $3.219 billion

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District New Lock at the Soo Project in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan is reauthorized in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 2022 on Dec 23, 2022. The project reauthorization amount is $3.219 billion.


Secluded isopod likely to face few population threats in the near future

On December 29, 2022, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will publish a 12-month petition finding that the Rye Cove isopod, an eyeless unpigmented cave invertebrate, does not currently warrant listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).


Notice of Intent published to draft Management Plan for Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have published a Federal Register Notice of Intent (NOI) to draft a Monument Management plan.


Snail Species Columbia Oregonian Found Not Warranted For Listing Under Endangered Species Act

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has completed its review of a petition to list the Columbia Oregonian under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).


U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Critical Habitat for ʻIʻiwi

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing critical habitat for ʻiʻiwi (scarlet honeycreeper) on the Hawaiian Islands of Kauaʻi, Maui, and Hawaiʻi.


Cherokee Orchard Road and Twin Creeks Trail to close January 9 to January 13 for maintenance work

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials will close Cherokee Orchard Road Monday, January 9 through Friday, January 13 while crews install boulders along the road shoulders.


Winter Vistas: The Battle Begins in Earnest

On Saturday, January 14, at 2 pm, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present a special ranger-led hike exploring the events that occurred in the early hours of September 19, 1863.